Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Notice To Actress Kareena Kapoor For Using Word 'Bible' In Title Of Her Book On Pregnancy

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to actor Kareena Kapoor Khan on a petition raising objections to the use of the word "Bible" in the title of her book on pregnancy.Filed in 2022 by lawyer Christopher Anthony, the petition seeks legal action against Khan and others for allegedly offending Christian sentiments with the title "Kareena Kapoor Khan's Pregnancy Bible: The Ultimate...

Madhya Pradesh HC Dismisses High Court Advocates Bar Association's Plea Against State Bar Council's Refusal To Grant Separate Recognition

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the High Court Advocates Bar Association against the refusal of the State Bar Council to recognize it as a separate bar association.The Court ruled that the purpose of the Adhivakta Kalyan Nidhi Adhiniyam Act of 1982, which administers welfare schemes for advocates, is being fulfilled through existing recognized bar...

MP High Court Holds News Editor Guilty Of Contempt For Publishing News Against Sitting Judge In 2011, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held the editor of a Hindi newspaper in Gwalior, Suman Singh Sikarwar, guilty of Contempt of Court for publishing a scandalising news report against one of its sitting judges in 2011. The Court imposed a fine of ₹2,000 on Sikarwar, along with a cost of ₹1 lakh to be paid to the M.P. High Court Bar Association within one month.The division bench...

Throwing 13 Months Old Child On Floor Itself 'Attempt To Murder': Madhya Pradesh High Court

Surprised by the act of a woman who threw her 13-month-old infant on the court floor during proceedings before Shahdol Magistrare, Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the same amounts to an 'attempt to murder' her own child. The court also termed the conduct of the mother, who later threw a paperweight towards the child's head, is sufficient to aggravate the situation.“… Throwing a 13...

When State Constitutes Proper Dispute Redressal System, Party Cannot Directly Approach High Court Under Writ Petition: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court single bench of Justice Gajendra Singh held that when the government constitutes a proper dispute redressal system for resolution of any dispute between the parties, the party cannot directly approach the High Court and file a writ petition. It held that when the statute provides for statutory appeal, the said remedy is to be availed by the litigating...

[Indore Lok Sabha Elections] MP High Court Declines Plea Of Congress' 'Substitute' Candidate Whose Nomination Was Rejected From Contesting As 'Approved' Candidate

A division bench of Madhya Pradesh High has refused to interfere with a single judge bench order holding that a 'substitute candidate' fielded by the Congress Party cannot be considered as an 'approved candidate' due to the withdrawal of the initially approved candidate from the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.The single bench had held that if the substitute candidate's form is signed by only...

Notice Of Hearing Must Be Issued To Petitioner & Not His Counsel When Court Seeks To Grant Hearing To All Interested Parties: MP High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently underscored that notice of proceedings should have been issued to the petitioner and not his counsel in the matter.The single-judge bench of Justice Pranay Verma observed that when a direction was issued by the court to grant the opportunity of hearing to all interested parties, including the petitioner, the respondent-Joint Director, Directorate of Town...

Assistant Labour Commissioner Not Competent To Decide Complaint Filed By Inspector Under Minimum Wages Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (“High Court”) single bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia held that the Assistant Labour Commissioner is not a competent authority to decide the claims arising out of payment of less than the minimum rates of wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. It held that the Assistant Labour Commissioner is not competent to decide the complaint filed by...

Dismissal Of Woman During Her Absence From Employment Or Pregnancy Has To Be Dealt By Prescribed Authority Under Maternity Benefit Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court single bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar held that dismissal of a woman during her absence from employment or pregnancy has to be dealt by the prescribed authority only, before whom, an efficacious alternative remedy, by way of an appeal, as provided under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 lies. Brief Facts: Smt. Priyanshi Garg, a contractual...

Duty Of Labour Commissioner To Refer Application For Maternity Benefits To Inspector Even If Erroneously Submitted: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court single bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar held that even if the application for maternity benefits was erroneously submitted by an employee before the Labour Commissioner, it is the duty of the Commissioner to refer the same to the Inspector as provided under Section 17 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 Brief Facts: The Petitioner, employed as an...

Guest Faculty In Education Institutions Are Hired On Contractual Basis, Can't Claim Regularization Of Service As Inherent Right: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal Mishra held that while Guest Faculty members may continue their services, they cannot demand regularization as an inherent right, emphasizing the contractual nature of their employment and the absence of specific rules or regulations governing their regularization. Brief...

Industrial Disputes Act Inapplicability Of Sections 25F And 25N If Workman Fails To Work Continuously For One Year: Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Writ Petition

TheMadhya Pradesh High Courtsingle bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal recently dismissed a writ petition and held that since the Workman didn't work continuously for one year under an employer, provisions of theIndustrial Disputes Act, 1947 such as Section 25F and Section 25N had no application to the facts and circumstances of the case. Brief Facts: The Petitioner (“Workman”), a...