Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: March 23 - March 29, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 84 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 93Nominal IndexMunna Bai v Phootmat Pav 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 84M/s Jayshri Gaytri Food Products v Directorate of Enforcement 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 85Som Distilleries v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 86Ashok Kumar Padeyar v Shri Mohammad Suleman 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 87Rohit Gami v Union 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 88X v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 89Saket Kumar Purohit v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 90Dr Kshamasheel Mishra v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 91State of MP v Smt Premwati Jatav 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 92Rekha Jain v Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 93Exclusion In Section 2(2) HMA Not A License For Tribals To Practice Or Justify Polygamy Without Proven Tradition: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that the statotory exclusions provided to Scheduled Tribes under Section 2(2) of the Hindu Marraige Act, 1955 cannot be used to justify polygamy in the absence of proven customary practices.Case Title: Munna Bai v Phootmat Pav [CR-257-2026]Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 84Quashing Of Subsequent FIR Doesn't Extinguish PMLA Proceedings If Earlier FIR Subsists: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court, while quashing a petition filed by a milk manufacturer and exporter, has held that proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act can continue even if a subsequent FIR is quashed, provided an earlier FIR forming the basis of the alleged offence is subsisting.Case Title: M/s Jayshri Gaytri Food Products v Directorate of Enforcement [WP-9694-2025]Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 85Liquor Business Is Not A Fundamental Right: MP High Court Upholds License Suspension Of DistilleriesThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the suspension of multiple licenses held by Som Distilleries, observing that the liquor trade is not a fundamental right and is subject to strict statutory regulations.Case Title: Som Distilleries v State of Madhya Pradesh [WP-4915-2026]Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 86'Listed 22 Times, Yet No Compliance': MP High Court Orders Imprisonment Of Govt Officials For Contempt In Service MatterThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has sentenced the Medical and Health Department officials for failing to comply with its orders, observing that the matter had been listed as many as 22 times without compliance with the previous court order.Case Title: Ashok Kumar Padeyar v Shri Mohammad Suleman [CONC-1582-2024]Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 87MP High Court Sets Aside Rejection Of SSC Candidate Over Domicile Mismatch, Says Technical Error Can't Be Treated As SuppressionThe Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (March 25), set aside the rejection of the Staff Selection Commission aspirant, holding that stringent clauses in the advertisement cannot be applied mechanically to penalise a bona fide candidate who possessed a valid domicile certificate but was merely a victim of a data entry error at a cyber kiosk.Case Title: Rohit Gami v Union [W.P. No. 19419/2020]Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 88'Consent Immaterial In Legal Marriage': MP High Court Quashes S.377 IPC Charge Against HusbandThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has partly allowed a husband's petition seeking quashment of the FIR filed for sexual abuse and dowry harassment, observing that in light of exceptions provided under rape provisions, any sexual intercourse or sexual acts committed by a husband upon his adult wife do not constitute rape and therefore the aspect of consent within a marriage is legally immaterial. Case Title: X v State of Madhya Pradesh [MCRC-23881-2024]Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 89MP High Court Stays Teacher's Suspension Allegedly Over LPG Crisis Video, Says Order Passed Without Application Of MindThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the suspension of a Government Primary School Teacher allegedly for posting a Facebook video discussing the LPG gas shortage and has asked the District Education Officer (DEO/respondent no 3) to consider the issue afresh, noting that the order was passed in haste and allegedly under the dictates of an MLA from the constituency.Case Title: Saket Kumar Purohit v State of Madhya Pradesh [WP-10356-2026]Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 90University Lecturer Not A 'Public Office', Writ Of Quo Warranto Not Maintainable: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea seeking a writ of quo wattanto against the appointment of a University lecturer, holding that teachers, professors and readers do not hold a public office and therefore such a relief was not maintainable.Case Title: Dr Kshamasheel Mishra v State of Madhya Pradesh [W.P. No. 5927/2024]Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 91Section 166 MV Act | Not Impleading Offending Vehicle's Driver Renders Claim Defective And Non Maintainable: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that non-impleadment of the offending vehicle's driver renders a motor accident claim petition defective and non-maintainable.Case Title: State of MP v Smt...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: March 23 - March 29, 2026

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