Madhya Pradesh High Court
Viral Kumbh Mela Star Approaches MP High Court Alleging Forged Birth Certificate Used To Criminalise Her Interfaith Marriage
The viral star from Kumbh Mela, Monalisa Bhosle, along with her husband, have approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court alleging that her birth certificate was forged to criminalise their interfaith marriage.The couple has thus sought directions to restore her Birth Certificate and to conduct an independent investigation into forgery of government records. For context, Bhosle shot to...
Termination Of Employee On Allegation Of Disobedience Without Departmental Inquiry Legally Impermissible: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that terminating the services of an employee over allegations of disobedience or indiscipline without permitting him to adduce evidence in a properly constituted inquiry is legally impermissible, making such termination unsustainable. The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed that the respondents had terminated the petitioner's services by...
Borrowing Department Can Repatriate Deputationist On Grounds Of Unsuitability Without Conducting Full Departmental Probe: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while dismissing the petition of a government employee challenging premature repatriation to his parent department, observed that repatriation of a government employee to their parent department based on mere satisfaction of the competent authority is valid. The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai was considering whether the curtailment of the petitioner's...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 11 - May 17, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 160Nominal Index: Vijay Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146Smt Khalida Bee v MP Wakf Boards 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 147Sangram Singh Rajpoot v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 148Jagdish Varkade v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 149Bharat Enterprises v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 150State of...
Bhojshala Dispute: 10 Principles From Ayodhya Judgment Applied By MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while deciding the dispute regarding religious character of the Bhojshala site, considered the principles laid down by the Supreme Court in the Ayodhya Judgment (M Siddiq (D) Thr. Lrs. vs. Mahant Suresh Das & Ors.).The Court has declared that the disputed historical site at Bhojshala is a Temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati. It thus quashed an order passed...
MP High Court Exempts Defence, Security Infrastructure Projects From Prior Permission For Cutting Trees
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that its previous order banning the cutting of trees without prior permission will not be applicable in respect to categories of land, specifically exempted under Section 1A of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, in a petition filed by the Indian Army. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed; "Since the...
10 Reasons Why Madhya Pradesh High Court Declared Disputed Bhojshala Site As Hindu Temple
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the disputed Bhojshala site was originally a Temple cum learning centre built back in 1034 AD, and the existing structure was constructed by destroying the temple and using its remains.In its 242-page judgment, deciding the dispute between the Hindu and Muslim communities regarding the right to worship at the site, the division bench of Justice...
Bhojshala Case: MP High Court Rejects Arguments Claiming Disputed Site Is Jain Temple
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the disputed historical site at Bhojshala is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, while rejecting the arguments of the petitioners belonging to the Jain Community claiming the site to be a Jain Temple.The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi observed,"Whether the idol is of Saraswati or of Ambika would...
MP High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Liquor Trader's Suicide Alleging Bribe Demands By Excise Officer, Slams Police For Delaying FIR
The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the CBI to register an FIR and investigate the alleged role of an excise officer in the suicide of a liquor contractor, observing that the concerned police station and higher officers had shown desperation to delay lodging of the FIR and appeared to be acting under the influence of the officer.As per the facts, the deceased had allegedly left a video...
'Frivolous, Vexatious': MP High Court Rejects Muslim Man's Plea Seeking Validation Of Triple Talaq Pronounced To Wife
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Muslim man's plea seeking a declaration of divorce through Triple Talaq pronounced to his wife.The bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed that the plea was a 'vexatious and frivolous' inasmuch as no such declaration can be granted as per the law."The suit in the present case is a suit for declaration on the basis of triple talaq and no such...