Madhya Pradesh High Court
MP High Court Quashes Waqf Board Order Expanding Waqf Land, Says Chairman Alone Lacked Jurisdiction Without Board Approval
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the order of the Waqf Board expanding land under Section 41 of the Waqf Act, noting that the Chairman alone lacked jurisdiction to pass an order to such effect without the approval of the members of the Board. The bench of Justice Deepak Khot observed; "the Board consist of several members which have been prescribed in the composition of Board,...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Digest: May 04 to May 10, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 130 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 145Nominal IndexBherugir v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 130Virendra Kumar Katare v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 131Riteshwan v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 132Dr Savita Maru v Directorate of Census Operations 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 133Sanjay Bansal v MP Gramin Bank 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 134Chairman v State...
MP High Court Bar Association Writes To Chief Justice Raising Concern Over Handling Of Bail Matters, Procedural Difficulties
The Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association has submitted a detailed representation to the Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, expressing serious concerns about various issues including handling of bail matters and procedural difficulties affecting access to justice. In their letter, the Bar Association stated that mandatory safeguards provided under BNSS, 2023, and earlier under Sections 41...
Multiple FIRs Alone Not Enough To Invoke 'Organised Crime' Charge Under BNS: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has said mutiple cases against a person are alone not sufficient to invoke charge of organised crime under Section 111(4) BNS, as there "certain basic parameters" which have to be met before the offence can be invoked. Justice Gajendra Singh was considering a case wherein the court had on an earlier occassion asked the State to explain as to how Section...
Where Statue Does Not Provide Express Bar, Delay Can Be Condoned By Taking Aid Of Limitation Act: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that where a statue does not expressly bar condonation of delay, the authorities can take aid of the provisions of Limitation Act to condone delay in filing application, appeal, revision or availing statutoey remedy.The court further noted that the authorities had failed to examine the mertis of the petitioner's claim for refund of excess stamp duty...
Ceiling On Agricultural Holdings Act | MP High Court Directs Authority To Decide 14-Yr-Old Case, Says Pendency Defeats Purpose Of Remand
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Settlement Commissioner to expedite the resolution of a 14-year-old case concerning the determination of agricultural ceiling limits under the MP Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960.In doing so the court observed that the prolonged pendency of such proceedings defeats the very purpose of a remand and causes unavoidable hardships to...
MP High Court Constitutes Committee To Protect Gwalior Hillocks From Encroachment, Illegal Excavation By Land Mafia
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the constitution of a specialised committee under the Chairmanship of the District Collector of Gwalior to safeguard the Gwalior hillocks from environmental degradation and illegal encroachment by land mafia. The direction passed by the division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Pushpendra Yadav was guided by the principle of 'social...
"Vindictive": MP High Court Quashes Suspension Of Cop Who Raided IAS Officer's Farmhouse Over Gambling Allegations
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the suspension of a police officer who raided a farmhouse allegedly involved in an illegal gambling racket, later found to belong to a serving IAS officer, observing that the suspension was arbitrary and vindictive rather than based on administrative exigency.The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed; "The immediate issuance of the suspension...
Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Row | ASI Records, Inscriptions Show Temple Existed At Site: Hindu Petitioners Tell MP High Court
In the ongoing proceedings over the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute, Kuldeep Tiwari, one of the petitioners, argued that the inscriptions found at the site clearly establish the remains of a Temple. The dispute concerns Bhojshala, an 11th-century monument protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. Hindus regard the site as a temple dedicated to Vagdevi, or Goddess...
MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Under Anti-Conversion Law, Says Minor's Statement Prima Facie Implicates Accused
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the quashment of criminal proceedings against one Hemraj Tailor for allegedly forcing a family to convert to Islam under Sections 3 and 5 of the MP Freedom of Religion Act and Section 506 IPC. The bench of Justice Sandeep N Bhatti observed,"Looking to the seriousness of the allegations made in the petition regarding pressurizing...
Sharing Urdu Poetry Without Commentary Or Incitement Doesn't Promote Enmity Between Religious Groups: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR against a government school teacher for sharing an Urdu poem on WhatsApp status, observing that the act of sharing the poem without any additional commentary or any intention to incite would not constitute the offence under Section 353(2) of BNS for promoting enmity or public mischief. The bench of Justice BP Sharma observed; "the act of...