Madhya Pradesh High Court
Advocate-Client Relationship Is Contractual, Writ Petition For Recovery Of Fees Not Maintainable: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, recently, dismissed a writ petition filed by an advocate under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking directions for the clearance of his professional bills pending since 2017. The petitioner had appeared as counsel in various petitions on behalf of the State Agricultural Marketing Board and Mandi Samiti and claimed that despite repeated reminders, the respondents failed to release his payments, especially during the pandemic period. The bench of...
'Closure Of One Gate Is Not Obstruction': MP High Court Junks PIL For Access To Religious Sites In Khandwa District Hospital
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (July 02) dismissed a public interest litigation seeking directions to the Government District Hospital in Khandwa to allow open access to the general public to visit Hazrat Syed Chand Shah Wali Mazad and a Shiv Temple, which are situated within the hospital premises. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay...
NEET-UG 2025: Madhya Pradesh HC (DB) Stays Single Judge's Re-Test Order For Candidates Affected By Power Outage
A Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 1) STAYED the operation of an order of the single judge, passed on June 23, directing the National Testing Agency (NTA) to hold a re-test of the NEET-UG 2025 exam for the candidates who were affected by a power outage at the centres in Indore and Ujjain.A Bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi passed...
Taxpayers With Pending Appeals Eligible For 50% Relief Under 2020 Samadhan Scheme: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court stated that taxpayers with pending appeals are eligible for 50% relief under the 2020 Samadhan Scheme (The Madhya Pradesh Karadhan Adhiniyamon Ki Puranee Bakaya Rashi Ka Samadhan Adhyadesh, 2020). Justices Vivek Rusia and Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed that the assessee's case is pending before the appellate authority, and the department wrongly considered...
MP High Court Expects Joint Meeting Between State Officials & Airlines In Bid To Increase Flights To Jabalpur
During the hearing of a PIL for increasing flights to Jabalpur, the State government informed the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 1) that a proposed joint meeting which was to be conducted between state government officials with officers of various airlines could not take place. Meanwhile the state government's counsel sought four weeks time to file current status and...
'Had No Intention To Kill': MP High Court Converts Murder Conviction Of Man Who Assaulted Wife With Brick To Culpable Homicide
The Madhya Pradesh High Court modified a man's murder conviction–who was accused of assaulting his wife with a brick pursuant to which she died–to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, observing that he did not have the intention to kill the deceased. The case pertained to the death of a woman allegedly caused by her husband during a domestic altercation. The husband (the appellant)...
'Bar Is The Force That Sustains Justice Delivery System': Justice Sanjay Dwivedi Bids Farewell To MP High Court
The Bar is the force that sustains the justice delivery system, said Justice Sanjay Dwivedi of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (June 30) at his farewell ceremony. Justice Dwivedi's remark set the tone for a deeply personal reflection on his journey through the law, beginning with the influence of his father, Late B.M. Dwivedi, a lawyer. "Watching him work with integrity and...
Reinstatement Not Automatic Remedy For Illegal Termination, Court Awards Lumpsum Compensation; MP HC
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A single judge bench consisting of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke denied reinstatement to a contractual employee who worked for the Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran (MPMKVV). The court explained that reinstatement is not the automatic consequence of illegal termination, especially if it involved a daily wage...
Commercial Courts Act Applies On Immovable Properties 'Actually & Exclusively Used' For Trade & Commerce: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that for a dispute to fall within the jurisdiction of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 the immovable property in question must be "actually used" and "exclusively used" for the purpose of trade and commerce.The bench of Justice G.S. Ahluwalia held:Thus, a dispute relating to immovable property per se may not be a commercial dispute. But it becomes...
2025 AIBE: MP High Court Rejects PIL By Candidate Seeking Reduction In Passing Marks Following Deletion Of Questions
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (June 24), dismissed a PIL plea challenging the results of the 2025 All India Bar Examination (AIBE) and seeking a direction to Bar Council of India to lower the minimum passing marks in proportion to the number of valid questions and to republish the results.The petition was filed by a candidate who appeared in the examination and was declared as...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Death Penalty Imposed On Man For Committing Rape Of Minor Relative
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (June 25) commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for rape of a minor girl aged 12 years. The court commuted the death penalty after noting that the convict was 24 years of age and had no criminal antecedents, except one murder case, which is under appeal.The bench, however, upheld his conviction, observing that the "chain of all...