6K Law Graduates Awaiting Enrolment: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State Bar Council To Enrol Them Provisionally Within Two-Weeks

In what comes as a relief to around six thousand law graduates, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (November 27) directed the State Bar Council to provisionally enrol lawyers within a two-week time, subject to the verification to be done by the Council. The process was halted for almost 4 months.On November 11, a PIL was filed by Rakesh Singh Bhadoria, former Joint Secretary of the...

Advocates' Enrolment Will Be Done As Soon As Verification Of Applications Is Complete: Says Madhya Pradesh Bar Council, HC Seeks Instructions

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (November 26) orally questioned the State Bar Council for "unnecessary delay" in enrolment of lawyers since the last four months. During the hearing the court asked the State Bar Council to "take instructions" in the matter and inform the court regarding the same on Wednesday as to whether the enrolments are being...

In Acquittal Due To Compromise/Hostile Witness, Unjustified For Authorities To Put Honourable Acquittal Test In False Cases: Madhya Pradesh HC

In a case concerning acquittal of an individual in a criminal case on account of witnesses turning hostile, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed it is unjustified for the authorities to apply the test of honourable acquittal especially when the initial case was itself false.In doing so the court said that the respondent authorities had not justified how the acquittal of...

S.50 PMLA Statement Given In ED Custody Inadmissible: Madhya Pradesh HC Gives Bail To Man Booked For Importing Poppy Seeds Worth Rs 140 Cr

While allowing a man's bail plea booked for money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that statements of the accused recorded by the investigating agency under Section 50 PMLA while he was in custody shall be inadmissible against him.In doing so it also observed that in the present case the opinion formed by...

Madhya Pradesh HC Permits First Round Of NEET-PG Counselling, Restricts Result Declaration Till Nov 28 Over 'Normalization Process' Issue

While ordering the State to carry out "first round of counselling" of NEET-PG counselling for MD/MS courses, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed that the results shall not be declared till November 28.The direction came in a plea where the petitioners raised concerns over the non adoption of the 'normalization process' done for the second time which they said had...

Judicial Forum Not For Harassing A Person, But To Protect Parties' Rights: Madhya Pradesh HC Pulls Up Complainant For Suppressing Facts

While quashing a complaint filed under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C., the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court expressed its displeasure with the act of the alleged complainant after noting that he had filed a "false affidavit" stating that the police authorities did not act or conduct an inquiry upon his complaint.In doing so, the court said that the respondent/complainant was...

Police Issued Notice To Appear To Accused After Rejection Of Anticipatory Bail, Seem To Be Running A "Parallel Court": Madhya Pradesh HC

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court pulled up the police authorities for wilfully delaying appropriate action against an accused, noting that despite rejection of his anticipatory bail plea by the high court and his subsequent plea by Supreme Court, a section 41A CrPC notice was issued to him indicating that the police is running a "parallel court". In doing so the court directed...

Children's Court Meant To Try Not Just Cases Where Child Rights Are Violated But Also Juveniles To Be Tried As Adults: MP High Court

In a recent judgement, the MP High Court clarified the Children's Court is not only for trying the cases where child rights have been violated and victims are children but also for juveniles aged 16-18 who are accused of committing heinous offences.The single-judge bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat observed, “At first glance, Children's Court appears to be Court which are trying the cases...

Criminal Antecedents Of Family Members Can't Be Taken Into Account To Assess Applicant's Character For Issuing Passport: MP High Court

In a recent ruling, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court held that criminal antecedents of family members cannot be taken into account in assessing applicant's character and application for the issuance of passport.The single-judge bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, “…the impugned order cannot be sustained in the eyes of law as the petitioner also enjoys all the...

MP Judicial Services: High Court Orders Migration Of Meritorious Reserved Category Candidates To Unreserved Category In Future Recruitment Exams

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that henceforth in all future recruitment exams conducted by Examination Cell of the High Court benefit of migration shall be extended to meritorious reserved category candidates in unreserved category in all the stages of selection process.The court said this whole hearing a plea seeking a direction to the direct the...

Before Starting Enquiry, ICC Can Try To Settle POSH Act Case: Madhya Pradesh HC Allows NIT Asst Prof's Plea Against Dismissal From Service

While allowing an NIT Bhopal Assistant Professor's plea against dismissal from service who was accused of sexual harassment, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the Internal Complaints Committee can, before starting the departmental enquiry, try to "settle" the case by referring the matter to conciliation. In doing so, the court mentioned the importance of complying...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Asks State To Not Impose New Conditions For Recognizing Nursing Colleges For 2024-25 Session

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh MP High Court has directed the State authorities to grant recognition to Nursing Colleges on the basis of existing requirements under the Madhya Pradesh Nursing Institutions Recognition Rules, 2018 and not to alter or impose any new condition with any additional requirement for Session 2024-25.The division bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi and Justice...