Article 300A | State Can't Deprive Citizen Of Property Merely Because Old Revenue Records Are Missing: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that mere absence or loss of government records cannot itself justify depriving a citizen of property rights that have been consistently reflected in official records for decades. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 229]The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke held that the burden to prove allegations of illegality, manipulation or wrongful entries lies squarely on...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To CRPF Constable In Govt Job Scam Case, Orders ₹15 Lakh Deposit

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a constable of the CRPF and a private individual accused of cheating candidates and collecting substantial amounts on false promises of getting the candidates government jobs, directing the constable to deposit ₹15 Lakhs before the Trial Court. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 228]The bench of Justice Sanjeev S Kalgaonkar observed; "there appears to be...

Plea In MP High Court Seeks CBI Probe Into Woman Advocate's Alleged Dowry Death

The father of a lady advocate has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a CBI probe into her alleged unnatural death within three months of marriage, allegedly due to dowry harassment. The matter is currently before the Registrar and will be listed before a bench in Jabalpur soon.According to the petition, the deceased got married on March 2, 2025, in Tamil Nadu, following...

MP High Court Slams 'Poor Functioning' Of Cyber Crime Cells, Orders De-Freezing Of Bank Account

The Madhya Pradesh High Court allowed a company's plea seeking unfreezing of its bank account, which had been blocked based on directions issued by various cybercrime cells in connection with suspected cybercrime fraud. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 227]The bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar noted "poor functioning and irresponsible approach" of the cybercrime cells units who were sent an email by the...

Pension Is A Proprietary Right; Can't Be Withheld Without Proven Grave Misconduct: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that pension is a proprietary right of a government employee and can only be curtailed when there is a definite finding of grave misconduct that would have warranted dismissal from service. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 226]The bench of Justice Anand Singh Bahrawat observed:"Pension is a proprietary right as has been held by the Courts in several pronouncements. Such...

MP High Court Issues Notice On Arms Dealer's Defamation Complaint Against BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the State Government in a case filed by Nazim Khan, a licensed arms dealer, seeking directions to consider and decide his defamation complaint against BJP MLA Sanjay Satyendra Pathak. The bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agarwal, after accepting the State's prayer seeking time to obtain instructions, listed the matter after two weeks. Per...

Review Petition Seeking Mere Clarification To Prevent Procedural Ambiguity Can Be Entertained: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a review application filed under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking clarification to prevent procedural ambiguity or future frivolous litigation is allowed.[2026 LiveLaw (MP) 225]The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai held:"The scope of review jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is inherently narrow. It is an...

Transfer To Accommodate Another Employee Doesn't Establish Malafide; Employee Can Be Transferred While On Study Leave: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an employee can be transferred while being on a study leave. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 224]Dismissing a class II employee's appeal, the division bench of Justice Pranay Verma and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed;"...this Court unequivocally concludes that there is no law or policy stipulating that a person cannot be transferred while on study...

Woman Married In MP Can't Rely On Caste Certificate Issued By Native State To Claim Reservation In Public Employment: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a woman can get reservation benefits in her matrimonial State, provided that she applies and receives a caste certificate from the competent authority of the said State. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 223]The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat further clarified that the caste certificate originally issued to the woman by her native State cannot be used to...

MP High Court Makes SC/ST Act Compensation Conditional On Victim's Undertaking Not To Compromise With Accused

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the victim to file an affidavit undertaking that she will neither enter into a compromise with the accused nor turn hostile during trial, after taking note of the recurring trend in cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Rules. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 222]The bench of Justice Vishal Mishra was told that in many such cases, the...

LiveLaw Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 15 - June 21, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 208 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 221Nominal Index PS v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 208Ridham Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 209Indramani Patel v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 210PC Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 211Suryakant Tiwari v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 212M/s The High Tribe v State...

MP High Court Quashes 'Stigmatic' Termination Of Govt Pleader, Says Due Process Not Followed

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside the termination order of Additional Government Pleader/ Advocate from the District Court of Shivpuri, observing that neither a regular departmental inquiry was conducted nor any chargesheet was issued, and only a termination order was passed, which was stigmatic, cryptic, non-speaking and unreasoned. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 221]The bench of Justice...