'Make Your House In Order': Madhya Pradesh HC Deprecates BCI For Granting Retrospective Recognition To Certain Colleges After 20 Yrs

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has deprecated the practice of Bar Council of India in granting recognition to certain colleges even after 20 years, with retrospective effect.In doing so the court directed Bar Council of India to "make its house in order" so that the Institutions do not play with the careers of students. The court was hearing a plea concerning State Bar Council's refusal to...

Compelling Wife To Discontinue Studies Is Akin To Destroying Her Dreams, Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court

While granting divorce to a woman, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that compelling the wife to discontinue her studies or putting her in a position not to continue her studies amounts to mental cruelty and constitutes a ground for divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.In doing so the court said that the family court ignored the fact that this...

MP High Court Cites Wrath Of Timber Mafia Depicted In 'Pushpa', Annuls Notification Exempting 62 Species Of Forest Produce From Transit Rules

In a significant ruling, a three-judge bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has annulled a 2015 State Notification exempting 62 species of forest produce from the operation of the rigours of provisions under the Transit Rules, 2000.The court held the 2015 notification and subsequent 2017 amendment are "ultra vires" the provisions of Sections 41(1), (2) & (3) of the Forests Act and...

Ensure That All Inculpatory & Exculpatory Material Collected In Probe Is Given To Accused Before Trial Begins: Madhya Pradesh HC To State

While disposing of Public Interest Litigation petition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to ensure case diary and charge sheet filed under Section 193 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) contains all the evidence which is both inculpatory as well as exculpatory in nature.Section 193 of BNSS to Report of police officer on completion of investigation. While referring...

Male Teacher's Privacy Not Affected In Sending His Photo As Attendance Proof, Solution Needed To Protect Female Teachers: Madhya Pradesh HC

While hearing an appeal against photograph-based attendance rule for teachers and students in government schools in Vidisha district, the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the privacy of a male teacher is not affected in sending his photograph as a proof of attendance.However, the Court expressed concern over the privacy of female staff and girl students and suggested the...

Madhya Pradesh HC Directs Collector To Inquire Into Land Grabbing Of Scheduled Tribe Members, Ensure That There Are No Bonded Labourers

In a Habeas Corpus petition by a man stated to be a bonded labourer, alleging that his wife had been illegally detained by certain, the Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the concerned Collector to inquire into instances of land grabbing from members of Scheduled Tribe community by influential persons. The court said that it seemed like "some big people" had caused the...

Don't Forget That Time Is Valuable: Madhya Pradesh HC In PIL Against Display Of Long Advertisements In Movie Theatres

In a PIL claiming inconvenience caused to movie-goers due to display of long advertisements before the start of movies, the Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that while it is for the Centre to take a call on the issue however "one can not forget that Time is a valuable Resource". While it did not enter into the issue, the court disposed of the plea observing that it...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Contempt Notice To State Social Justice Department's Joint Director For 'Misquoting' Court Order

The Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a contempt notice to Joint Director, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in Gwalior for misquoting the court's order to state that 'skilled grade' benefit was being granted to the petitioner under the court's directions. The high court in its order noted that Joint Director had "deliberately passed...

Traffic Congestion: Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Dismantling Of BRTS Corridor In Indore City

While hearing a plea in nature of Public Interest Litigation questioning the utility and necessity of construction of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS Corridor) in the city of Indore, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to remove the BRTS corridor as it has lost its utility in the present day scenario.The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek...

'Disclose Social Media Passwords, Provide Body Fluids, Blood Samples If Required By IO': MP High Court Directs Accused Seeking Bail

Granting anticipatory bail to a man booked under Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.), the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently imposed some unusual bail conditions on him. A bench of Justice Devnarayan Mishra directed the accused (Murli Manohar Soni) to cooperate with the investigating agency, submit all electronic gadgets,...

Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable Even If Chargesheet Shows Accused As Declared Absconder: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while answering a reference made by a single judge, clarified that an anticipatory bail plea is maintainable even if the chargesheet filed shows the accused as a declared absconder. The court further ruled that an anticipatory bail plea is maintainable even when proceedings under CrPC Section 82 (Proclamation for person absconding) &...

Unregulated Chemicals In Diagnostics: High Court Orders Centre, State To Submit List Of NABL Accredited Path Labs Within Madhya Pradesh

While hearing a PIL concerning use of unregulated chemicals, re-agents, salts for medical diagnostics in pathological labs across the country, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Central and State authorities to provide list of pathological labs accredited to National Accreditation Board For Testing And Calibration Laboratories (NABL) within the State. The court also asked...