Madhya Pradesh High Court
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...
MP High Court Grants Interim Protection To Christian Missionary Allegedly Involved In Illegal Religious Conversion
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur has issued an interim order protecting Dr Ajai Lall, the operator of a hospital in Damoh, from any further coercive action until the next hearing. This order comes amidst ongoing investigations and legal proceedings against Dr Lall, who has been charged with inter alia human trafficking, and illegal religious conversion.Dr. Ajai Lall, a...
Coparceners Cannot Alienate Any Specific Share Of Land Belonging To Hindu Joint Family Property Other Than Their Own Share: Madhya Pradesh HC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has discussed the issue of the sale of a part of land belonging to a Hindu joint family property. The court adjudicated on the question of whether a specific piece of land, not being the share of a coparcener, can be alienated. In answering the question in the negative, Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia held that:“Although a coparcener or co-sharer can alienate to...