Madhya Pradesh High Court
MP High Court Calls For State's Report On Plea Challenging Construction Of Bridge At UNESCO Geo-Heritage Site Known For Dinosaur Fossils
In a plea filed by an environmental conservationist against bridge construction over the Narmada River at Lamheta Ghat, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the state authorities to file a status report within four weeks.Lamheta Ghat consists of Lameta formation, which is said to be the focal point of Lametasaurus fossils, a certain species of dinosaurs, among other fossils.The Division...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Allows Railways To Recommence Operations Of Amlai Coal Siding Subject To Clearance From Pollution Control Board
Recently, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed the Railway Administration to recommence operations of Amlai coal siding after complying with the pollution control measures suggested by the Board. On 25.04.2024, the court had taken note of a closure report issued by the Pollution Control Board, and it immediately put an end to further coal siding activities in the Amlai region of...
Rape FIR 'Suspicious': MP High Court Denies Permission To Terminate Minor's 28-Week Pregnancy
Noting that an FIR lodged by the grandmother of the prosecutrix is 'suspicious' on account of false information about the date of occurrence of rape, Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to allow the medical termination of prosecutrix's 28-week-old pregnancy.The single judge bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia, while dismissing the petition, reasoned that the Medical Board's report...
Writ Petition Directing Police To Register FIR Not Maintainable When Alternative Remedy Is Available: Madhya Pradesh High Court Reiterates
In a recent order by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur, Justice G.S. Ahluwalia has reiterated that writ petitions for directing police to register FIRs cannot be entertained by High Courts when an alternative remedy is available.The petitioner contended that they had approached the police to register an FIR, but no action was taken. The writ petition specifically requested the court...
Non-Completion Of Chambal River Bridge Connecting MP With UP: Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Notice To State For Inaction Over 10 Yrs
Due to the state government's failure to complete the construction of a bridge over the Chambal River, meant to connect parts of Madhya Pradesh with Uttar Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has revived a PIL filed in 2020. The Division Bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Rajendra Kumar Vani at Gwalior directed the state government, PWD Principal Secretary and PWD Chief Engineer,...
MP High Court Asks Sessions Judge To Explain Why She Awarded Lesser Than Prescribed Minimum Sentence For Rape
In a criminal appeal filed against a rape conviction and for suspension of sentence, Madhya Pradesh High Court has called for an explanation from the Sessions Judge, Dindori, as to why lesser than the minimum prescribed statutory sentence for offence of rape under Section 376(1) IPC was awarded to the convict. The single-judge bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Paliwal observed that...
Improbable To Find Husband's Semen On Wife After 5 Months Of Separation, It Persists For Only Few Days: MP High Court Quashes Charge U/S 377 IPC
After referring to various forensic studies, Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the husband's semen cannot possibly be found in the anal and vaginal swabs of the wife five months after their separation since the life span of sperms is no more than a few days. The single-judge bench of Justice Anand Pathak observed that the charge under Section 377 IPC [now deleted in BNS] had...
MP High Court Denies CBI Probe In 2007 Fake Encounter Case But Orders State To Pay Rs 1 Lakh Cost For Insensitivity Of Police Dept
In a writ appeal filed by an aggrieved mother to further investigate an allegedly fake police encounter to eliminate dacoits, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to entrust the investigation to the CBI instead of the Crime Investigation Wing. According to the mother, her son was one among the two killed in the encounter back in 2007.Though the court refused CBI's intervention years...
Long-Term Consensual Love Affair Which Did Not Culminate In Marriage Doesn't Entitle Girl To File Rape Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court recently iterated that sexual acts during the course of a long-term relationship cannot be equated with physical relations occurring on the false pretext of marriage, merely because the lovers got separated later. The single judge bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi explained that there are relationships between young boys and girls, accompanied with...
Criminal Antecedents, Facebook Posts Reveal Disrespect For Law: MP High Court Directs For Juvenile To Be Tried By Children's Court
In a matter involving the offence of murder, Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed a plea for trying a juvenile before the Children's Court, after taking into account his criminal antecedents and Meta (formerly known as Facebook) posts about dominating others. The single judge bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar held that any leniency shown to the accused will only 'promote his...
PIL In Madhya Pradesh High Court Calls For Improved Air Connectivity, Restoration Of Discontinued Flights From Jabalpur
In a PIL filed for taking the initiative to provide more flights and restore the discontinued flights from the Jabalpur Airport [Dumna Airport], the Madhya Pradesh High Court has permitted the petitioners to implead prominent airlines like Air India, Akasa Airlines, Indigo and SpiceJet. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf has also...
OBC Quota: Madhya Pradesh HC Orders State To Pay 50K Cost In Unreserved Candidates' Plea Challenging Separate Merit Lists By MPPSC For 13% Appointments
Madhya Pradesh High Court has instructed the state to pay a cost of Rs 50,000/- for unnecessarily protracting a plea challenging the government circulars to withhold 13% of appointments, yet to be made by the M.P Public Service Commission. The Division Bench of Justices Raj Mohan Singh and Devnarayan Mishra censured the state for its failure to file a reply upon receipt of notice in...