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Dont Use Instagram If Youre Not Satisfied: MP High Court Orally Tells Creator While Reserving Verdict On Plea Against Account Suspension

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (September 17) reserved its verdict on a petition filed by a social media content creator challenging the removal of his Instagram posts and subsequent suspension of his account over alleged copyright infringement. The court was hearing the content creator's plea operating an Instagram account '@memenasha', who claimed that a private social...

No Presumption Of Joint Hindu Family Merely Because Brothers Inherited Property Jointly From Father: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that merely because children inherit some property jointly from their father, it cannot be presumed that they constitute a joint Hindu family or that every property subsequently acquired by them would be joint family property. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 370]The bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed that holding inherited property is distinct from the experience of...

Veterinarians Treat Voiceless, Cant Discount Their Services: MP High Court Upholds Time-Scale Pay Parity With Medical/ Dental Surgeons

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the Single Judge's order directing the Animal Husbandry Department to grant veterinarians the same benefit of time-scale pay as Dental Surgeon, Medical Officer. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 373]Time-scale pay is that remuneration which increases with periodical increments from minimum to maximum in a pay-scale. The division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and...

Misconceived: MP High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Appointment Of New Governor, Says Incumbent Can Continue Till Successor Takes Charge

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking directions for the appointment of the Governor since the term of the old Governor expired on July 7, 2026. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 369]Remarking the petition as "misconceived", the division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice BP Sharma observed that Article 156(3) of the Constitution does not allow a...

Chhattarpur Firing Case: MP High Court Grants Bail To Bageshwar Dham Chiefs Brother In Attempted Murder Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted regular bail to Shaligram, a man accused of attempted murder in the Chhattarpur firing case, observing that the said allegation needed to be examined in light of the available evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 372]Per a Bhaskar English report, the accused in the present case is the brother of Bageshwar Dham chief Dhirendra Shastri. About two months...

MP High Court Directs State To Reconsider Candidature For Higher Secondary Teacher Post As Per NCTE Eligibility Regulations

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to reconsider the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Higher Secondary Teacher of Hindi following its decision in WP 10018/2021, which struck down Schedule 3 of MP School Education Service and Condition Rules of 2018 and held that the educational qualifications be governed by the qualifications prescribed by the National Council...

Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: MP High Court Gives CBI One Week To Respond To Giribala Singhs Bail Plea

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted a week's time to the CBI to file its reply in former judge Giribala Singh's bail application, in a case involving dowry harassment and the death of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma.The bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari allowed the CBI counsel's request and listed the matter for September 21.Twisha, a 33-year-old woman, was found dead at...

Deceaseds Statement To Media Cannot Be Treated As Dying Declaration At FIR Registration Stage: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a statement allegedly made by a deceased person before electronic media cannot, at the stage of seeking registration of an FIR, be conclusively treated as a dying declaration. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 368]The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi dismissed the application by the deceased's wife seeking registration of an FIR against the police officers...

Absolute Inertia: MP High Court Issues Arrest Warrants Against Govt Officials For Not Appearing In Contempt Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued arrest warrants against two IAS officers after they failed to either engage counsel or file a compliance report in a contempt petition, despite being aware of the proceedings. Remarking that the State Government has "adopted an absolute inertia in contempt proceedings matters", the bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed:"The aforesaid act of the...