Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 402 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 411

Nominal Index:

• Suraj Prasad Chakraverti v Sukhchain Kudape 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 402
• Imrat Singh v Chimna 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 403
• Anil Patel v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 404
• RJ v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 405
• AR v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 406
• Rajendra Jain v Jitendra Kurmi 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 407
• SK v State of MP, 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 408
• Mohd Saood v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 409
• Deepak Afle v Dharam Developers and Finvest Ltd 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 410
• Ashita Dubey v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 411

Delayed Medical Examination Can't Discard Evidence Of Permanent Disability: MP High Court

Elderly Male Members Can Be Dependent On Younger Female Member To Handle Family Litigation: MP High Court Debunks 'Misogynistic' Assumption

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that elderly male members of a family can be dependent upon a younger female member to take necessary steps in family litigation.

Case Title: Imrat Singh v Chimna, Second Appeal 30 of 2015

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 403

PIL Can't Be Used To Unsettle Rights From Registered Transaction In Absence Of Prima Facie Fraud: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation, observing that it cannot be used to unsettle rights arising from a registered transaction, especially in the absence of prima facie fraud or irregularity. 

Case Title: Anil Patel v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP 21055 of 2021

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 404

MP High Court Directs Special Inquiry In Bagheshwar Dham Rape Case Over DNA Mismatch

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed a detailed inquiry by a special team to find out who sexually assaulted a minor victim at Bageshwar Dham in District Chhatarpur.

Case Title: RJ v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-40365-2026

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 405

S.498A IPC | Delayed Cruelty FIR Not Counterblast When Wife “Remains Silent” To Save Marriage: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a husband's plea seeking quashing of an FIR alleging cruelty by him and his relatives upon his wife, observing that delay in FIR cannot by itself amount to a counterblast.

Case Title: AR v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-31871-2026

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 406

Revenue Authority's Decision Doesn't Bar Civil Suit Or Operate As Res Judicata In Absence Of Express Statutory Bar: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a civil suit cannot be barred under Section 257 of the MP Land Revenue Code merely because the subject matter was earlier decided by Revenue Authorities, especially if it involves adjudication of civil rights.

Case Title: Rajendra Jain v Jitendra Kurmi, CR-1021-2026

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 407

MP High Court Directs Father To Return Daughter's Custody To Mother If He Remarries Or Enters Live-In Relationship

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted custody of a four-year-old child to her father, until he remarries or enters into a live-in relationship.

Case Title: SK v State of MP, WP-39794-2026

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 408

Arms Act Prima Facie Doesn't Permit Converting Firearm Licence From Sports To Self-Defence Category: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that prima facie, the Arms Act does not permit conversion of the nature of an arms licence from the sports category to the self-defence category, noting that neither the Act nor the Rules contain any provision for such conversion. 

Case Title: Mohd Saood v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-40914-2026

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 409

Lawyer's Failure To Advise Litigant On Remedy Can Be 'Sufficient Cause' To Condone Delay: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has remanded an application seeking condonation of delay to the trial court, noting that a litigant who is completely dependent upon his lawyer should not be made to suffer for the lawyer's failure to advise him concerning an ex parte decree.

Case Title: Deepak Afle v Dharam Developers and Finvest Ltd, CR-514-2025

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 410

OBCs Entitled To 14% Quota, Not 27%: MP High Court Strikes Down 2019 Amendment

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down the MP Public Services (Reservation) Amendment Act, 2019, which provided for 27% reservation for candidates of the Other Backward Class category and 10% reservation for EWS candidates.

Case Title: Ashita Dubey v State of MP, WP 5910 of 2019

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 411