'From Labourer To Chief Justice, Treated People As Dr Ambedkar Envisioned': Justice Suresh Kumar Kait Bids Farewell To MP High Court

"From working as a labourer and to reach the post of Chief Justice of this Court, I have strived to remain grounded and treat everyone with respect and equality regardless of caste, religion or background just as Dr. Ambedkar envisioned,” said Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait on Tuesday (May 20) at his farewell ceremony. While addressing the issue of pendency of...

In Retirement Speech, MP High Court Judge Criticises Supreme Court Collegium For Transferring Him; Says It Was "Ill-Intentioned"

Justice Duppala Venkata Ramana today said that he was transferred from his "home state" Andhra Pradesh to the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 2023, with "ill-intention" and as a means to "harass" him.While addressing the High Court Judges and members of the bar during a farewell function organized ahead of his retirement on June 02, Justice Ramana said,"My transfer order seems to have been...

Appointing Arbitrator U/S 3(G)(5) Of National Highways Act Does Not Constitute Seat Of Arbitration, Is Rather A Convenient Venue: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench at Gwalior of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke has observed that appointment of arbitrator under Section 3(G)(5), National Highways Act, 1956 (“NH Act”) will not amount to the seat of the arbitrator rather it would be a convenient venue and therefore courts where a part of cause of action had arisen will also have jurisdiction over such...

Teachers Absorbed Into State Service From Panchayats Are Entitled To Gratuity Under Payment Of Gratuity Act: MP HC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Vivek Jain dismissed a writ petition filed by the state of Madhya pradesh. The petition challenged an order that granted gratuity to teachers, who were absorbed into State service. The court upheld that the teachers absorbed into state service from panchayats are entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and...

NEET PG 2025: MP High Court Permits Nine Foreign Medical Graduates To Appear In Exam Pending Decision On Increased Internship Period

While hearing pleas by graduates who completed MBBS from foreign universities against an order increasing internship period from two to three years, the Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order on Monday (May 19) permitted the nine petitioner foreign graduates to appear in 2025 NEET-PG Exam scheduled for June 15.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf in...

Repetition Of Old & Overruled Arguments Not Sufficient To Reopen Concluded Adjudications In Review Petition Assailing Arbitration Order: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke has held that repetition of old and overruled arguments is not enough to reopen concluded adjudications as the review proceedings under Order 47 Rule 1 r/w Section 114 of CPC challenging an arbitration order cannot be equated with the original hearing of the case. The scope of review is very limited. Brief Facts of...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Allows Declaration of NEET UG Results Nation Wide Except For 11 Centres In Indore

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed declaration of NEET UG results for centres across India except 11 centres of Indore which were affected by power outage.In its order dated May 15, the Court had temporarily stayed the declaration of results after no one appeared on behalf Centre.Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, “On due consideration this Court finds force in the submissions...

'Wholly Illegal': MP High Court Restores Possession Of 133-Yr-Old Property To Two Sisters Forcibly Removed By Central Authorities

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Defence to restore possession of a 133-year-old property to two sisters who were forcibly and illegally dispossessed of their property.In doing so, the Court said that the manner in which possession was taken by the defendants was wholly illegal and defied all canons of law.Justice Pranay Verma in its order observed, “The...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: April 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 70 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 93Nominal Index:X v/s Y 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 70Naseem Uddin Versus State Of Madhya Pradesh Through Principal Secretary Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal (M.P) And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 71Vinod Kumar Meena Versus Life Insurance Corporation Of India 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 72Nitin Gautam Versus State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 73Dharmendra...

2012 CM Welfare Scheme: MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Claiming State Failed To Financially Help Newly Enrolled Advocates

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the State government on a PIL alleging failure to financially assist newly enrolled advocates under the Chief Minister Welfare Scheme.A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain in its order observed, “Notice issued. Smt. Janhavi Pandit, Additional Advocate General accepts notice on behalf of respondents No. 1...

MP High Court Halts Declaration Of NEET-UG Result Over Plea Claiming Power Outage During Exam At Indore Centre

While hearing a plea filed by a medical aspirant claiming power outage at an examination centre in Indore during the 2025 NEET-UG exam, the Madhya Pradesh High Court temporarily stayed the declaration of results after no one appeared on behalf Centre. Justice Subodh Abhyankar in his order observed, “Considering the fact that the respondent(s) have failed to provide proper conditions to...

Col Sofiya Qureshi Remark: High Court Tears Into 'Deficient' FIR Against BJP Minister Vijay Shah, Calls It 'Gross Subterfuge' By State

In its order uploaded on Thursday evening, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the FIR registered by the State police against BJP state minister Kunwar Vijay Shah for his remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi is 'deficient' on the actions which constitute the offences lodged against him, and the same amounts to 'gross subterfuge' by State.In a strongly worded order, the court further said...