MP High Court Asks Authorities To Examine Road Safety Suggestions By Former RAS Officer

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation concerning road safety issues, filed by a retired officer of the Rajasthan Administrative Service. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf, after recording the submission, allowed the petitioner to file detailed suggestions regarding potential measures to improve road safety....

Statutory Amendments Can't Be Applied Retrospectively To Deny Regularisation Of Long-Serving Employee: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that statutory amendments cannot apply retroactively to defeat the accrued rights of an employee who was serving continuously for decades. The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed;"However, this Court finds that the petitioner entered service in 1989 and completed his qualifying period for regularization long before the 2016 amendment came...

Questions Of Title, Ownership Can't Be Decided In PIL Jurisdiction: Intervenors Tell MP High Court In Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Dispute

In the ongoing proceedings over the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Dispute, intervenors to the PILs in the case told the Madhya Pradesh High Court that the issue majorly pertains to the question of title and ownership, and therefore it cannot be adjudicated in a public interest litigation (PIL). The dispute concerns Bhojshala, an 11th-century monument protected by the ASI. Hindus regard the site...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: April 20 - April 26, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 115 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 125Nominal IndexNeetu Parmar v Varshagadekar 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 115Radheshyam Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 116Ankur Joshi v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 117Himanshu Katare v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 118H v W and S 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 119Atul Anupam Abraham v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026...

Alleged Unsatisfactory Record Of Deceased Employee Cannot Be Used To Deny Son's Compassionate Appointment Claim: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an alleged unsatisfactory service record of the deceased government employee cannot be a valid ground to deny a claim of compassionate appointment.The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai further cautioned the competent authorities against issuing orders that lack proper reasoning or rely on fabricated grounds. The bench observed, "A meticulous scrutiny...

MP High Court Asks Scrutiny Committee To Decide Congress Leader's Plea Against Raigaon BJP MLA's Caste Certificate

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted the High Level Caste Scrutiny Committee time till June 30 to decide representation of Congress Leader Pradeep Ahirwar challenging the validity of the Schedule Caste Certificate issued to BJP MLA Pratima Bagri from Raigaon Constituency.For context, Raigaon assembly constituency is reserved for members of the Scheduled Caste community. During the...

Conviction For Trivial Offence As Juvenile No Bar To Employment In Defence Services: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court empahsizing the beneficial nature of the Juvenile Justice Act, has held that trivial juvenile offences would not bar the candidate from securing employment in the Military force. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed; "We are in the full agreement with the view taken by the learned Single Judge that the said...

MP High Court Recalls Order Asking Registrar General To Approach SC Against Own Judge's Remarks On Sessions Judge

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recalled its direction asking the Registrar General to file a special leave petition before the Supreme Court against the 'disparaging' remarks made by a single judge against a sessions judge, ultimately deciding to address the issue through its in-house administrative mechanism. The controversy traces back to an order passed by Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta,...

Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Dispute: MP High Court Directs ASI To Upload Survey Video On Secure Digital Platform For Litigant

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India to upload the videographic records of the site survey on a digital platform and provide access to Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society of the same. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi directed; "In view of the observations made in para 6 of the order of the Apex Court...

MP High Court Orders State To Restore Check Posts To Curb Overloading, Says Breach Of Undertakings Given In PIL Amounts To Contempt

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State government to reinstate check posts aimed at preventing vehicle overloading, observing that the State's failure to honour its undertakings on the subject previously submitted in a Public Interest Litigation raises serious concerns and that such a breach may amount to contempt of court. Thus, the bench of Justice Vishal Mishra...

MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Private School Officials Over Unauthorised Fee Hike, Book Supply Irregularities

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash FIRs against the authorities of private unaided schools in Jabalpur, who are accused of steeply increasing fees and compelling parents to purchase books with fake or duplicate ISBNs from selected vendors at inflated prices. The bench of Justice BP Sharma observed; "Such conduct, when viewed in conjunction with the exclusive supply mechanism...

Acquittal In Section 498A IPC Case Not Ground To Deny Maintenance To Wife: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the acquittal of a husband in a cruelty case under Section 498A of the IPC cannot be a valid ground for him to deny maintenance to the wife and minor child, if they are unable to maintain themselves. The bench of Justice Gajendra Singh clarified that Section 125(4) of CrPC, which lays grounds that disentitle a wife from maintenance, does not...