Madhya Pradesh High Court
Twisha Sharma's Father Moves MP High Court Challenging Anticipatory Bail Granted To Mother-In-Law In Dowry Death Case
Twisha Sharma's father, Navnidhi Sharma, has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the anticipatory bail granted to his deceased daughter's mother-in-law, Giribala Singh. Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old woman, was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12. An FIR has been lodged under BNS Sections 80(2) (dowry death), 85 (cruelty) and 3(5) (common intention) and...
Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: Lawyer-Husband Samarth Singh Moves Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail
Lawyer Samarth Singh has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case concerning the death of his wife Twisha Sharma. Singh is booked in an FIR over allegations of cruelty and dowry harassment. This after a Sessions Court in Bhopal on Monday, denied Sigh anticipatory bail after noting that from the FIR and the WhatsApp chats, it appeared that the main...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Refuses To Reinstate Guest Faculty Accused Of Sending Objectionable Messages To Girl Student
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the termination of a guest faculty member of Government Women's Polytechnic College, who was removed from service for sending inappropriate messages to a female student and pressuring her to communicate.The bench of Justice Amit Seth observed,"Admittedly, invitation of the petitioner is that for a Guest Faculty which is purely temporary in nature and for...
MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Journalist Accused Of Extorting Money By Threatening 'Fake News' Reports
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash an FIR lodged against a journalist accused of extorting money by allegedly threatening the Umri Toll Plaza administration with publication of fake news reports.The bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta observed that the FIR prima facie discloses commission of a cognizable offence and warrants a proper investigation."The allegations in FIR...
Calling Judge Biased Because Order Didn't Reflect Certain Arguments Of Party Unjustified: MP High Court Rejects Transfer Plea
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an application seeking transfer of a petition to another court over apprehensions of judicial bias, observing that merely because a judicial order does not reflect or discuss certain arguments advanced by the party, it cannot be inferred that the presiding judge was biased or acted unfairly. The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi observed;"The Court is...
MP High Court Awards ₹10 Lakh Compensation To Businessman Detained For 57 Days Over Spices Mistaken For Narcotics
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to pay ₹10 Lakh in compensation to a businessman who was detained for 57 days after airport security equipment mistakenly identified his packets of branded Aamchur and Garam Masala powders as containing heroin and MDEA. The bench of Justice Deepak Khot observed; "...because of the lethargy and not having the standard laboratories in...
Govt Cannot Interfere In Management Of Private Temples: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that the government cannot interfere in the management of a private temple.It has thus directed all District Collectors to first examine the status of a temple, whether they are public or private, before imposing a Scheme of management on them .The development comes in a petition filed by Sarvarakhar of a statedly private Shiv Temple situated in...
Viral Kumbh Mela Star Approaches MP High Court Alleging Forged Birth Certificate Used To Criminalise Her Interfaith Marriage
The viral star from Kumbh Mela, along with her husband, has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court alleging that her birth certificate was forged to criminalise their interfaith marriage.The couple has thus sought directions to restore her Birth Certificate and to conduct an independent investigation into forgery of government records. For context, the star shot to nationwide fame during...
Termination Of Employee On Allegation Of Disobedience Without Departmental Inquiry Legally Impermissible: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that terminating the services of an employee over allegations of disobedience or indiscipline without permitting him to adduce evidence in a properly constituted inquiry is legally impermissible, making such termination unsustainable. The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed that the respondents had terminated the petitioner's services by...
Borrowing Department Can Repatriate Deputationist On Grounds Of Unsuitability Without Conducting Full Departmental Probe: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while dismissing the petition of a government employee challenging premature repatriation to his parent department, observed that repatriation of a government employee to their parent department based on mere satisfaction of the competent authority is valid. The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai was considering whether the curtailment of the petitioner's...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 11 - May 17, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 160Nominal Index: Vijay Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146Smt Khalida Bee v MP Wakf Boards 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 147Sangram Singh Rajpoot v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 148Jagdish Varkade v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 149Bharat Enterprises v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 150State of...