Madhya Pradesh High Court Paves Way For Major Couple To Reside Together But Expresses Concern Over Live-In Relationship At 'Tender Age'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently allowed a major couple to reside together without wedlock considering the fact that both the petitioners were above 18 years of age and thus, their choice needs to be protected.The court however, expressed concern over the choice of the petitioners to enter into live in relationship at such a tender age. Placing reliance on Lata Singh v. State of U.P....

Public Spirited Person Undergoing Sterilisation Can't Be Deprived Of Advance Increments Under Scheme For Family Planning: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court held that if a public spirited person (whether he is a government servant or not) unselfishly gets himself/herself sterilised for family planning, such person cannot be later deprived of any benefit under a government scheme for advance increments to government servants opting for family planning.In doing so, the court clarified that such person...

Merely Mentioning Person's Name In Official Documents As Nominee Is Of No Avail To Claim Compassionate Appointment: MP High Court

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High court recently held that merely mentioning a person's name in departmental documents as a nominee does not automatically confer a right to claim compassionate appointment on account of death of deceased employee.A single-judge bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, “…merely mentioning of the name of any person in the official documents...

Harda Factory Blast | Madhya Pradesh HC Allows Owners To Object To Victims' Claims For Injuries, Loss Of Property Before NGT

In a plea questioning the claims of victims allegedly affected in an explosion in a firecracker factory in Harda, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court permitted factory owners to raise their objections regarding genuineness of claimants in respect of their injuries and quantum to be paid for destruction of houses, before the National Green Tribunal Bhopal. In doing so, the...

Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging CLAT-PG 2025 Answer Key, "Exorbitant Fees" For Raising Objections

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (December 23) issued notice to Consortium of National Law Universities asking them to expeditious respond to a plea challenging the answer key of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) PG 2025 exam. The plea seeks a direction to the respondent to reconsider the hefty fee of Rs. 1000 (per objection) for raising objections to provisional...

"Contractor Couldn't Collect Market Fee Due To COVID-19": Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Order Directing Municipality To Refund Bid Money

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a Collector's order directing a municipal council to refund the first instalment of the bid amount to a Contractor–engaged for recovering weekly market charges, after noting that the money could not be recovered on account of second wave of Covid-19 terming it as "force majeure". Justice Vivek Agarwal in his order observed,...

MP HC Gives Go-Ahead For Conducting Competency-Based Evaluation Test Under Prohibition Of Sex Selection (Six Months Training) Rules

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Public Health and Family Welfare authorities to conduct the Competency Based Evaluation test in confirmation with the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) (Six Months Training) Rules, 2014. The test had been previously stalled by earlier interim orders of the High Court because of...

[Custodial Death] Madhya Pradesh HC Directs Shifting Of Eye-Witness To Gwalior Central Jail After Allegations Of Harassment By Police

While hearing a case claiming police brutality inside jail premises, the Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the shifting of a man to another jail, who is stated to be the "eye witness" to the alleged custodial death of another person, during the pendency of his case.A single-judge bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke in his order observed, “Looking to the...

Wife's Patience & Silence To Save Marital Life Reflects Her Sincerity, Not Weakness: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that if a wife maintains patience and silence with the sole intention of saving her matrimonial life, it cannot be said that it is her weakness; on the contrary, it shows her sincerity towards her marital life. A bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia added that if, after realising that her in-laws have gone to such an extent...

Denial For Slaughterhouse Permit On Ground That A City Is A 'Religious' One Is 'Wholly Unacceptable': MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently stated that denying a permit for the establishment of a slaughterhouse on the grounds that a city is religious—in the instant case, Mandsaur city—is wholly unacceptable. A bench of Justice Pranay Verma further said that the State Government's notification under the MP Municipalities Act, 1961, declaring a 100-meter radius a sacred area does...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Aids Interfaith Couple, Says There's No Bar On Muslim Boy Marrying Hindu Girl U/S 4 Of Special Marriage Act

Coming to the aid of an interfaith couple, the Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state to facilitate the marriage of a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy before the marriage officer. In doing so, the court said that there is no prohibition to inter-faith marriage under Section 4 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954.A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice...

Madhya Pradesh HC Permits Wife To Terminate Pregnancy Due To Matrimonial Dispute, Alleged Domestic Violence By Husband And His Family

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court in a recent ruling allowed the medical termination of a woman's pregnancy on account of matrimonial dispute and alleged domestic violence by her husband and his family members.Taking note of the submissions as well as Supreme Court's decision in X vs. Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Justice...