Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 25 - May 31, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 174 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 187Nominal Index: Central MP Gramin Bank v Babita Mor 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 174X v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 175Santosh Agrawal v MP Madhya Kshetra Vidhut Vitran 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 176Anuj Kumar Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 177Laxmikant Sonu v Smt Radha 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 178Smt Jyoti Shrivastav v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 179Sumer Singh v Renu Garg 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 180State v Giribala Singh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 181Kangaroo Kids International Pre School v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 182Vinay Pratap Singh v Pushpendra Singh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 183Shiv Kumar Vaishya v Shubhkaran Vaishya 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 184Ashok Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 185Prem Singh v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 186 Madhu v Hemendra Kumar 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 187Gratuity Can't Be Automatically Forfeited On Employee's Dismissal Unless Conditions Under Payment Of Gratuity Act Are Met: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that mere dismissal from service itself cannot result in automatic forfeiture of gratuity until statutory conditions under the Act are satisfied.The court further dismissed an appeal filed by Central MP Gramin Bank challenging the Single Judge's order directing payment of gratuity to the widow of a deceased employee who was terminated on allegations of misappropriation.Case Title: Central MP Gramin Bank v Babita Mor, Writ Appeal 3160-2025Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 174Interfaith Couples Must Show Clear Proof Of Threat To Seek Continuous Police Protection, General Apprehensions Not Enough: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an inter-faith couple's petition seeking round-the-clock (24-hour) police protection including specialized security during night hours, observing that every plea for continuous police protection must demonstrate clear proof of threat rather than general apprehensions or isolated incidents.Case Title: X v State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No. 14252/2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 175Lawyer Running Office From Residence Can't Be Charged Electricity At Commercial Rates: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an advocate operating his office from his residential premises cannot be subjected to a commercial electricity tariff, observing that the legal profession does not amount to a 'commercial activity'.Case Title: Santosh Agrawal v MP Madhya Kshetra Vidhut Vitran, WP-1507-2021Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 176Freezing Entire Salary Account Over Suspicious Transactions Violates Right To Livelihood: MP High Court Grants Relief To Armed Force PersonnelThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a serving Special Armed Force Personnel cannot be denied access to his legitimate salary merely because certain transactions in his bank account are under inquiry.Therefore, the bench directed the Bank to permit operation of the petitioner's salary account, except to the extent of the suspicious/disputed transactions, which may continue to remain under restraint subject to further orders by the investigating agency.Case Title: Anuj Kumar Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-9453-2021Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 177S.125 CrPC | Husband's Detention For Failure To Pay Maintenance Can't Become Indefinite Punitive Imprisonment: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that imprisonment in maintenance execution proceedings is merely a coercive mechanism intended to secure compliance and cannot be converted into indefinite punitive detention.Case Title: Laxmikant Sonu v Smt Radha, MCRC-18044-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 178Excluding Divorced Daughter From Family Pension Violates Article 14: Madhya Pradesh High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a divorced daughter cannot be excluded from the definition of family under the MP Civil Services Pension Rules, 1976 and therefore denying family pension benefits to them would amount to discrimination and violate Article 14 of the Constitution of India.Case Title: Smt Jyoti Shrivastav v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-1666-2022Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 179MP High Court Revives Sheopur Municipal President Election Petition, Slams State For Taking Contradictory Stand On Gazette NotificationThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has restored an election petition challenging the election of the President of the Sheopur Municipal Council and strongly criticised the State Government and the elected President for taking contradictory legal stands and delaying the proceedings.Case Title: Sumer Singh v Renu Garg, C.R.No. 175/2024Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 180Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case | MP High Court Quashes Anticipatory Bail Granted To Mother-In-Law Giribala SinghThe Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (May 27), quashed the anticipatory bail granted to retired judge Giribala Singh by the Trial Court in her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma's alleged dowry death case.Case Title: State v...

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