LiveLaw Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: June 22 - June 28, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 222 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 237Nominal IndexVictim v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 222Sunita Pathode v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 223Saurabh Garg v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 224State of Madhya Pradesh v Ratan Kolhe 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 225Ram Avtar Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 226Dekain Perfect Tech Solutions v IDFC First Bank 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 227Ramarao Mundadla and others v CBI 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 228Madhavdas Maha Vidhyalaya Krishi Samiti v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 229Ravindra Singh Gurjar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 230Ramrati v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 231Deepak Jain v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 232Savitri v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 233Umang Singhar v State 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 234Rahul Gandhi v Kartikey Singh Chauhan 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 235Waqf Karbala Intejamia Committee v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 236Shiva v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 237MP High Court Makes SC/ST Act Compensation Conditional On Victim's Undertaking Not To Compromise With AccusedThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the victim to file an affidavit undertaking that she will neither enter into a compromise with the accused nor turn hostile during trial, after taking note of the recurring trend in cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Rules. The bench of Justice Vishal Mishra was told that in many such cases, the victim allegedly enters into a compromise with the accused and subsequently turns hostile before the Trial Court after receiving compensation under the statutory scheme.Case Title: Victim v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-13567-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 222Woman Married In MP Can't Rely On Caste Certificate Issued By Native State To Claim Reservation In Public Employment: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a woman can get reservation benefits in her matrimonial State, provided that she applies and receives a caste certificate from the competent authority of the said State. The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat further clarified that the caste certificate originally issued to the woman by her native State cannot be used to seek reservation in another State.Case Title: Sunita Pathode v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-657-2023Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 223Transfer To Accommodate Another Employee Doesn't Establish Malafide; Employee Can Be Transferred While On Study Leave: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an employee can be transferred while being on a study leave.Dismissing a class II employee's appeal, the division bench of Justice Pranay Verma and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed;"...this Court unequivocally concludes that there is no law or policy stipulating that a person cannot be transferred while on study leave. Therefore, the transfer order cannot be faulted on this ground".Case Title: Saurabh Garg v State of Madhya Pradesh, WA-1819-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 224Review Petition Seeking Mere Clarification To Prevent Procedural Ambiguity Can Be Entertained: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a review application filed under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking clarification to prevent procedural ambiguity or future frivolous litigation is allowed.The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai held:"The scope of review jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is inherently narrow. It is an established principle of judicial discipline that a review is not an appeal in disguise. However, when a party seeks a mere clarification to prevent procedural ambiguity and to ensure that the liberty granted by the Court is effectively and lawfully executable without inviting further frivolous litigation, such an application can be entertained in the interest of justice".Case Title: State of Madhya Pradesh v Ratan Kolhe, R.P. No. 876/2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 225Pension Is A Proprietary Right; Can't Be Withheld Without Proven Grave Misconduct: Madhya Pradesh High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that pension is a proprietary right of a government employee and can only be curtailed when there is a definite finding of grave misconduct that would have warranted dismissal from service.The bench of Justice Anand Singh Bahrawat observed:"Pension is a proprietary right as has been held by the Courts in several pronouncements. Such a proprietary right is not required to be taken away without following proper procedure of law. If such a drastic penalty of withholding of pension is required to be imposed on any such Government servant, definite finding is required to be recorded with respect to the gravity of the misconduct and the ultimate result of the said misconduct, whether it would have been resulted in dismissal from service, had the Government servant remained in the employment, and then only penalty aforesaid is required to be...

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