Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: December 08 - December 14, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 272 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 280Nominal Index L v RD 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 272Rahul Modi v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 273Mamta Gurjar v Pooja Kushwah 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 274Madhusudan Patidar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 275Sonu Singh Narwariya v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 276BS v KS 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 277 Dr Arun Prakash Bukharia...
MP High Court Questions Police Conduct Over Missing Audio-Video Record In Alleged Opium Seizure Case, Summons Principal Secretary
Observing that the police personnel handling an alleged opium seizure case had conveniently forgotten to adhere to BNSS provisions on search and seizure, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state's Principal Secretary to apprise on steps taken to implement the provisions. In the present matter, the applicant, in custody since August 29, 2025, claimed that he was illegally escorted from...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: November 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 232 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 266Nominal Index:Vijay Singh Gour v Union 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 232X v Indira Gandhi National Tribal University 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 233Raju v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 234AS v DK 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 235I v HK 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 236APS v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 237Virju v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 238Ms Siddiqua Begum Khan v Union of India 2025 LiveLaw...
MP High Court Issues Notice In Coal Worker's Wife's Petition Seeking Probe Into Husband's Death Over Safety Violations
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice in a writ petition filed by the wife, seeking a probe into the death of her husband, who was a coal worker allegedly forced to unload the overburden despite heavy rainfall, leading to his vehicle sliding into water water-filled pit.In her petition, the wife sought an inquiry under Section 24 of the Mines Act, a compensation of ₹40 lakhs...
Makar-Sankranti Festival: MP High Court Orders Strict Implementation Of Chinese Manjha Ban
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (December 11), directed the Indore Police Commissioner and Superintendent of the adjoining district to ensure the strict implementation of the ban on the manufacture, sale, storage and use of Chinese Nylon Threat (Manjha). On December 8, the bench had directed the Registry to register a suo motu public interest litigation regarding the illegal sale...
Wife Sending Nude Photos To Another Man Not Expected In Indian Society: MP High Court Upholds Divorce On Ground Of Adultery
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has affirmed a Family Court order granting divorce to a husband after it was established that his wife was engaged in an illicit relationship with another man. The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat and Justice BP Sharma observed,"Considering the totality of the facts and evidence especially the nude photographs, emails, chats, SMS messages, and other circumstances it...
Civil Service Rules | Regularized Employee Can't Be Denied Pension Citing Artificial Breaks In Ad-Hoc Service: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the State to treat the ad-hoc service of a Physics lecturer, working in a Government College in District Sagar, as continuous service for pension purposes. The bench of Justice Deepak Khot observed that the artificial break during his ad hoc service was 'fictional'. It held,"...the breaks which were given during adhoc period of the petitioner were...
Arya Samaj Certificate Alone Not Proof Of Valid Marriage: Madhya Pradesh High Court Holds Union Void For Lack Of Saptapadi
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside a Family Court order declaring a woman as the legally wedded wife of a man, noting that the marriage cannot be recognised under the Hindu Marriage Act if essential ceremonies including sacred fire, pheras or saptpadi, were not performed. In doing so, the division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Hirdesh observed that the Family Court erred...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Appointment Of Candidate With 40% Locomotor Disability; Says Expiry Of Select List Cannot Defeat His Right
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to appoint the petitioner, certified as having 40% permanent locomotor disability, observing that he was denied appointment due to the cumbersome procedure adopted by the State and therefore rejecting his candidature merely because the selection list has expired would be unreasonable. The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti observed;...
2023 Vikram Award: MP High Court Rejects Challenge To Selection Of Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya In Adventure Sports Category
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (December 8), dismissed a petition filed by mountaineer Madhusudan Patidar alleging 'inaction and discrimination' by the State in selecting awardee for the 2023 Vikram Award (Adventure Sports Category) and specifically challenging selection of mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya.Justice Pranay Verma held that Patidar was ineligible for consideration under...
'Custodial Torture Falls Outside Scope Of Duty': MP High Court Refuses Sanction Protection U/S 197 CrPC To Accused Police Officers
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the protection granted to police officers from prosecution, Section 197 CrPC or Section 218 of BNSS, does not exist in cases of abuse, false arrest, custodial violence or false registration, and is only applicable where there is a 'reasonable connection' with official duty.The bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Gupta dismissed the petition filed by...
MP High Court Dismisses Plea To Consolidate Cheating FIRs Against Adarsh Credit Co-operative; Imposes ₹5,000 Cost Over Repeated Filings
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking to consolidate FIR and conduct a unified investigation and trial into cheating and misappropriation allegations against Adarsh Credit Co-operative Society Limited (ACCSL). The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi imposed a cost of ₹5,000 on the petition observing that he had unnecessarily invoked the extraordinary writ...