Madhya Pradesh High Court
“No One Can Survive Without Electricity In Modern Times”, Occupier Entitled To Connection Even If Property Is Disputed: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that in modern times no one can survive without electricity and therefore the right to electricity is also part of the right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 417]Directing the Electricity Department to supply connection to the petitioner's premises, the bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed:"no-one, in...
Mere Association With Scrapyard Proprietor Not Enough To Invoke Culpable Homicide For Death After Explosion At Premises: MP High Court
The Court said that criminal liability cannot be fastened upon a person merely because of his relationship with another accused.
Ken-Betwa Project: MP High Court Seeks Centre, State Replies On PIL Raising Wildlife, Environmental Concerns
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted two weeks' time to the Union and State Governments to file their replies in the PIL raising concerns over the Ken-Betwa Link Project's impact on the Panna Tiger Reserve, Ken Gharial Sanctuary, and displaced communities.In the last hearing, the court directed the State to file a response on the action taken pursuant to the report submitted by the...
CEC Protest: MP High Court Disposes Habeas Corpus Pleas After Police Return Detainees To Families
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of three habeas corpus petitions of people who were detained by the police at Itarsi Junction while travelling in a train from Pune to Delhi to participate in the CJP protests against the Chief Election Commissioner. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 414]The counsel for the State informed the court that all detainees were returned to their families and that...
MP High Court Rejects Guest Lecturers' Plea For Regularization, Notes They Had Opportunities To Participate In Regular Recruitment
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the plea of Guest Faculty Lecturers working in Government Colleges for regularisation of their services, observing that they had the opportunity to participate in the regular recruitment process for Assistant Professor posts. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 413]Reiterating that said teachers 'have no vested right of regularization', the division bench of...
Supervisory Police Position At Time Of Custodial Assault Doesn't Itself Establish Criminal Liability: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a police officer allegedly involved in the death of a prisoner, observing that the fact that the accused police officer was holding a supervisory position at the relevant time by itself cannot establish proof of individual criminal liability. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 412]The bench of Justice Alok Awasthi observed:"This Court also takes note of...
LiveLaw Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: October 5 - October 11, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 402 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 411Nominal Index:Suraj Prasad Chakraverti v Sukhchain Kudape 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 402Imrat Singh v Chimna 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 403Anil Patel v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 404RJ v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 405AR v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 406 Rajendra Jain v Jitendra Kurmi 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 407SK v...
Lawyer's Failure To Advise Litigant On Remedy Can Be 'Sufficient Cause' To Condone Delay: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has remanded an application seeking condonation of delay to the trial court, noting that a litigant who is completely dependent upon his lawyer should not be made to suffer for the lawyer's failure to advise him concerning an ex parte decree. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 410]Partially allowing the application, the bench of Justice Vinay Saraf directed:"In view of this...
MP High Court Directs Police To Produce Woman Detained During Train Journey To Delhi For CJP Protest
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Police to produce before it a woman who was detained by the police at Itarsi Junction while travelling in a train from Pune to Delhi to participate in the CJP protests against the Chief Election Commissioner.The Court also said that the State can make arrangements for the safe return of the woman to her family.The division bench of Chief...
OBCs Entitled To 14% Quota, Not 27%: MP High Court Strikes Down 2019 Amendment
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down the MP Public Services (Reservation) Amendment Act, 2019, which provided for 27% reservation for candidates of the Other Backward Class category and 10% reservation for EWS candidates. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 411]Examining the data on Higher Education and Public Services, the division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Vinay Saraf noted that the...
MP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Continued Plantation Of Non-Native Species Despite State Circular
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (October 08) issued notice on a public interest litigation raising concerns over the State Government's action of planting Conocarpus trees (a non-native species), despite a State Circular of January 9, 2026 prohibiting the same. The bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed,"Issue notice to the respondents on payment...