'No Sudden Or Immediate Financial Crisis': MP High Court Dismisses Plea For Compassionate Appointment 20 Years After Father's Death

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied the petition of a son seeking compassionate appointment more than 20 years after his father's death, observing that the family had endured 20 years without the benefit of compassionate appointment and therefore the appointment cannot be said to be in a sudden or immediate financial crisis. The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal observed,"The whole raison detre of compassionate appointment the mitigation of a sudden,...

'Does Not Promote Enmity': MP High Court Grants Bail To Men Accused Of Posting Instagram Reel 'Supporting Iran'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to two men accused of posting an Instagram reel supporting Iran, observing that the reel did not promote enmity between different groups but only shows a protest in favour of a country presently at war with the USA. Justice Ramkumar Choubey observed; "The material placed in the case diary shows that the offence has been registered against...

Instagram Chat Encryption Row | 'Approach Data Protection Board First' MP High Court To PIL Petitioner; Seeks Order By May 5

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed a petitioner challenging Meta/Instagram's recent decision to discontinue end-to-end encrypted messaging from May 8, to first approach the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI).A bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi further directed the DPBI to pass a "reasoned and speaking order" within 15 days of receiving...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 68 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 93Nominal Index Pankaj Mishra v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 68Sultan Singh Nagar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 69Smt Karuna Bajpai v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 70Lakhan Singh Solanki v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 71Ramniwas Rawat v. Mukesh Malhotra & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 72Ramniwas Rawat...

'Attempt To Extract Pound Of Flesh From Husband': MP High Court Refuses Interim Maintenance To Wife Earning ₹1.25 Lakh A Month

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently denied relief to a wife who challenged an order of the Family Court rejecting her interim maintenance plea under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. Upholding the Family Court's order, a bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed that the wife's prayer was nothing but "an attempt to extract a pound of flesh from the husband", which cannot...

Wife Quitting Job For Marital Obligations Entitled To Support: MP High Court Upholds ₹40K Maintenance To Engineer Wife

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that a wife who discontinues her job due to marital obligations and compulsions is entitled to maintenance from her husband until she again obtains a job with sufficient income to maintain herself. A bench of Justice Gajendra Singh thus UPHELD a Family Court order directing the husband to pay Rs. 40K as maintenance to wife, holding a...

Only Parents' Income Relevant To Determine Creamy Layer, Self Or Income Of Spouse Who Is Not Class-I Officer Irrelevant: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that to determine the status of the creamy layer, the self-income of the candidate or the income of the husband (below the rank of a class I officer) is not considered. Thus, in such circumstances, only the parents' income is considered the court said. The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti observed; "while determining the status of creamy layer of a...

'Second' Marriage By Muslim Man Not Bigamy U/S 494 IPC; Islam Permits Polygamy: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that a Muslim man who contracts a 'second' marriage during the subsistence of his first marriage cannot be prosecuted for the offence of bigamy under Section 494 IPC. A bench of Justice BP Sharma observed that Section 494 IPC applies to those cases where the second marriage is void by reason of the subsistence of the first marriage. However, the...

State Can't Deny Paid Maternity Leave To Employees Citing 80-Day Work Rule, Has To Ensure Welfare Measures: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Section 5(2) of the Maternity Benefit Act which bars the benefit of maternity leave unless a woman has worked for 80 days in 12 months, does not apply to establishments of the State Government. The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat held, "Section 5(2) of the Act of 1961, bars benefit of maternity leave unless woman has worked for 80 days in 12 months....

MP High Court Allows 19-Year-Old Woman To Live With Partner Of Choice After She Rejects Husband, Parents

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently allowed a 19-year-old married woman to reside with a partner of her choice, after she expressed unwillingness to reside with her 40-year-old husband who she alleged had ill-treated her. In doing so the court appointed 'Shourya Didis' in the woman's "best interest" thereby upholding her right to personal liberty. For context, "Shourya Didi" refers to a...

MP High Court Quashes FIR Against Railway Vigilance Officers Accused Of Harassing Ticket Examiner, Cites Possible 'Extraneous Influence'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Railway Vigilance Officials for allegedly harassing a ticket examiner and subjecting him to caste-based slurs, raising serious concerns over the manner in which the case was initiated. The court noted that the case gave rise to "reasonable apprehension that process was influenced by extraneous considerations" in...

Land Revenue Code | Mere Allegation Of Taking Indirect Advantage From Demarcation Proceedings Not Criminal Conspiracy: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that mere allegation of deriving indirect advantage from demarcation proceedings under the MP Land Revenue Code cannot, in the absence of cogent evidence, form a basis for inferring criminal conspiracy. The bench of Justice BP Sharma quashed a Trial Court order directing registration of an FIR, observing that the order was passed mechanically as...