Connect with Siddharth Shukla Advocate, Madhya Pradesh High Court Follow Siddharth Shukla on X Advocate, Madhya Pradesh High Court On January 23, 2026, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh delivered a judgment in the case of Jabbar Khan vs. Rajendra Kumar Jaiswal. The court upheld a 2002 Trial Court judgment that dismissed a claim for property ejectment due to a…
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The “Security Cheque” Defense: High Court Reinstates Conviction in Loan Default Case
Connect with Siddharth Shukla, Advocate Legal Insights The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently addressed whether a cheque issued as “security” for a loan exempts a borrower from criminal liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments (N.I.) Act. In the case of Ramesh Kumar Mehra vs. Anand Malviya, the Court overturned an acquittal, ruling that a security cheque matures into…
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MPPSC Recruitment Deadlines Are Not “Technicalities”: Indore Bench Refuses to Revive Candidature After Cut-Off
Recruitment litigation ex facie may look deceptively trite: a candidate clears the written exam, appears in the merit list, and then loses out because of a “procedural” lapse: late document submission, a missed upload, or a delayed verification. The question courts repeatedly face is whether such lapses can be cured later, especially when the candidate appears meritorious and the default…
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Execution of Eviction Decrees Must Finish in 6 Months: Supreme Court & High Court Mandate
The enforcement of eviction decrees has long been plagued by delays that undermine the very purpose of judicial relief. Addressing this systemic issue, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh has issued a decisive mandate requiring executing courts to conclude eviction proceedings within six months, except in exceptional circumstances recorded in writing. Reinforced by Supreme Court jurisprudence, this ruling marks a…
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Docket Explosion in Indian Courts.
By Siddharth Shukla The Indian legal system is facing a massive problem of arrears of pending cases. According to data from the National Judicial Data Grid, as of December 2020, there were over 47 million cases pending in Indian courts. This includes over 37 million cases pending in lower courts and over 10 million cases pending in higher courts. One…
