MP High Court Quashes FIR Against Railway Vigilance Officers Accused Of Harassing Ticket Examiner, Cites Possible 'Extraneous Influence'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Railway Vigilance Officials for allegedly harassing a ticket examiner and subjecting him to caste-based slurs, raising serious concerns over the manner in which the case was initiated. The court noted that the case gave rise to "reasonable apprehension that process was influenced by extraneous considerations" in...

Land Revenue Code | Mere Allegation Of Taking Indirect Advantage From Demarcation Proceedings Not Criminal Conspiracy: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that mere allegation of deriving indirect advantage from demarcation proceedings under the MP Land Revenue Code cannot, in the absence of cogent evidence, form a basis for inferring criminal conspiracy. The bench of Justice BP Sharma quashed a Trial Court order directing registration of an FIR, observing that the order was passed mechanically as...

Whether DM's Non-Disclosure Of NSA Detenue's Right To Make Representation To Him Vitiates Process? MP High Court Refer To Larger Bench

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has referred a significant question concerning the right of representation against a detention order under the National Security Act to a larger bench for consideration. The bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Pushpendra Yadav deemed it appropriate to refer the following question to a larger bench;"(i) Whether in view of clarification and distinction carved...

MP High Court Initiates Suo Moto Criminal Contempt Against BJP MLA For Attempting To Influence Judge In Illegal Mining Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (April 02) directed its Registry to initiate suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak from Vijayraghavgarh constituency for improperly contacting a sitting judge in connection with an illegal mining case.The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf directed, "...the Registry to register a...

'Would Trigger Domino Effect': MP High Court Rejects Plea For Alteration Of Candidate's Preference In Govt Exam After Allotment Of Post

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (April 2) dismissed a candidate's plea seeking alteration of his preference for post in the 2024 Combined Recruitment Test, holding that allowing a one candidate to alter their preference from 1st to 36th post would trigger a domino effect disrupting the state-wide allocation matrix.This, the court said would also infringe the vested rights of...

MP High Court Allows Mother To Sell Child's Share In Property Citing Risk Of Land Mafia, Inability To Regularly Visit Due To Distance

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed a mother to sell her minor daughter's share in the property after noting her difficulties in taking care of the land parcel located 600 km away from her present place of residence. In doing so the court set aside the setting aside the lower court's order that had earlier denied such permission. The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi observed:"The record...

MP High Court To Begin Hearing Pleas Challenging Increase In OBC Reservation Quota From April 27

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed its Registry to list all matters related to the 2019 ordinance increasing OBC reservation quota for hearing from April 27, 2026. The controversy stemmed from a March 2019 ordinance passed by the State Government, enhancing the OBC reservation in postgraduate medical admissions. Prior to this, the reservation stood at 14% for the OBC category, which...

Departmental Inquiry Not Needed After Bribery Conviction Of Govt Employee: MP High Court Upholds Dismissal

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the plea of an ex-government employee against dismissal from service, observing that a detailed departmental inquiry is not necessary once a government employee has been convicted due to his conduct in a bribery case under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat observed; "Detailed departmental enquiry is not necessary...

Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Dispute: MP High Court To Commence Regular Hearing From April 06

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (April 02) said that it will commence regular hearings in the Bhojshala Temple- Kamal Maula Mosque Dispute from Monday, April 06. The matter could not be taken up in detail today due to paucity of time, since the bench was sitting only till 1:30 pm. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi directed; "We fix all the...

MP High Court Recalls Order Quashing FIR, Notes Failure To Consider Handwriting Expert Report

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed a review petition and recalled an order of the Coordinate Bench, which quashed a cheating and forgery FIR, observing that the coordinate bench failed to consider the report of the handwriting expert.The bench of Justice Vishal Mishra observed; "The said report is a material document which was required to be considered by the Court while dealing with...

Financial Difficulty, Bald Allegations Of Counsel Negligence Not Enough To Condone Delay In Filing Appeal: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a driver's plea, seeking condonation of 581 days delay in preferring his appeal against a claim under the Motor Vehicles Act, holding that mere financial hardship and unsupported allegations of negligence against prior counsel do not constitute a valid ground under Section 5 of the Limitation Act.The bench of Justice Hirdesh observed; "The...

'Concealment Deprives Voters Of Informed Choice': MP High Court Refuses To Dismiss Plea Against Congress MLA For 'Hiding' 9 Criminal Cases

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to dismiss an election petition filed by BJP leader Krishna Pati Tripathi against election of Congress' Abhay Kumar Mishra from Semariya constituency in Rewa, for prima facie concealing nine criminal cases against him.The bench of Justice Vinay Saraf observed,"Concealment and suppression of this nature deprive the voters to make an informed and...