Election Law · MP Municipalities Act Can an Election Petition Against a Municipal President Be Filed Before the Gazette Notification? MP High Court Answers A Gwalior Bench ruling in Sumer Singh v. Smt. Renu Garg and Others resolves a drafting…
A Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court reduced a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and acquitted three co-accused, applying the Stalin totality of circumstances test and the strict evidentiary standard for common intention under Section 34 IPC.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award that dismissed a genuine compensation claim over a guardian-appointment technicality involving a minor driver, and restored the claim for fresh adjudication at Sidhi.
The MP High Court, Jabalpur, holds that Section 409 IPC allegations already present in the FIR justify a 90-day investigation period under Section 187(3) BNSS, even though the FIR was initially registered only under Section 420 IPC, and dismisses the petitioner's default bail revision.
The Jabalpur High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the termination of a compassionate appointment held for eleven years, holding that suppression of a family member's government service at the time of application renders the appointment invalid from inception. Advocate Siddharth Shukla breaks down the ruling in Subhash Dubey vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, its reasoning on fraud, natural justice, and unclean hands under Article 226, and what it means for employees and families across Madhya Pradesh.
MP High Court Judgment Analysis · Contract & Constitutional Law · Energy & Infrastructure Disputes Can a State Discom Terminate a Power Project Lease Just Because Generation Fell Short? The MP High Court Says Not Without Asking Why A Division…
The MP High Court has quashed a punishment order against a police officer who was handed the same penalty as a co-delinquent found guilty of bribery, holding that punishment must match each employee's proved role. Advocate Siddharth Shukla breaks down the ruling and what it means for government employees facing joint departmental enquiries in Madhya Pradesh.
The MP High Court has set aside a Rs. 30,000 monthly maintenance order after the Family Court failed to explain why it awarded a fifth of the husband's assessed income, remanding the matter with directions on the Rajnesh v. Neha disclosure guidelines and the 25 percent quantum benchmark.
MP High Court Sets Aside Refusal to Refer an Execution Dispute to Arbitration in Jaipaldas Rajdev v. Varsha Agarwal Arbitration Appeal No. 265 of 2025 | Decided 2 September 2026 | MP High Court, Jabalpur Introduction A landlord and tenant settle an eviction suit.…
In Satyabir Singh v. M.P. Industrial Development Corporation Ltd., the High Court of Madhya Pradesh held that seniority alone does not create an automatic right to hold a higher officiating post. The judgment reaffirms that candidates must meet the foundational statutory eligibility criteria, and clarifies that state contractual rules requiring cabinet approval do not apply to autonomous corporate bodies.
