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Consumer Appeal Cant Be Dismissed Without Considering Extension Plea For Pre-Deposit When Substantial Amount Already Paid: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside orders dismissing an appeal filed by an insurance company before the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), holding that its application seeking extension of time to furnish the pre-deposit receipt ought to have been placed before the State Commission for consideration. A Division Bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice...

MP High Court Disposes Of PIL Seeking Probe Into Sagar Spurious Liquor Deaths, Notes State Already Took Action

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday, September 22, disposed of a public interest litigation seeking a probe into spurious liquor deaths in Sagar district. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 383]Noting that the State has already constituted a Commission headed by retired Judge of High Court and initiated action against the accused persons, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Alpesh Yeshvant Kogje...

Closure Report | Court Cannot Compel Investigation Agency To File Chargesheet As Per Its Opinion: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a court, while considering a closure report, cannot compel the investigating agency to file a chargesheet as per its own opinion merely because it disagrees with the agency's opinion on the outcome of the investigation. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 381]Observing that the opinion regarding the outcome of the investigation falls within the statutory domain of...

MP High Court Quashes NSA Detention Processed In Just One Day, Finds 11 Acquittals Marked As Pending Cases

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a preventive detention order issued under the National Security Act, citing complete non-application of mind by authorities who processed and approved the detention order within a single day. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 380]The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh further observed that the detention order had wrongly marked...

Civil Suits Can Be Consolidated If Issues Are Similar And Common Evidence Sufficient To Decide: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that civil suits may be consolidated only when the issues involved in the suits are similar, and the common evidence is sufficient to decide those issues. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 379]Dismissing a revision petition challenging the order that rejected the plea for consolidation, the bench of Justice Ashish Shroti observed: "Thus two suits can be, and should...

Civil Court Empowered To Direct Forwarding Of Forgery Complaint To Police U/S 151 CPC Inherent Jurisdiction: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore has clarified that a Civil Court in appropriate cases involving allegations of serious forgery has the inherent power to direct a party, witness to forward their complaint to the police for registration of FIR invoking its inherent jurisdiction provided under Section 151 CPC. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 378]The bench of Justice Gajendra Singh observed that the...

Absence From Duty, Proxy Teaching At Most Service Misconduct; Not Cheating: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a cheating FIR lodged against a government teacher for substituting another person to perform his teaching duties, observing that the said allegations at most constitute service misconduct. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 377]Observing that the FIR did not disclose any essential ingredients of cheating, the bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi held,"Even otherwise, a...

Ukraine MBBS Student Moves MP High Court, Says NMC Rules Requiring 12-Month Internship There Impossible Amid War

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought the Union Government's response on a plea filed by an MBBS student studying in Ukraine, challenging the applicability of the National Medical Commission's (NMC) Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations 2021, particularly the requirement of completing a 12-month internship in the same foreign medical institution.The petitioner has...

NDPS Act | Supreme Courts Law On Release Of Seized Vehicles Not A Rigid Formula, Trial Court Must Consider Facts: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that there is no rigid formula for deciding applications seeking interim release of vehicles seized under the NDPS Act, and that Trial Courts must consider the facts and circumstances of each case while deciding such applications. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 375]Justice Pushpendra Yadav made the observation while setting aside the Trial Court's order which...

No Compensation For Child Born After Sterilization As Pregnancy Pre-Dated Surgery: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld a Trial Court order refusing medical negligence compensation for an allegedly failed sterilization procedure, noting the woman's pregnancy pre-dated the surgery. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 376]The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti highlighted:"The learned Trial Court has, therefore, correctly appreciated the facts and evidence of the case while holding that...

Retiring MP High Court Judge Avanindra Kumar Singh To Donate ₹1.1 Crore Retirement Benefits To PM CARES Fund

Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh of the Madhya Pradesh High Court announced at his retirement that he will donate his entire General Provident Fund payout of about Rs. 1 Crore to the PM Cares Fund. Speaking at his farewell reference on Thursday (September 17), Justice Singh announced two major decisions. First, he announced that he will donate his entire GPF Payout of about Rs. 1 Crore to the Prime...