Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: December 08 - December 14, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 272 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 280Nominal Index L v RD 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 272Rahul Modi v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 273Mamta Gurjar v Pooja Kushwah 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 274Madhusudan Patidar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 275Sonu Singh Narwariya v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 276BS v KS 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 277 Dr Arun Prakash Bukharia v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 278X v Y 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 279Aarti Kushwaha v Union 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 280MP High Court Upholds Divorce Based On Photos Of Wife's Adultery Without S.65B Evidence Act Certificate, Says Requirement Not MandatoryWhile upholding family court's divorce decree granted in favour of a husband based on photographs of the wife committing adultery, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the Indian Evidence Act was not strictly applicable in matrimonial cases.Case Title: L v RD [FA-866-2021]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 272MP High Court Dismisses Plea To Consolidate Cheating FIRs Against Adarsh Credit Co-operative; Imposes ₹5,000 Cost Over Repeated FilingsThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking to consolidate FIR and conduct a unified investigation and trial into cheating and misappropriation allegations against Adarsh Credit Co-operative Society Limited (ACCSL).The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi imposed a cost of ₹5,000 on the petition observing that he had unnecessarily invoked the extraordinary writ jurisdiction despite having earlier withdrawn writ petition seeking identifcal reliefs without any liberty to file a fresh petition on same cause of action.Case Title: Rahul Modi v State of Madhya Pradesh [WP-43781-2025]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 273'Custodial Torture Falls Outside Scope Of Duty': MP High Court Refuses Sanction Protection U/S 197 CrPC To Accused Police OfficersThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the protection granted to police officers from prosecution, Section 197 CrPC or Section 218 of BNSS, does not exist in cases of abuse, false arrest, custodial violence or false registration, and is only applicable where there is a 'reasonable connection' with official duty.Case Title: Mamta Gurjar v Pooja Kushwah [MCRC-26331-2025]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 2742023 Vikram Award: MP High Court Rejects Challenge To Selection Of Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya In Adventure Sports CategoryThe Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (December 8), dismissed a petition filed by mountaineer Madhusudan Patidar alleging 'inaction and discrimination' by the State in selecting awardee for the 2023 Vikram Award (Adventure Sports Category) and specifically challenging selection of mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya.Case Title: Madhusudan Patidar v State of Madhya Pradesh (WP-31275-2025)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 275Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Appointment Of Candidate With 40% Locomotor Disability; Says Expiry Of Select List Cannot Defeat His RightThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to appoint the petitioner, certified as having 40% permanent locomotor disability, observing that he was denied appointment due to the cumbersome procedure adopted by the State and therefore rejecting his candidature merely because the selection list has expired would be unreasonable.Case Title: Sonu Singh Narwariya v State of Madhya Pradesh [WP-38868-2025]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 276Arya Samaj Certificate Alone Not Proof Of Valid Marriage: Madhya Pradesh High Court Holds Union Void For Lack Of SaptapadiThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside a Family Court order declaring a woman as the legally wedded wife of a man, noting that the marriage cannot be recognised under the Hindu Marriage Act if essential ceremonies including sacred fire, pheras or saptpadi, were not performed.In doing so, the division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Hirdesh observed that the Family Court erred in treating the Arya Samaj certificate and register entry as conclusive proof of the existence of a valid marriage.Case Title: BS v KS [FA-1998-2024]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 277Civil Service Rules | Regularized Employee Can't Be Denied Pension Citing Artificial Breaks In Ad-Hoc Service: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the State to treat the ad-hoc service of a Physics lecturer, working in a Government College in District Sagar, as continuous service for pension purposes.Case Title: Dr Arun Prakash Bukharia v State of MP [WP-10214-2021]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 278Wife Sending Nude Photos To Another Man Not Expected In Indian Society: MP High Court Upholds Divorce On Ground Of AdulteryThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has affirmed a Family Court order granting divorce to a husband after it was established that his wife was engaged in an illicit relationship with another man.Case Title: X v Y [FA-101-2017]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 279MP High Court Issues Notice In Coal Worker's Wife's Petition Seeking Probe Into Husband's Death Over Safety ViolationsThe...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: December 08 - December 14, 2025

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