Madhya Pradesh High Court
Staff Crunch In Govt Schools: MP High Court Asks State To Place Teachers Vacancy Data On Record
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (January 20), directed the State Government to file an affidavit showing the number of teaching posts lying vacant in government schools, in a public interest litigation claiming that about 600 government schools were inadequately staffed or had no teaching staff. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf...
Aspirant Solely Responsible To Check Recruitment Exam Updates: MP High Court Refuses To Relax Mandatory Timelines On Medical Grounds
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that candidates participating in a recruitment process are solely responsible for regularly monitoring the official exam website for updates and instructions.The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai thus dismissed the plea of a candidate, aspiring for the post of Assistant Professor, whose candidature was cancelled due to her failure to submit the...
MP High Court Upholds Family Court Order Allowing Husband's Plea For DNA Test To Prove Wife's Adultery
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld an order of the Family Court allowing a husband's plea for DNA test of a girl child, to back his adultery allegations against the wife.The bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed; "...respondent husband has pleaded that he is in Indian Army and was called in October, 2015 by the wife who is Constable in MP Police. Within four days he was informed that by...
Indore Water Crisis: MP High Court Prioritises Steps For Safe Drinking Water, Defers Demand For Probe By Retired Judge
Dealing with the a lawyer's plea concerning the recent water crisis in Indore, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (January 20) emphasised that ensuring the immediate supply of clean drinking water and medical treatment to affected residents must take precedence.The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi deferred the consideration of demand for...
MP High Court Criticises Trial Judge For Refusing To Expeditiously Dispose 13-Year-Old Suit Citing 'Workload'
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the transfer of a 13-year-old pending suit from one judge of the trial court to another, strongly criticising the trial court for refusing to comply with its directions to dispose of the matter within six weeks, citing the great volume of work. The bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed that, despite a clear order of November 21, 2025, directing...
'Not Litigant's Duty To Act As Watchdog Over Advocate': MP High Court Recalls Ex-Parte Order Passed After Counsel's Non-Appearance
The Madhya Pradesh High Court allowed an application seeking rehearing of a second appeal on the grounds that the advocate abruptly stopped appearing in the matter and failed to inform the litigants regarding subsequent listings or his continued absence. The bench of Justice Pavan Kumar Dwivedi emphasized that when a litigant engages an advocate to represent him, then the former operates on...
54 Tiger Deaths In 2025: Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Directions To Prevent Poaching
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (January 20), issued notice to the Union Government, the State and the National Tiger Conservation Authority in a PIL raising concerns over alarming rise in tiger deaths and incidents of poaching in the State.The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed, "Issue notice. Notice accepted by learned counsel...
MP High Court Slams Ex-Notary For Attesting Party's Second Marriage Document
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (January 19) slammed an Advocate challenging termination of his notary practice, which action was taken after he attested a document certifying solemnization of second marriage of a party, without being authorised to do so.To top it, the document was attested during the subsistence of the party's first marriage.While the Petitioner claimed he was...
Mere Suspicion Of Homicide Not Enough To Transfer Investigation: MP High Court Rejects Father's Plea For CBI Probe Into Son's Death
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a man's plea seeking transfer of probe into his son's death to CBI, noting that a mere suspicion, however grave or father's subjective belief that a homicidal angle exists, cannot replace legally admissible material warranting transfer of investigation. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed, "The material on record indicates that...
Seniority Gives No Right To In-Charge Posting, Matter Of Admin Discretion: MP High Court Upholds Contractual Re-Appointment Of Retd Officer
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that seniority in the cadre gives no right to seek promotion/ in-charge posting, holding that such appointments fall squarely within the domain of administrative discretion. The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed, "Entrustment of charge is not a matter of right but a matter of administrative discretion. No statutory provision has been...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: January 12 - January 18, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 9 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 20Nominal IndexVirendra Patil v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 9RK v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 10Deepali Bairwa v State 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 11Bhupendra Singh Gurjar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 12MGR Developers v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 13Sana Khan v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026...
'Sheer Misuse Of Power': MP High Court Pulls Up Police For Slapping Organised Crime Charge Without Evidence, Grants Bail
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on January 14, granted bail to a man observing that the Investigating Agency had accused him of organized crime under Section 111(7) BNS without any material evidence terming it sheer misuse of powers. The bench of Justice Ramkumar Choubey observed, "Ofcourse, a person having criminal past must be dealt with hard hands, but not in this way when he is...