Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Death Penalty Imposed On Man For Committing Rape Of Minor Relative

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (June 25) commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for rape of a minor girl aged 12 years. The court commuted the death penalty after noting that the convict was 24 years of age and had no criminal antecedents, except one murder case, which is under appeal.The bench, however, upheld his conviction, observing that the "chain of all the circumstances is complete to point out towards the guilt of the appellant and nobody else. Therefore, as...

MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL For Appointment Of Special Needs Teachers In Private Schools Across Jabalpur

While hearing a PIL seeking appointment of special educators for special needs children in private schools across Jabalpur, the Madhya Pradesh High Court issued notice to Centre and State authorities and has granted time to file a reply.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed, “Issue notice. Notice is accepted by learned counsel appearing for respondent no.1 and also by learned counsel appearing for respondent nos.2 to 4. Learned counsel for...

MP High Court Quashes Remarks Against Ex-State CIC's Conduct For Delaying RTI Info, Says Decision Was 'Bona Fide'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside adverse observations made on the conduct of former State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Arvind Kumar Shukla in an order passed by a single judge bench and quashed the direction to recover a penalty of Rs. 40,000.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed that the order passed by the CIC with respect to information sought by an RTI applicant was passed in bona fide discharge of his duties. It...

Madhya Pradesh HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Guidelines To Curb Allegedly Misleading News Reports Targeting Muslims

The Madhya Pradesh High Court last week refused to entertain a writ petition seeking preventive and prohibitory action against allegedly misleading news reports and publications targeting the Muslim community and Islam. Dealing with a writ plea filed by one Maruf Ahmad Khan, a bench of Justice Vishal Mishra said that the reliefs sought were in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), and therefore, the same were not maintainable in the plea seeking mandamus. Khan had ...

MP High Court Issues Notice On Landowner's Appeal Under Land Acquisition Act Questioning Imposition Of Ad-Valorem Court Fees

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on an appeal by a landowner challenging an award passed under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, wherein the landowner has also questioned the imposition of ad-valorem court fees in filing the appeal. For context, ad valorem indicates the amount levied which is in...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Appeal To Allow Urs, Namaz At Gwalior's Centrally Protected Muhammad Ghaus Dargah

The Madhya Pradesh High Court last week dismissed an intra-court appeal seeking permission to perform religious and cultural activities, including Urs (Jalsa) and Namaz, at the tomb of Hazrat Sheikh Muhammad Ghaus in Gwalior, a monument declared of national importance and protected (in 1962) under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. A Bench...

MP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Questioning Vires Of Rule Mandating Convict's Prior Surrender To Challenge Conviction

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a writ petition challenging the constitutionality of a provision under the MP High Court Rules 2008 mandating prior surrender by a convicted person as a pre-condition to challenge the conviction order. The plea asserts that Rule 48 is ultra vires the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), which does not impose any such precondition...

NEET UG 2025 | Power Outage At Exam Centers Didn't Affect Candidates' Performance, Re-Exam Not Feasible: NTA To MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (June 23) heard a batch of petitions filed by medical aspirants alleging that a power outage at the examination centres across Indore during the NEET UG 2025 examination impacted their performance. The candidates argued that the examination centre experienced power outages due to mismanagement and a lack of power backups. The aspirant further claimed...

PIL In Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeks Ban On Jain Ritual Of 'Fasting Unto Death' For Minors

A PIL has been filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking to ban the ritual of 'Santhara' for children below 18 years of age and persons of unsound mind.For context, Santhara is a Jain ritual of voluntarily fasting unto death. As per this practice, a person gradually reduces his or her intake of food and water until death as a means of achieving spiritual purification and detachment...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Father's Habeas Corpus Plea For Custody Of Minor Child, Suggests Alternate Remedy U/S 13 Of CPC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in its Gwalior Bench dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a father based in USA, seeking the custody of his minor son. The Bench comprising of Justice Anand Pathak & Justice Rajendra Kumar Vani deliberated on whether an order passed by the Foreign Court directing the mother to produce the child before it would render the custody of the minor...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Penalty Against District Court Clerk For Delay In Relaying Important Information Requested By HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (June 19), upheld a disciplinary action initiated against an Executant Clerk, serving in the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, for causing undue delay in relaying essential information requested by the High Court. The disciplinary proceedings stemmed from an incident that occurred in June 2016, when the petitioner was required to submit...

'Opportunity To Be Heard Was Not Granted': Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Order Terminating Panchayatkarmi

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (June 19), set aside a termination order of a Panchayatkarmi, noting that the removal/ termination order was passed in violation of the principles of natural justice. The bench noted that the petitioner was neither granted any opportunity to file written statements nor was granted an opportunity to be heard. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh...