Arms Act Prima Facie Doesn't Permit Converting Firearm Licence From Sports To Self-Defence Category: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that prima facie, the Arms Act does not permit conversion of the nature of an arms licence from the sports category to the self-defence category, noting that neither the Act nor the Rules contain any provision for such conversion. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 409]The bench of Justice Maninder S. Bhatti observed that while Section 17 of the Arms Act...

S.498A IPC | Delayed Cruelty FIR Not Counterblast When Wife “Remains Silent” To Save Marriage: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a husband's plea seeking quashing of an FIR alleging cruelty by him and his relatives upon his wife, observing that delay in FIR cannot by itself amount to a counterblast. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 406]Emphasizing that the wife's conduct in lodging the FIR after 14 months could not be construed as weakness but rather reflected her sincere efforts to...

Revenue Authority's Decision Doesn't Bar Civil Suit Or Operate As Res Judicata In Absence Of Express Statutory Bar: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a civil suit cannot be barred under Section 257 of the MP Land Revenue Code merely because the subject matter was earlier decided by Revenue Authorities, especially if it involves adjudication of civil rights. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 407]Emphasizing that the decision of Revenue Authorities cannot operate as res judicata in a subsequent civil suit, the...

MP High Court Directs Father To Return Daughter's Custody To Mother If He Remarries Or Enters Live-In Relationship

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted custody of a four-year-old child to her father, until he remarries or enters into a live-in relationship. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 408]Noting that the child's mother (the wife) was residing with another man and does not wish to return to her husband, the bench of Chief Justice Alpesh Y Kogje and Justice Vivek Jain deemed it appropriate to grant custody to...

MP High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On Bar Association President's Plea Against Blocking Of His WhatsApp Accounts

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought the Union Government's response on a plea filed by the President of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association challenging the blocking of his WhatsApp accounts.A bench of Justice Vishal Mishra granted time to Union's counsel, to seek instructions in the matter. The Court also directed the petitioner to forward a copy of the plea to the...

MP High Court Directs Special Inquiry In Bagheshwar Dham Rape Case Over DNA Mismatch

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed a detailed inquiry by a special team to find out who sexually assaulted a minor victim at Bageshwar Dham in District Chhatarpur. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 405]The bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari also directed an inquiry into the identity of the biological father of the victim's fetus, after the accused-applicant's DNA sample did not match the...

Bar Association President Moves MP High Court Against Blocking Of His WhatsApp Accounts

The President of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court against WhatsApp LLC's decision to block his primary and secondary WhatsApp accounts.The petition is scheduled to be listed tomorrow (October 7) before a bench of Justice Vishal Mishra.According to the petition, WhatsApp unilaterally blocked the mobile number used by the petitioner...

Delayed Medical Examination Can't Discard Evidence Of Permanent Disability: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that merely because the claimant was examined one year after the date of the accident cannot discard the medical evidence that he was permanently disabled. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 402]Enhancing the award granted to the claimant, the bench of Justice BP Sharma stated;"this Court finds that the learned Tribunal declined to accept the claim of permanent...

PIL Can't Be Used To Unsettle Rights From Registered Transaction In Absence Of Prima Facie Fraud: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation, observing that it cannot be used to unsettle rights arising from a registered transaction, especially in the absence of prima facie fraud or irregularity. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 404]The division bench of Chief Justice Alpesh Y. Kogje and Justice Deepak Khot observed:"A PIL cannot be permitted to unsettle rights flowing...

'Removing Street Vendors Not A Solution, Need Proper Plan': MP High Court Seeks Bar Association's Participation To Tackle Jabalpur Court Traffic

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has called upon the Bar Association and other stakeholders to participate in a public interest litigation concerning traffic problems allegedly caused by street vendors and handcarts near Gates 3 and 4 of the Jabalpur District Court.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Alpesh Yeshwant Kogje and Justice Vivek Jain observed that the participation of...

Simhastha Kumbh Road Widening: Plea In MP High Court Challenges Municipal Law For 'Circumventing' Land Acquisition, Compensation Process

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (October 5) issued notice on a petition challenging the vires of Section 305 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956, in connection with a road widening project being undertaken ahead of the Simhastha Kumbh.Section 305 of the Act empowers the Municipal Corporation to regulate the line of buildings and order the removal or setting back...

Elderly Male Members Can Be Dependent On Younger Female Member To Handle Family Litigation: MP High Court Debunks 'Misogynistic' Assumption

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that elderly male members of a family can be dependent upon a younger female member to take necessary steps in family litigation. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 403]Holding that any assumption to the contrary would be "inherently gender-biased" and "typically misogynistic", the bench of Justice Anuradha Shukla stated:"The reasoning adopted by the First Appellate...