Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Digest: February 23 to March 1, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 62 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 67Nominal Index Khushboo and others v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 62Ajay Singh Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 63Prasanna Namdev (Soni) v High Court of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 64M/S Jai Prakash Associated Pvt Ltd. v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 65Prayagnarayan v Principal Scindia School Gwalior 2026 LiveLaw...
MP High Court Recommends Enquiry Against Trial Judge For Non-Compliance With High Court Orders
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recommended an enquiry against a Trial Court Judge who failed to comply with the High Court Orders.The bench of Justice GS Ahluwalia observed;"Although the trial Court might be right in obtaining spot inspection report, but that report should have been considered after recording evidence of witnesses and the trial Court should have come to a conclusion as...
'Non Supply Of Inquiry Report To Accused Delinquent Vitates Punishment Order': MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside the punishment order of an In-Charge Principal of Government College, observing that the disciplinary authority failed to furnish the inquiry report to the employee, thus vitating the punishment order. The bench of Justice Anand Singh Bahrawat held;"As the copy of the inquiry report has not been supplied to the petitioner and an opportunity of...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Show Cause Notice To Advocate For Appearing Despite Ongoing Criminal Contempt Conviction
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a show cause notice to an advocate for appearing in a bail matter while his conviction for criminal contempt was still subsisting, observing that the tone and tenor in which he was arguing reflected a deliberate attempt to intimidate and influence the court. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed that the lawyer's submissions exhibited a...
Acquittal In Criminal Case No Bar On Employer To Conduct Departmental Proceedings: MP High Court Denies Relief To Cop
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police challenging the order dismissing him from service, emphasizing that mere acquittal from criminal proceedings does not bar an employer from initiating departmental proceedings. The division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Anil Verma reiterated that mere acquittal by Criminal Court...
'Can't Be Harassed': MP High Courts Directs Return Of NEET-PG Candidate's Original Documents Withheld Over Technicalities
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Director of Medical Education to return the original documents of a postgraduate medical candidate who left his course mid-way, observing that the candidate could not be harassed on account of a technicality when the documents were admittedly in the authorities' possession. Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed; "It goes without saying that the...
'Law Can't Be Used To Settle Personal Scores': MP High Court Quashes Obscenity FIR Against Govt Officer Citing Doubtful Allegations
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR against a Central Government employee accused of sexual overtures, assault and obscene acts with a woman, observing that the medical report, along with the surrounding circumstances rendered the allegations unworthy and doubtful. Justice Himanshu Joshi said that it cannot remain oblivious to the "growing tendency of invoking serious...
MP High Court Orders Protection Of Water Pipelines Laid Under Jal Jeevan Mission In Plea Alleging Damage Due To Optical Cable Fibre Work
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order directed protection of protect water pipelines laid under the Jal Jeevan Mission part of the Madikheda Multi-Village Scheme, while hearing Larsen and Toubro Ltd's plea alleging large-scale pipeline damage due Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) works carried out in the same corridor. Issuing notice on the petition, Justice Amit Seth directed, "In view...
MP High Court Expedites Bangladeshi Woman's Trial But Declines Release Over Security Concerns Amid Current International Scenario
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State prosecuting agency to expedite the trial of a Bangladeshi woman currently lodged in a detention centre in the District Court of Indore. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi denied her request for release, observing that in view of the prevailing "international scenario", it would be prudent to keep the...
SC Collegium Recommends Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari As Madras High Court Chief Justice; Justice Lisa Gill For Andhra Pradesh HC
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on February 26, 2026, has recommended the appointment of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, presently a Judge of the Kerala High Court (parent High Court: Madhya Pradesh), as the next Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The recommendation has been made in view of the impending retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on March 5,...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Termination Of Scindia School Employee For Selling Tobacco, Cigarettes On School Premises
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the termination of a peon working with the renowned Scindia School at Gwalior, for selling tobacco cigarettes, bidi and gutka on the school premises.The bench of Justice Anand Singh Bahrawat observed, "The services of petitioner were terminated on account of serious charges of selling tobacco, cigarettes, bidi, gutka and other such items within the...
Medical Education Admission Rules | PG Aspirant Approaches MP High Court Seeking Extension Of NRI Quota To Stray Vacancy Round
A post-graduate medical aspirant seeking admission under the NRI quota has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the validity of Rule 14(2) of the MP Medical Education Admission Rules, 2018. The challenge is limited to the provision permitting the conversion of unfilled NRI quota seats after the third round of counselling. The petitioner contended that such seats should...