Guest Lecturers Can't Claim Parity With Regular Employees For Additional Casual Leave: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld an order of the Commissioner of the Higher Education Department rejecting Guest Lecturers' representation seeking an additional 7 days' casual leave, which is extended to regular employees, observing that guest lecturers are engaged on a contingent basis and therefore are disentitled to benefits meant for regular employees. [2026 LiveLaw (MP)...

Retired Employee Can't Claim Pay Arrears Beyond 3 Years, But Entitled To Notional Pay Fixation For Pension: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a retired employee cannot claim monetary arrears beyond the preceding three years, and in the case of a retired employee, the doctrine of recurring cause of action cannot be invoked to claim past salary benefits indefinitely. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 309]The bench of Justice Deepak Khot observed that such an employee would be at best entitled to notional...

Punishment Of Dismissal From Service Can Be Imposed After Retirement If Departmental Enquiry Began Before Superannuation: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a penalty of dismissal from service can be imposed on the delinquent employee even after retirement, provided that a departmental enquiry was initiated before the employee attained the age of superannuation. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 308]Referring to Regulations 35, 39 and 45 of the MP Gramin Bank Regulation, 2010, the bench of Justice Deepak Khot...

LiveLaw Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: July 27 to August 2, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 297 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 306Nominal IndexRanjeet Jat v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 297State of Madhya Pradesh v Suresh Bhadoriya 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 298Archana v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 299PK v SM 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 300Ranku v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 301Mazhar Khan v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 302BG v...

Criminal Antecedents Alone Can't Justify Invoking 'Organized Crime' Offence Unless Ingredients Are Met: MP High Court

While granting bail to an accused, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that mere criminal antecedents are insufficient to invoke the offence of organised crime under Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), unless the statutory ingredients of the provision are prima facie established. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 307]Remarking that the provision has "frequently been invoked" without...

LiveLaw Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 244 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 306Nominal Index In re: State of Madhya Pradesh v Kalyan Raikwar 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 244UA v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 245Dilip Kumar Dureha v Smt Anusha Deepak Tyagi 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 246Shailesh C Pandiya v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 247Jagram v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 248Pradeep Kumar Jatav...

Courts Must Inquire Into Accused's Mental Capacity To Stand Trial Even Without Application If Material Exists: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that where material exists raising a prima facie doubt about an accused's mental capacity to stand trial, the trial court has a mandatory duty to conduct an inquiry even if no application has been filed in that regard. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 306]Emphasizing the right to have a fair trial under Article 21 of the Constitution, the bench of Justice Gajendra...

MP High Court Awards ₹5 Lakh Compensation To Police Constable Illegally Detained In Bailable Offence

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has awarded ₹5 lakh compensation to a police constable who was illegally detained in connection with a bailable offence, holding that the police cannot keep an accused in custody merely because they intend to produce him before a Magistrate within 24 hours. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 305]Declaring the arrest and continued detention illegal and violative of Article 21...

Supreme Court's Direction To Keep Sedition Charge In Abeyance Doesn't Bar Continuation Of Trial On Other IPC, UAPA Offences: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the Supreme Court judgment in S.G. Vombatkere Vs Union of India [W.P.(Civil) 682/2021], which kept charges under Section 124A of the IPC in abeyance pending the case, does not confer blanket immunity from prosecution for other connected offences under the UAPA or the IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 302]Observing that the framing of charges under...

WhatsApp Messages Naming Accused Before Death Prima Facie Dying Declaration: MP High Court Denies Bail

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has considered the WhatsApp message sent by the deceased to his father before committing suicide, naming the accused men, as prima facie dying declaration. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 304]The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai upheld the Trial Court's order denying bail to three men accused of abetting the suicide of a man belonging to the Scheduled Caste "A critical piece...

Convict Already In Judicial Custody Need Not Formally Surrender Again After Suspension Of Sentence Ends In Another Case: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a convict who is already in judicial custody in another criminal case is not required to formally surrender again after the expiry of a temporary suspension of sentence in an earlier case. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 301] Observing that the law does not insist on "empty or futile formalities", the bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke held that...

Wife Can't Claim Maintenance From Husband She Alleges Is Of Unsound Mind, Unless Shown He Is Capable Of Earning: MP High Court

Upholding a Family Court order rejecting a wife's plea for interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that a wife cannot ordinarily claim maintenance from a husband whom she herself alleges is of unsound mind, unless it is established that his mental illness does not render him functionally incapable of earning an income. [2026...