Madhya Pradesh High Court
MP High Court Slams State Over 'Lethargic' Approach In Filing Appeals, Refuses To Condone 400-Days Delay
The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an appeal filed by the State after refusing to condone a delay of over 400 days, observing that the State was not serious towards the lethargic and hostile attitude of their own officers. The court observed that, despite repeated orders from the court, the department heads had failed to take any action against the erring officers. The division bench...
“Those In Power Today Will Not Be There Tomorrow”: Justice Atul Sreedharan Quotes Poet Rahat Indori, Bids Farewell To MP High Court
Speaking at his farewell ceremony at the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Atul Sreedharan while quoting poet Rahat Indori said, that transfers are an incident of service and the only thing permanent in the universe is impermanence. On October 19, the Centre had notified Justice Sreedharan's transfer to Allahabad High Court. On October 14, the Supreme Court Collegium had modified its...
MP High Court Seeks GPS-Tagged Photos Of 253 'Transplanted' Trees; Says Images Show Trees Were 'Completely Cut', Not Replanted
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to file photographs along with the GPS location of the 253 trees which have been allegedly transplanted, observing that the photographs currently on record showed that none of the trees had been transplanted but rather cut completely.The court passed the order while hearing a matter where it had taken suo motu cognisance of a news...
'Film Is Fiction': MP High Court Rejects Plea By Shah Bano's Daughter Against Release Of Haq Movie
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed Shah Bano's daughter's plea against release of Haq movie, observing that as per the disclaimer the film is fictional, adaptation of a book 'Bano: Bharat Ki Beti' and inspired by the 1985 landmark Supreme Court judgment hence some amount of leeway is permissible. The court said that the same does not amount to false portrayal of the petitioner's...
MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Hunting, Storing Body Parts Of Wild Animals
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (November 4), granted anticipatory bail to a man booked in an FIR for allegedly hunting and keeping the body parts of wild animals–including a peacock and a hare, without valid permission or documentation. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke directed; "Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, as well as the fact that...
'Parties Were Well Acquainted': MP High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Municipal Chairperson Using Obscene Videos
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a man accused of raping, extorting, and criminally intimidating an elected Chairperson of the Municipality using obscene videos and photos, observing that the parties were well acquainted with each other. The bench of Justice Devnarayan Mishra observed,"Considering the facts and circumstances brought on record and on going through the...
MP High Court Slams Family Court For Declaring Divorce Between Muslim Couple Without Framing Issues And Recording Evidence
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed surprise and shock at a Family Court order declaring divorce of a Muslim woman from her husband without framing issues and recording the evidence.The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed; "We are surprise and shocked the way the Family Court has taken the matter under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC and gave a...
'Haq' Film Affects Shah Bano's Personality Rights, Should Not Be Released: Daughter Tells MP High Court, Verdict Reserved
Shah Bano's daughter told the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (November 4) that the movie 'Haq' starring Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi affects the personality rights of her mother, depicts her image in a derogatory manner and must not be released. After hearing all the parties–including the producers and the Censor board, Justice Pranay Verma reserved his verdict in the matter....
Justice Sandeep Bhatt Sworn-In As Judge Of Madhya Pradesh High Court
Justice Sandeep N Bhatt was sworn-in as a judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (November 4).Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva administered the oath to Justice Bhatt. Justice Bhatt's transfer from the Gujarat High Court was notified by the Central Government through a notification dated October 14. The Supreme Court collegium had in August recommended the transfer of 14 judges across...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: October 27 - November 02, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 229 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 234Nominal Index Elora Tobacco Company v Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 229Pragmatic Infrastructure Pvt Ltd v MP Housing and Infrastructure 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 230Nagendra Singh Gaharwar v Dainik Bhaskar 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 231Vijay Singh Gour v Union 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 232 X v Indira Gandhi National Tribal University 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 233MP...
Shah Bano's Daughter Moves MP High Court Against 'Haq' Movie, Says Producer Didn't Take Permission To Use Mother's Identity
Shah Bano Begum's daughter has moved the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (November 3) challenging the release of the movie 'Haq', starring Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi, contending that no permission was taken to use her mother's identity. The movie is scheduled for release on November 7 and is reportedly inspired from the landmark decision in Ahmad Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (1985)...