[Mount's 6000 v. Vasco 60000] Mere 'Objection' No Ground For Excise Commissioner To Deny Registration Under Foreign Liquor Rules: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by Mount Everest Breweries Limited challenging registration of the label “VASCO 60000 EXTRA STRONG BEER” by the Excise Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh. The petitioner had alleged that the impugned label of Vasco Breweries, respondent No. 3, bore a deceptive similarity to its own registered label “MOUNT'S 6000 SUPER...

State Not Acquiring Land Mentioned In Preliminary Notification Doesn't Violate Any Fundamental Or Statutory Right Of Landowner: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a landowner seeking inclusion of her land in the acquisition proceedings initiated under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition & Development) Act, 1957. The petition was primarily based on the grounds that the exclusion of her land from acquisition violated her constitutional right and would render her property...

Automatic Cancellation Of Bail Order Without Hearing Accused Is Violative Of Natural Justice Principles, Fundamental Rights: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur has addressed the legality of an automatic cancellation clause in bail orders. The case revolved around the applicant's plea to recall an earlier order that dismissed his request for modifying the terms of his bail.The question before the court was whether a condition that mandates the automatic cancellation of bail without providing the accused...

Non-Commercial Quantity, No Minimum Sentence Prescribed: MP High Court Releases NDPS Accused Imprisoned For Over 2 Yrs

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore has released an accused who was booked for the possession of 6kgs of ganja in 2016 and had been sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment.The court noted that the accused had undergone more than 2 years of imprisonment and released him from custody while enhancing the fine amount imposed by the trial court. The bench of Justice Prem Narayan...

Wife Living Separately Since 18 Yrs Due To Brutality: MP High Court Dismisses Husband's "Missing Person" Complaint With 10K Cost

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently imposed Rs 10,000 cost on a man seeking directions to trace out his missing wife and children, allegedly missing since 2006.Justice Vishal Dhagat found that the petitioner was fully aware that his wife had left him due to his abusive behavior."The wife of the petitioner informed this court that her husband used to beat her and her sons...

No Construction Or Excavation Activity Can Be Permitted On Land Earmarked For 'Social Forestry': Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the cancellation of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) granted for operating a stone-cutting plant on land allegedly earmarked for social forestry. A bench of Justice Anand Pathak upheld the decision of the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Forest, Ghatigaon, to cancel the NOC, emphasizing that the land in question was...

Alleged Misconduct Against Minor Girls At Indore School: HC Flags 'Serious Allegations', Calls For Action Taken Report From State

In a recent case involving allegations of serious misconduct against minor girls at a government school in Indore, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a notice to the state government, demanding an urgent report on the actions taken following the lodging of a complaint and heard on the question of admission and interim relief. The case centres around an incident where a teacher...

Hunting Wild Animal In A Planned Manner Poses Threat To Nature & Forests: MP High Court Denies Bail To Men Booked For Poaching Tigress

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a bail application filed by men accused of hunting a female tiger by installing electric wires, an act which the Court underscored as a serious threat to nature and forests.They were charged under Sections 2(16), (36) r/w Sections 9, 39, 44, 48(A), 49(B), 51, 52 and 57 of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 (Amendment) 2022 by State Tiger Strike...

MP Civil Services Rules | Retd Employees Entitled To 20% Additional Pension Once They Enter 80th Yr Of Life, Not Upon Completion Of 80 Yrs Age: HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently clarified that retired employees are entitled to the additional quantum of pension at the rate of 20 per cent from the date they turn 79 years old and enter the 80th year of their life, and not just from the point when an employee completes 80 years of age.The single-judge bench of Justice Anand Pathak applied a purposive interpretation of statutes...

Music Band Training Optional For Police Constables, Can't Send Them For Band Practice Without Written Consent: MP High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently allowed a plea made by several police constables from Mandleshwar, Mauganj and Pandhuma against enlisting them in the police band's dummy team without their consent. The single-judge bench of Justice Vivek Jain held that the constables can't be sent for participation and training in the police band team without their...

Not In Position To Pay Even Rs 30? MP High Court Dismisses Homemaker's Application To Prosecute 12 Yrs Old Appeal As 'Indigent'

In a peculiar instance, the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an application filed by a homemaker to prosecute an appeal against the order passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal in 2010 as an 'indigent person', noting that the court fees payable on the memorandum of appeal was merely Rs 30.The single-judge bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed that the appellant-applicant has not demonstrated...

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: MP High Court Asks Centre About Funds For Treatment Of Victims

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday asked the Central government about grant of funds to the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Center, which was established to provide advanced tertiary level super-specialty care to the victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984).Division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf was hearing a writ petition filed by the...