Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Digest: May 04 to May 10, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 130 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 145Nominal IndexBherugir v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 130Virendra Kumar Katare v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 131Riteshwan v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 132Dr Savita Maru v Directorate of Census Operations 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 133Sanjay Bansal v MP Gramin Bank 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 134Chairman v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 135Hemlata Arya v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 136Ravi Das Gupta v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 137Harsh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 138 Pramod Kumar Soni v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 139Faizan Ansari v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 140Hemraj Tailor v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 141Lokendera Singh Hihore v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 142Smt Jyotsana Raja Angre v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 143M/s Betul Town v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 144Hiralal v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 145Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Rejected Mechanically For Non-Disclosure Of 498A IPC Case, Especially After Acquittal: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that rejection of a compassionate appointment claim cannot be automatic or mechanical merely on the ground of non-disclosure of a criminal case, particularly when the applicant was acquitted.Case Title: Bherugir v State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No. 19107/2019Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 130Property Attachment, Auction Part Of Quasi-Judicial Duties Of Tehsildar; Disciplinary Action Unsustainable Absent Malafide: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that attachment and auction of property for recovery of dues are quasi-judicial functions of a Revenue officer (Tehsildar), which cannot be questioned in disciplinary proceedings in the absence of alleged malafide.Case Title: Virendra Kumar Katare v State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No. 189/2020Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 131Compassionate Appointment Not A Heritable Estate; State's Demand For Succession Certificate Arbitrary: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that compassionate appointment cannot be treated as a heritable estate or property right that devolves by succession, and therefore, the State asking for a succession certificate to process the application for compassionate appointment is arbitrary and invalid.Case Title: Riteshwan v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP 13968/2023, Anita Wan v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP No. 6223 of 2024,Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 132Assigning Census Duties To Class-I Officers In Subordination To Junior-Ranked Officers Is 'Severe Administrative Anomaly': MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered the cancellation of Census 2026-27 duties assigned to 51 'Class -I' Officers of Ujjain Engineering College, deeming the deployment legally and administratively unsustainable.Case Title: Dr Savita Maru v Directorate of Census Operations, MP, WP-15363-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 133Even If Inquiry Is Vitated, Punishment Can Stand If Misconduct Is Independently Established: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the disciplinary authority's order of compulsory retirement of a Branch Manager working in MP Gramin Bank, despite acknowledging procedural flaws in the disciplinary inquiry conducted against him.Case Title: Sanjay Bansal v MP Gramin Bank, Writ Petition No. 28612 of 2022Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 134Restriction On Minority Educational Institutions' Right To Choose Institute Head Violates Article 30(1): MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the right of minority aided educational institutions to choose the head of their institute cannot be restricted, as the same would amount to a violation of Article 30(1) of the Constitution.Case Title: Chairman v State of Madhya Pradesh, WA. 2405 of 2025, SK Upadhyay v State of Madhya Pradesh, WA.2416 of 2025Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 135Person Migrating To Another State Can't Carry Scheduled Caste Status Even If Same Caste Is Recognised There: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a person migrating from one State to another does not carry his caste status even if the caste is recognised as a Scheduled Caste in both States, observing that recognition of a particular caste as a Scheduled Caste in a State is based on social, economic, and educational backwardness faced by that caste in the home state.Case Title: Hemlata Arya v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-7568-2018Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 136S.361 IPC | Merely Accompanying Minor Who Left Home Voluntarily Not Kidnapping From Lawful Guardianship: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that an adult merely accompanying a minor who has left home voluntarily of their own accord would not constitute the offence of kidnapping from lawful guardianship.Case Title: Ravi Das Gupta v State of Madhya Pradesh, CRA-2321-2013Citation: 2026...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Digest: May 04 to May 10, 2026

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