Firearm License Cannot Be Suspended On Mere Registration Or Pendency Of Criminal Case: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a firearms license cannot be suspended on mere registration or pendency of a criminal case.

Case Title: Ghanshyam Yadav v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-35168-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 388

Ujjain Shahi Masjid: MP High Court Disposes Appeal Against Demolition Notice After Mosque Committee, Municipal Corporation Reach Settlement

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of an appeal filed by Shahi Masjid Waqf Panch Mochiyan against the demolition notice issued by the Ujjain Municipal Corporation.

Case Title: Shahi Masjid Waqf Panch Mochiyan v. State of Madhya Pradesh WA 3321/2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 389

FIR Not Mentioning Specific Role Of Accused Not Sufficient To Quash It: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an FIR cannot be quashed merely because it does not mention the specific role attributed to each accused.

Case Title: Dr Pushyamitra Mishra v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-5447-2014

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 390

Junior Advocates Must Be Paid Stipend For Initial 3 Years Of Practice: MP High Court Directs State Bar Council To Frame Guidelines

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Bar Council, along with the State Bar Association and the Advocates' Bar Association, to frame guidelines prescribing a minimum stipend for junior advocates within 6 months.

Case Title: Vipin Pandey v Rani Durgavati University, WP-7749-2005

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 391

Existence Of Joint Family Not Proof Of Joint Family Fund: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the mere existence of a joint family does not establish the existence of a joint family fund from which the property was purchased.

Case Title: Vinod v Kailashnarayan, SA-37-2019

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 392

Repatriation Of Deputationist Without Prior Hearing Valid If No Stigma Or Adverse Civil Consequence: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a deputationist can be repatriated to his parent department without prior notice or an opportunity of hearing where the order does not cast any stigma or impose any adverse civil consequence.

Case Title: Vijayendra Pal Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-1011-2026

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 393

Budget Constraints Can't Justify Indefinite Withholding Of Admitted Dues: MP High Court Orders ₹5 Lakh Payment

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that administrative or budgetary difficulties cannot justify withholding payment of completed work to a contractor.

Case Title: Jitendra Singh Tomar v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-5947-2025

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 394

Borrowing Department Can't Take Disciplinary Action After Employee Is Repatriated To Parent Department: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a borrowing department can exercise disciplinary powers against a government employee deputed to it only so long as the employee-employer relationship between the borrowing department and the deputed employee subsists.

Case Title: Kanhailal Samadhiya v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-19947-2026

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 395

Can't Order CBI Probe Merely Because Accused Is Excise Officer: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a review petition, holding that the mere fact that the accused is an officer of the Excise Department cannot, by itself, justify transferring an investigation to the CBI.

Case Title: Santosh v State of Madhya Pradesh, RP-1613-2026

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 396

Court Not A Mouthpiece Of Prosecution, Has To Consider Board Probabilities Of Case At Charge Framing Stage: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that while considering the framing of charges, a court cannot merely act as the 'mouthpiece of the prosecution' and must consider the broad probabilities of the case.

Case Title: State of Madhya Pradesh v Iqbal, CRA-8247-2024

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 397

Mahakumbh Fame Woman Gets Relief as MP High Court Quashes Birth Certificate Correction Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted relief to a young woman who rose to prominence during the 2025 Mahakumbh, setting aside the order by which authorities had cancelled her earlier birth certificate and altered her date of birth from January 1, 2008, to December 30, 2009.

Case Title: MB v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-18924-2026

CITATION: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 398