Consider Objections Before Giving Clearance Certificate To Movie 'Emergency' : Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs CBFC

Today, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) submitted before the Madya Pradesh High Court that an application for certification of the Kangana Ranaut-starrer movie Emergency is pending consideration and no certificate has yet been issued to the film, which was earlier scheduled to release on September 6.The Deputy Solicitor General, appearing for the Union of India,...

Substantial Question Is Absent To Entertain Appeal U/s 260A: Madhya Pradesh HC Confirms Deletion Of Addition U/s 68

Finding that the legal principles have been properly applied by the Tribunal in appreciating the evidence and no substantial question has arisen for consideration, the Madhya Pradesh High Court confirmed the action of the Tribunal in deleting the additions made u/s 68. As per Section 68 of Income tax Act, where any sum is found credited in the book of an assessee maintained...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Release Of Kangana Ranaut's Film 'Emergency'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sent notices to the Central Government and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in a Public Interest Litigation challenging the impending release of the film 'Emergency,' starring Kangana Ranaut. The petitioners, Jabalpur Sikh Sangat and Guru Singh Sabha Indore claim that the film contains scenes that violate the fundamental rights of the...

MP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Teacher Accused Of Disrobing Students, Making Objectionable Videos In Garb Of 'Checking'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail application of a senior school teacher accused of harassing students by disrobing them and making objectionable videos under the pretext of mobile phone checks.The bench of Justice Prem Narayan Singh at Indore also noted that the prosecuting agency failed to invoke provisions of the POCSO Act and directed the Police...

Contractual Employee Not Appointed Against Regular Post Can't Seek Permanent Employment On Basis Of Mere Contract Extension: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently said that a contractual employee cannot claim regularization and merely because he has continued beyond his period of employment would not entitle him to become a permanent employee. The observation was made by a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf while allowing the State's appeal against an order of a...

[Mount's 6000 v. Vasco 60000] MP High Court Allows Brewery's Plea Challenging Registration Of "Similar" Label, Says It May Confuse Public

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, at its Indore bench, recently allowed a plea moved by a brewery–Mount Everest Breweries Limited, which had challenged the registration of a similar beer label–“VASCO 60000 EXTRA STRONG BEER” by a competing brewery alleging that it would lead to a potential trademark infringement.The high court however held that the there was similarity and resemblance...

Depending On "Facts Of Case" Wife Terminating Pregnancy Without Husband's Consent May Be Termed Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a family court's order dissolving the marriage of a couple under Hindu Marriage Act, while noting that depending on the "facts of the case", a wife opting to terminate her pregnancy without her husband's consent "may" be termed as cruelty. A division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed, “Learned...

MP High Court Nixes Medical Aspirant's Plea For MBBS Seat Under Govt School Quota, As He Did Not Move Court In Time

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore bench) recently dismissed plea moved by a medical aspirant seeking allotment of a seat in the MBBS course under the 5% Government School quota in the current academic session claiming that his NEET-UG 2023 score entitled him to a seat in the upcoming academic session.A division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi while dismissing...

Labour Court Asking Birla Corp To Give 15 Days Work/PM To "Badli Workman" Illegal, Since He Had Not Worked For 240 Days: Madhya Pradesh High Court

In a case pertaining to employment rights of a "Badli Workman", the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed an award passed by the labour court terming it as "materially illegal" and observed that such an employee has no right to claim regular employment unless they have completed 240 days in a calendar year. A single judge bench of Justice G.S. Ahluwalia was hearing petitioner...

State Not Part To Agreement Can't File Section 16 Application: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Rajendra Kumar Vani has held that an arbitration agreement entered into between the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, and a private company does not involve or implicate the State Government in any legal capacity. The bench held that such an agreement is exclusively between...

[Doctors Strike] Hold High Level Stakeholder Meeting To Address Hospital Specific Concerns: Madhya Pradesh High Court To State Govt

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to hold a high level stakeholder meeting to address the issues raised by the Junior Doctors Association in the state, in a plea pertaining to a proposed strike announced by the association in connection with the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkatta earlier this month. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva...

Fully Cross-Examined Witness Cannot Be Recalled To Resile From Earlier Testimony Given Before Court: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that a witness who has been fully examined by the trial court cannot be recalled merely on the ground that such witness later resiled from his/her deposition.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Paliwal observed, "no prosecution witness can be called for examination/cross-examination merely because he/she filed affidavit contrary to his deposition...