Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Interim Age Relaxation To EWS Candidates Filling 2025 UPSC CSE Form

In a plea on age limit relaxation for EWS category in UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High court in an interim order permitted EWS candidates to fill the form and directed the UPSC to extend the age relaxation benefit to them, in view of the fact that the form submission window was closing on February 18. The petitioner sought to quash...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Lays Down SOP For Termination Of Pregnancy Upto & Beyond 24 Weeks In Sexual Assault Cases

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a suo motu reference petition, laid down standard procedures for termination of pregnancies up to 24 weeks and for pregnancies exceeding 24 weeks in cases concerning rape and sexual assault.The court took up the matter in view of divergent decisions passed by the single judge benches at Indore concerning termination of pregnancies under...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Trial Runs To Dispose Of Union Carbide's Toxic Waste Material At Pithampur

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (February 18) directed the State to conduct the first trial run to dispose of 10 metric tonne of Union Carbide's waste material, at Pithampur facility on February 27 by taking all protocols into consideration. The court has said that for the trial run, 30 metric ton of waste will be disposed in three lots of 10 metric tonne each.The division bench of...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Rebukes Sub Divisional Officer Over Handwritten, Illegible Orders Passed In Election Petition

In a petition challenging concerned Sub-divisional Officer's order which closed the litigant's right to produce witnesses in an election case, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High said that the SDO had taken the judicial proceedings in a "casual manner" after noting that the officer's handwritten order sheets were "absolutely illegible". The court thus directed the SDO not to...

Wife In Love With Someone Else Without Any Physical Relations Is Not Adultery: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that merely because the wife is in love with someone else is not enough to prove adultery on her part to deny her maintenance. The Court categorically held that for sexual intercourse is necessary for adultery.“From Section 144(5) of the BNSS/125(4) of the Cr.P.C. it is clear that only if the wife is proved to be living in adultery, then the...

Burden Of Cases Over Courts Can't Be Ignored: MP High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Nursing College For Filing Frivolous Petition

While dismissing a review petition filed by a Nursing College seeking grant of recognition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on the petitioner-college for wasting court's time by filing frivolous petitions and applications.The court also remarked that the petition has been drafted very carelessly and without any sensible approach.The division bench of Justice...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Rape Accused To Handover All Electronic Gadgets, Password Of Social Media Accounts For Investigation

While granting anticipatory bail to a rape accused, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed him to handover all his electronic gadgets along with the password of his all social media platforms to the investigating agency. The court also directed the applicant to submit all documents and intimate pictures of the victim to the investigating agency and the victim.The single judge bench of...

Mutation | Tehsildar Can't Relegate A Person To Civil Court To Seek Declaration That He Is Legal Representative Of Deceased Owner: MP High Court

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Tehsildar cannot relegate a person to Civil Court to seek declaration that he is the legal representative of the deceased property owner, to get his name mutated.A single judge bench of Justice Pranay Verma observed, “There is no requirement for the applicant to seek any declaration from the Civil Court that he is the...

Governor Can't Punish Guilty Govt Official By Dismissal Under Rules, Can Only Withhold/Withdraw Pension For Misconduct: Madhya Pradesh HC

While setting aside a dismissal order of a retired government official, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court concluded that under the state civil service pension rules the Governor can only withhold or withdraw the officer's pension for grave misconduct/negligence but cannot impose punishment of dismissal. Referring to the provisions of the MP Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976A...

'Illegality' In Recognizing Colleges: Madhya Pradesh HC Warns Of CBI Enquiry If State/Nursing Council Doesn't Produce Missing CCTV, Files

While hearing a PIL claiming irregularities in granting recognition to nursing colleges, the Madhya Pradesh High Court warned of transferring the enquiry to CBI if the State authorities fail to produce missing CCTV footage and the files on enrolment of students in colleges, when allegedly no permission for admission in the nursing course was granted for 2022-23 session. A division bench...

High Court Is A 'Superior Custodian' Than CWC: Madhya Pradesh HC Directs State To Produce Children Allegedly Rescued From Their Parents

While hearing a Habeas Corpus petition filed by 10 parents for production of their minor children in custody of Child Welfare Committee, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday said that the high court is the superior custodian than the Child Welfare Committee and it will decide whether children need to be rescued and kept in a childcare institution.During the hearing when counsel told...

Cases Of Missing Persons Cannot Be Pursued Under Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction: MP High Court Reiterates

While hearing a Habeas Corpus Petition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that cases of missing persons cannot be brought under the provision of Habeas Corpus and that such cases are to be filed under regular provisions of the penal law.The division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed, “Cases of missing persons cannot be brought under the provision...