Grills On Bus Windows, Ban On Employing Drivers With Speeding Challan: MP High Court Issues Guidelines For Safe Travel Of School Children

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court while deciding a batch of public interest litigation pleas issued comprehensive guidelines to be followed for safety and and protection of children traveling in school buses until the State Government amends the Madhya Pradesh Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994.The guidelines includes that school buses will be painted in yellow, will have grills on...

Evolution Of Social Audit Is Need Of The Hour: Madhya Pradesh HC Suggests 1-Hour Community Service To Counsel While Restoring A Plea

The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while restoring an appeal which had been earlier dismissed for non compliance of a conditional order suggested the counsel for the applicant to invest one hour of community service by visiting a Mercy Home and spending some time with differently-abled children. The court suggested this act so as to raise awareness about the concept of...

Undue Sympathy For Husband In Granting Maintenance Neither In Interest Of Wife & Children Nor In Interest Of Justice: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that while granting maintenance, undue sympathy with the husband for no good reason is neither in the interest of the wife and children who are living a deserted life nor in the interest of justice. A bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia observed thus while enhancing the interim maintenance amount granted by a Gwalior Family Court to a...

How Can Candidate Higher In All India List Fall Lower In State List? MP High Court Seeks Explanation On NEET-PG Normalization Formula

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (December 5) orally questioned the National Board of Examination for Medical Sciences (NBEMS) over the Normalization process formula used with respect to the NEET-PG exam in preparation of the State rank of In-service candidates. During the hearing, the court questioned the body as to how someone who was higher in the All...

Certificate Issued By Private University Based On Off-Campus Course Run By Its Franchisee Not Legally Valid: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court while dismissing a petition relating to recruitment for post of accountant held that any certificate issued by a private university on the basis of an off-campus course run by its franchisee cannot be said to be legally valid.A single-judge bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia observed, “…since the Maharshi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024

Citation 2024 LiveLaw (MP) 282 to 2024 LiveLaw (MP) 313Nominal IndexVijay Singh Yadav v. Bhopal Development Authority & Another 2024 LiveLaw (MP) 282Shivraj Singh Chouhan And Others v/s Vivek Krishna Tankha 2024 LiveLaw (MP) 283Dharamdas Bhalekar versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2024 LiveLaw (MP) 284Vikram Sharma versus State Bank of India 2024 LiveLaw (MP) 285Saroj...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Accepts Man's Unconditional Apology In Contempt Case, Directs Him To Plant 50 Trees Of Indigenous Species

While closing contempt proceedings initiated against a man after he expressed his remorse and submitted an "unconditional apology", the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (December 2) directed him to plant 50 trees of indigenous species in Sambalgarh. A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf in its order took note of the man's contention in...

Jumping To Conclusions About Age Of 'Juvenile' Sans Inquiry Contemplated U/S 94 Of JJ Act Not Valid: MP High Court

The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a recent ruling has reiterated that while deciding the age of a child in conflict with law, a comprehensive inquiry as stipulated under Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection) Act, 2015 must be done.In doing so the court also underscored that a "hyper technical approach" should not be adopted while considering the...

Can't Allow Conversion Of Appeal Into Election Petition Through Amendment If Compliance With Panchayat Rules Not Established: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in a recent ruling held that an appeal cannot be converted into an election petition by way of an application for amendment, if compliance with provisions under M.P. Panchayat (Election Petitions Corrupt Practices & Disqualification For Membership) Rules, 1995 is not established.In doing so, the court said that an election can only be challenged in an...

Swarnrekha River Revival Project: Madhya Pradesh HC Says Synergy Between State And Gwalior Municipal Corporation 'Need Of The Hour'

In the case concerning revival of the Swarnrekha River, the Gwalior bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the city Municipal Corporation to requisition the Detailed Project Report–on laying down of sewer lines–sent for vetting to Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, within a month so that the court can scrutinize it.The court further emphasized that the concept of...

Benefit Should Be Given To Candidate And Not Employer, If Advertisement Stipulates Vague Qualification Criteria: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that if an advertisement gives vague and ambiguous meaning with a possibility of varying interpretations about the qualification criteria of a post, the benefit should always be given to the candidate and not the employer.The single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi observed, “Any advertisement creating ambiguity in regard to the qualification...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Discharges Contempt Proceedings Against State Bar Council After Its Unconditional Apology For 2023 Lawyers' Strike

While deciding a suo-moto PIL, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court discharged the contempt proceedings against the State Bar Council for calling a strike last year. The court did so after taking on record the affidavit filed by the Chairman of State Bar Council as per which the state bar council took responsibility for the strike and also accepted their unconditional...