Medical Boards Formed Under MTP Act Must Provide Complete, Cogent & Clear Opinion On Termination Of Pregnancy: MP High Court

Noting that opinions of medical boards on termination of pregnancy did not contain complete information in several cases, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed that the board formed under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act must provide "complete, cogent and clear opinions" on MTP cases. The High Court made these observations in a suo moto petition initiated after it took cognizance of...

Wife Blaming Husband's Family After Setting Herself Ablaze Amounts To Cruelty: MP High Court Grants Divorce

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted divorce to a man sought on the grounds of cruelty under Hindu Marriage Act(HMA), observing that his wife had "in a moment of despair" set herself ablaze and later blamed his relatives for the same without being able to provide any reliable evidence. In doing so the high court, while setting aside the family court order, observed that the wife also...

'Threat To Public': MP High Court Upholds Detention Of Man Who Allegedly Fired Pistol In Residential Area, Uploaded Video Online

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a man's plea challenging his detention, who was seen in a social media video uploaded by him, allegedly open firing his pistol in a residential area.In doing so the court observed that the order passed by the District Magistrate Gwalior under National Security Act detaining him for three months, was justified as the man was threat to public order and...

PIL Filed In MP High Court Against Song 'Bhai Wakeel Hai' From Jolly LLB 3, Says It Ridicules Legal Profession

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court, raising objections to the depiction of lawyers and the judiciary in the teaser and song 'Bhai Wakeel Hai' from the upcoming film Jolly LLB 3.The petition states that the song depicts actors, playing Advocates in the film, dancing in a manner that trivializes and ridicules the legal fraternity while wearing...

'Presiding Officer Has No Basic Knowledge Of Law': MP High Court Orders Training Of Civil Judge

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, recently, ordered the training of a 6th Civil Judge, Sr. Division, District Gwalior, noting that the 'Presiding Officer of Trial Court... has no basic knowledge of law and she needs training in JOTRI regarding procedural law'. These observations were made in a petition challenging the order of the Civil Judge, wherein the petitioner's application under Order 22...

MP High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking To Exempt 'Fantasy Sports' From New Law Regulating Online Money Games

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (September 3) issued notice on a plea challenging Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 claiming that it puts a blanket prohibition on "online money games" including judicially recognised skill-based games, infringing Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution. The court was hearing a writ petition filed by Clubboom 11 Sports &...

How Is PIL Maintainable? MP High Court Remarks On Plea Against Legal Service Entity Using Celebrity Promotion, Online Ads

While hearing a PIL filed by certain lawyers challenging the alleged commercialization of legal services by an entity through sponsored online advertisements and celebrity-led promotions, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (September 2) orally asked the petitioners as to how a PIL was maintainable. During the hearing, a division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Binod...

MP High Court Rejects Congress MLA's Plea Against Speaker's Inaction On Disqualification Of BJP MLA For 'Defection'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 1), dismissed a plea by Congress MLA Umang Singhar against alleged inaction of the Assembly's Speaker on adjudicating Singhar's plea for disqualification of BJP MLA from Bina constituency Nirmla Sapre "on the ground of committing defection".Justice Pranay Verma, presiding at the high court bench at Indore, in his order noted that the place...

MP High Court Judge Recuses From Illegal Mining Case After BJP MLA Attempts To Contact Him

Justice Vishal Mishra of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 01) recused from an illegal mining case, stating that BJP MLA from Vijayraghavgarh assembly constituency— Sanjay Pathak, tried to call him to have a discussion regarding the case. Justice Mishra stated,"Mr. Sanjay Pathak has made an attempt to call me to have discussion regarding this particular matter, therefore, I...

MP High Court Rejects PIL Alleging Preferential Treatment To 'VIPs' At Mahakaleshwar Temple

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a PIL alleging that the management committee of Ujjain's Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple permitted entry inside the Garbhagriha (innermost sanctum) only to "so-called VIPs" to offer water to the deity, while denying access to the general public. The petitioner claimed that such conduct by the temple administrator was discriminatory and arbitrary.However,...

Poor Air Connectivity Hampers Lawyers' Access To HC Benches And Supreme Court: Law Student Tells MP High Court

In the ongoing PIL seeking to increase air connectivity to Jabalpur, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (August 28) allowed an intervention application filed by a final year law student highlighting the difficulties faced by lawyers and litigants due to poor flight connectivity from Jabalpur to its benches at Indore and Gwalior, as well as to the Supreme Court in Delhi.In his plea, the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Warns Advocate For Using 'Indecent Language' Regarding Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court accepted a lawyer's apology for using indecent language during proceedings and further warned him of appropriate action if he uses indecent language again in future in court. The bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agarwal observed; "During the course of arguments, learned counsel for applicant has used indecent language regarding Court for which he tendered...