Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 67Nominal IndexMEDICAPS LIMITED THROUGH FACTORY MANAGER Versus SMT. SANJU AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42UCO BANK Vs. M/S ASHA OIL INDUSTRIES AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 43MOHD. SHAMIM AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 44MS. DIVYA DUBEY Vs SMT. RASHMI ARUN SHAMI 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 45 KAMLA PATEL Versus GOVIND BAHADUR 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 46ANWAR KADRI Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 47PRIYANKA PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 48MUKHTIYAR AHMED KHAN versus UNION OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 49RUMAISA ARWA Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 50NIDHI PANDE AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 51Malini Jain v. Pankaj Bhutad 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 52Paras Saklecha v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 53Avinash Pandey v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 54Praveen Soni v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 55 Kamlesh Bai Kushwaha v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 56Babulal Deewan v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 57The State of MP v Jugal Kishore 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 58 State of MP v Mandir Shri Ganesh Ji 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 59Thakurdas Yadav v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 60Ekta Vaish v Deepak Kuchbandiya 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 61Khushboo and others v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 62Ajay Singh Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 63Prasanna Namdev (Soni) v High Court of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 64M/S Jai Prakash Associated Pvt Ltd. v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 65Prayagnarayan v Principal Scindia School Gwalior 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 66 Lima @ Riya Sheikh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 67Labour Legislations Are Beneficial Laws, Hyper-Technical View On Limitation Must Be Avoided: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that claims raised by workmen should not be dismissed on hyper-technical grounds of limitation, particularly when delays are attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of legal awareness. Emphasising the beneficial nature of labour welfare legislations, the Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Medicaps Limited challenging the remand order passed by the Industrial Court, Indore.Case: MEDICAPS LIMITED THROUGH FACTORY MANAGER Versus SMT. SANJU AND OTHERSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42SARFAESI Act Does Not Mandate Secured Creditor To Approach DM For Taking Physical Possession: Madhya Pradesh High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a secured creditor is not mandatorily required to invoke Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 for taking physical possession of secured assets, and may do so directly under Section 13(4) read with Rule 8 of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002, provided there is no resistance from the borrower.Case: UCO BANK Vs. M/S ASHA OIL INDUSTRIES AND OTHERSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 43MP High Court Quashes Termination Of District Court Staff After Over 22 Years Service, Says 'Irregular' Appointments Not IllegalThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the termination of several Class-III employees of District Court establishments, holding that their removal from service after more than two decades on the ground of alleged illegality in appointment was unsustainable in law.Case: MOHD. SHAMIM AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 44Madhya Pradesh High Court Holds Senior Govt Official Guilty Of Contempt For Re-imposing TET Condition, Violating Court's Earlier DirectionsThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held a senior education department official guilty of willful and deliberate contempt for re-imposing a Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement on a woman appointed on compassionate grounds, despite a categorical judicial finding that such qualification was not mandatory in her case.Case: MS. DIVYA DUBEY Vs SMT. RASHMI ARUN SHAMI AND OTHERSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 45Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds DNA Test Of Child In Divorce Petition Alleging Adultery By WifeThe High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur has dismissed the petition filed by the wife challenging the Family Court's order directing a DNA test of her child. The Family Court had allowed the husband's application under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act to verify whether the child was biologically his, in the context of a divorce petition filed on the ground of adultery.Case: KAMLA PATEL Versus GOVIND BAHADURCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 46MP High Court Grants Bail To Ex-Congress Councillor Anwar Kadri Accused In Alleged Forced Conversion CaseThe Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore, granted bail to Anwar Kadri, who was in custody since August 2025 in connection with allegations of facilitating the conversion of a prosecutrix to Islam, and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Freedom of Religion Act, 2021.Case: ANWAR KADRI Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESHCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 47MP High Court...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

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