Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 11 - May 17, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 160Nominal Index: Vijay Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146Smt Khalida Bee v MP Wakf Boards 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 147Sangram Singh Rajpoot v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 148Jagdish Varkade v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 149Bharat Enterprises v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 150State of Madhya Pradesh v Chief Information Commissioner 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 151Sabha Antulay v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 152Lakhan Soni v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 153Lalman Singh v South Eastern Coalfields Limited 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 154Pankaj Saraf v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 155Mukesh Kumar Kewat v Gaya Prasad Kewat 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 156Smt Rubina Kavi v Rizvan Ali 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 157Hindu Front For Justice v Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 158Santosh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 159Neeraj Garg v Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 160Private Counsel Assisting Prosecution In Criminal Trial Can't Make Oral Arguments Or Conduct Cross Examination: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the counsel of a private person assisting the public prosecutor is permitted to submit written arguments but is restricted from making oral arguments or cross-examining the witnesses.Case Title: Vijay Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh, CRR-1874-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146MP High Court Quashes Waqf Board Order Expanding Waqf Land, Says Chairman Alone Lacked Jurisdiction Without Board ApprovalThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the order of the Waqf Board expanding land under Section 41 of the Waqf Act, noting that the Chairman alone lacked jurisdiction to pass an order to such effect without the approval of the members of the Board.Case Title: Smt Khalida Bee v MP Wakf Boards, WP-5788-2012Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 147Public Shaming Of Accused Violates Article 21: MP High Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged 'Deliberate And Malicious' Parading By CopsThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Raisen's Superintendent of Police to conduct a preliminary enquiry into allegations that police personnel 'deliberately and maliciously' subjected the petitioner and other co-accused persons to a public parade.Case Title: Sangram Singh Rajpoot v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-29793-2018Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 148MP High Court Accepts Apology Of Lawyer Who Said Only Clients Of Senior Advocates Get Bail; Issues CautionThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has cautioned an Advocate who had claimed that the court only grants bail to accused persons represented by Senior Advocates and not Junior Advocates, while accepting his apology.Case Title: Jagdish Varkade v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-14288-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 149Access To Potable Water Is Part Of Article 21, State Can't Evade Responsibility: MP High Court Directs Pipeline Connectivity For Gwalior ColonyThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the State authorities cannot avoid their obligation to provide basic civic amenities by shifting the burden among themselves, especially in matters concerning access to potable drinking water which is an integral part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.Case Title: Bharat Enterprises v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-25002-2025Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 150Govt Employee Entitled To Seek Own ACR Under RTI, State Cannot Deny Information On Privacy Grounds: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an employee is entitled to seek copies of their own Annual Confidential Reports under the Right to Information Act, if no other alternative remedy is left and the State cannot deny such information by invoking the privacy exemption under the Act.Case Title: State of Madhya Pradesh v Chief Information Commissioner, WP-10464-2010Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 151Blackbucks Death Case | Habeas Corpus Plea Not Maintainable After Bail Rejection: MP High Court ReiteratesThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a man alleging illegal detention in the case concerning the death of two Blackbucks, holding that such a plea is not maintainable when the petitioner's bail application was already rejected by this court.Case Title: Sabha Antulay v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-15777-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 152MP High Court Slams Police For 'Casual Investigation' In Road Accident Which Claimed 5 Lives, Grants Bail To Driver For Lack Of EvidenceThe Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to a man accused of driving a vehicle which claimed the lives of 5 labourers and injured 11 at a construction site, observing that the investigation was carried out in a "casual manner" and that no direct incriminating material prima facie implicated the man.Case Title: Lakhan Soni v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-8566-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 153MP High Court Orders Probe Into Coal India Rehabilitation Jobs Allegedly Secured Through...

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