Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 1 - June 7, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 188 to Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 197

Nominal Index

Shailendra Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 188

R v H 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 189

Maan Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 190

Meenal Budholia v Kalyan Singh Budholia 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 191

Shanti Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 192

Kamru v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 193

Smt Manju Chawla v Indore Municipal Corporation 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 194

Pragatisheel Radiographers Sangh MP v Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 195

State of Madhya Pradesh v Suresh Chandra Ojha 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 196

SS Thakur v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 197

'Attempt To Stop Police Search For Murder Accused Brother-In-Law' MP High Court Fines Man ₹50K For Filing Fake Plea Over Sister's Detention

The Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed Rs. 50,000 cost on a man who had filed a habeas corpus plea claiming that his sister was illegally detained, observing that it seemed that the entire story was developed by the siblings in order to stop the police from looking for the sister's husband who is wanted in a murder case.

Case Title: Shailendra Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-17776-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 188

'Sad Picture': MP High Court Enhances Maintenance Of Wife Allegedly Married As Teenager, Says She Can't Be Denied Reasonable Sum

The Madhya Pradesh High Court enhanced maintenace amount ordered by a family court to a woman, remarking that it was a sad picture of the rights of girls wherein the woman who was allegedly a victim of child marriage, was again being victimized by being provided "meagre amount of maintainance".

Case Title: R v H, CRR-2566-2023

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 189

MP High Court Refuses To Protect Shyamla Hills Occupants From Eviction, Says No Legal Or Forest Rights Established Over Govt Land

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declined to grant further protection against eviction of a group of residents occupying the government land in Bhopal's Shyamla Hills area, observing that the occupants failed to establish any legal, tenancy, ownership or forest rights over the disputed property.

Case Title: Maan Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh, WA-1442-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 190

Section 22 CPC | Mandatory To Issue Prior Notice To Opposite Party In Plea Seeking Transfer Of Suit To Different Court: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition seeking transfer of a civil suit from a Narsinghpur court to Jabalpur court, observing that the application was not maintainable due to non-compliance with the mandatory requirement of issuing prior notice to the opposite parties under Section 22 CPC.

Case Title: Meenal Budholia v Kalyan Singh Budholia, MCC-2556-2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 191

Deprivation Of Property Without Timely Compensation Violates Article 14: MP High Court On Land Acquisition For NH Project

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed the petition, where land was acquired for the construction of the National Highway, but the compensation amount was not released, observing that depriving landowners of their property without timely compensation violates Article 14 of the Constitution.

Case Title: Shanti Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-15538-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 192

MP High Court Directs Inquiry Against Investigating Officer For Arresting Accused In Illicit Liquor Case Based On Unverified Evidence

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Superintendent of Police, Alirajpur, to initiate an inquiry against the investigating officer who arrested an accused in an illicit liquor transportation case, allegedly based on a truck sale agreement that was never examined by the notary or the witnesses.

Case Title: Kamru v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-23492-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 193

Unilaterally Revoking Building Permission After Substantial Construction Without Proof Of Fraud Violates Right To Property: MP High Court

While quashing the revocation of building permission and demolition order issued by Indore Municipal Corporation, Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that once the body had granted valid building permission upon which parties undertook construction, it cannot subsequently revoke the permission in the absence of any proof of fraud.

Case Title: Smt Manju Chawla v Indore Municipal Corporation, W.P. No. 3547/2020

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 194

MP High Court Upholds TB Screening Guidelines, Says Radiographers' Body's Subjective Apprehension Can't Substitute Administrative Findings

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the 'Installation and Operational Guidance on Ultraportable Handheld X-Ray Device (HHXray) for Tuberculosis Screening in the Community' guidelines, holding that a radiographers' association's apprehension over radiation hazards, informal experiments cannot substitute formal administrative findings.

Case Title: Pragatisheel Radiographers Sangh MP v Union of India, W.P. No. 17859/2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 195

Can't Punish Employee For Delay Over Employer's Inaction: MP High Court Rejects State's Review Against Order Granting Pay-Hike Under Scheme

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the power of review under Order 47 Rule 1 CPC is narrow in scope and cannot be exercised as a substitute for an appeal.

For context, the provision enables the court to review its own judgment only in limited circumstances, such as discovery of new and important evidence, a patent error apparent on the face of the record or other analogous grounds warranting reconsideration.

Case Title: State of Madhya Pradesh v Suresh Chandra Ojha, R.P. No.1015/2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 196

'Prescribed Banned Compound To Children': MP High Court Denies Bail To Doctor Booked In Coldrif Cough Syrup Death Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court denied bail to a Doctor, booked in a case involving the deaths of several children allegedly linked to adulterated cough syrup.

Case Title: Dr SS Thakur v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-17066-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 197