Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court Launches Integrated Video Surveillance System (IVSS) &Courtroom Live Audio-Visual Streaming System (CLASS)
Today, (21st December 2023), the ambitious project of High Court of Madhya Pradesh, the MPHC IVSS and CLASS Project, has been inaugurated by Justice Ravi Malimath, Chief Justice, High Court of Madhya Pradesh, in the august presence of Hon'ble Judges of the High Court and Officers of the High Court & District Court, Jabalpur. For the very first time in India, a High Court is setting up...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Asks State Govt To Take Measures To Publicise POCSO Act Provisions As Per Mandate Of S. 43
Recently, while allowing a second bail application filed by an accused in a POCSO case, Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the Government Advocate to bring Section 43 of the POCSO Act, 2012 to the notice of the state government for compliance.The single-judge bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat gave the above direction after the counsel for the accused/applicant drew the court's attention to...
No Apprehension Of Arrest, 41A CrPC Notice Issued: Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail, Directs Cooperation In Investigation
Noting that the appellants who sought anticipatory bail had been given notice under Section 41-A CrPC, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that there was no necessity to grant the relief of anticipatory bail.The single-judge bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat noted that the accused have already received Section 41-A CrPC notice from the investigating officer and a direction to cooperate in...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Allows Recovery Of Excess Pension Paid To Retd Teacher, Says Not Notifying Bank Of Excess Amount Was Breach Of Trust
Recently, the Madhya Pradesh High Court allowed the State Bank of India, the disbursing authority, to recover excess payment of pension made to a retired teacher, based on the voluntary undertaking given by the teacher herself and her inherent obligation not to commit a breach of trust.The single-judge bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia noted that the retired teacher, who is also a widow,...
'Follow Journalistic Norms': MP High Court Directs Print, Social Media Platforms To Delete Objectionable Posts' Links Against Acharya Dhirendra Shastri
Taking action on a petition filed by one of the disciples, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has given stringent directions to social media platforms such as X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, and YouTube to remove tarnishing content published about the Hindu religious preacher Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri.The single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi also added that any posts...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Relaxation Of Marks For OBC Candidates in Judicial Services Exam
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a recent ruling, has directed that the relaxation of marks, which is provided to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates in the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, must also be extended to candidates belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC).A division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and...
Suspicious To Not Fill Family Income In Caste Certificate Form: MP High Court Declines To Quash FIR For Alleged Fraud In Obtaining OBC Certificate
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently declined to quash criminal proceedings against the petitioners who had been accused of allegedly attempting to obtain an OBC certificate through fraudulent means. The petitioners while filling up the form of their caste certificate, had allegedly not reflected the income of their father & had fraudulently filled up their own income to...
No Deliberate Disobedience: MP High Court Drops 2624 Contempt Cases Against Individual Lawyers Over Strike Against New Case Disposal Scheme
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dropped 2624 contempt cases and 1938 show cause notices issued against advocates in suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against individual lawyers in March 2023, for non-appearance in courts to protest against a scheme rolled out for swift disposal of 25 pending cases every quarter in all districts in the state. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ravi...
Reinstate Fishing Ban At ‘Teliya Talab’, Collector Can’t Stay A Resolution Already Implemented By Municipal Council: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently upheld the fishing ban imposed by Mandsaur Municipal Council at Teliya Talab after quashing the District Collector’s direction for a review of the Council's resolution and grant of fishing patta. After perusing Section 323 of the M.P. Municipalities Act, 1961 (power of Collector to suspend execution of a council's resolution) invoked by the...
Photo Showing Nudity & Disrespect To National Flag; Prima Facie Case Made Out When Accused Remained Admin & Did Not Leave WhatsApp Group: MP High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently held that when the accused did not leave the WhatsApp Group where objectionable content was shared and remained as the Group Admin, these reasons would be sufficient to establish a prima facie case against him.The single judge bench of Justice Prem Narayan Singh refused to allow the petition preferred by the accused to quash an FIR filed for offences...
SARFAESI Act | MP High Court Issues Guidelines To Magistrates For Expeditious Disposal Of S.14 Applications Moved By Secured Creditors
Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently taken serious note of the inaction by Chief Judicial Magistrates on applications under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act. The court has also issued a slew of directions about the manner in which District Magistrate or Chief Judicial Magistrates should decide such applications.The Division bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadikari and Justice Pranay...
Election Petitions | SDO Exercises Powers Of ‘Civil Court’, Verification Of Pleadings By Oath Commissioner Not Incurable Defect: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently held that a Gazetted officer such as the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), under the Election Petition Rules, 1995, exercises the functions of a ‘civil court’.The petitioner candidate had won the Sarpanch Elections to Sikri Jagir Janpad Panchayat. This was challenged by the respondent candidate through an election petition before the Sub...