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A quasi-judicial appellate authority must pass a reasoned, speaking order addressing every appellate ground.

The petitioner, a police Inspector, was subjected to departmental proceedings in which three charges were found proved.

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Partnership firm’s statutory conversion into a company does not attract fresh stamp duty, Madhya Pradesh High Court rules

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Repeatedly unanswered show-cause notices justify contractual termination without a further disciplinary enquiry.

The petitioner was appointed as a Gram Rozgar Sahayak on a contractual basis in Village Panchayat Barma, Janpad Panchayat Bada Malehra, by order dated 1 February 2012.

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Delayed pay-scale claims by retired employees warrant only notional pension fixation, not monetary arrears.

The petitioner, a retired employee, claimed that the post of Time Keeper had been re-designated as Field Assistant and that its pay scale was equivalent to the pay scale of Amin.

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Belated retired employees may receive notional pay fixation for pension, but not monetary arrears.

The petitioner, a retired employee, sought quashing of the orders dated 29 May 2018 and 31 May 2018 denying him revised pay-scale benefits.

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Belated pay-parity claims by retired employees warrant only notional fixation for pensionary benefits, not arrears.

The petitioner was appointed as a Time Keeper in the Work-Charged and Contingency Paid Establishment of the Water Resources Department and retired on 31 August 2013 after approximately forty years of service.

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Banks must unfreeze accounts while disputed amounts remain in fixed deposits pending Magistrate’s orders.

The petitioner maintained bank account No. 1321104000075147 with IDBI Bank, Gyal Nagar, Indore Branch.

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A mature woman’s continued consensual sexual relationship on a marriage promise does not constitute misconception of fact.

The prosecutrix and respondent No. 2 were university alumni, became friends through a common assignment, and later worked together on a start-up project.

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Repeated unauthorized absence by police personnel constitutes serious misconduct warranting dismissal despite subsequent joining.

The appellant, appointed as a Constable on 15 September 2014 and posted at Rakshit Kendra, Mandla, remained absent from duty from 19 March 2016 to 29 July 2016 and again from 6 August 2016 to 26 December 2016, alleged...

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Courts should not re-evaluate examination answer sheets absent clear, exceptional, demonstrable material error.

The petitioner filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the marks awarded to him in an examination conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission.

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Courts cannot re-evaluate examination answer keys absent clear, material error demonstrable without inference.

The petitioner challenged the model answer key issued by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission for Set-C of the General Studies paper, specifically in relation to Questions 55, 67 and 69.

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Courts must not re-evaluate examination answer keys absent clear, exceptional and demonstrable material error.

The petitioner challenged the model answer key issued by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) for Questions 30, 44 and 45 of Set-D of the General Studies paper. He sought correction of the answer key,...

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Courts may interfere with examination answer keys only upon clear, demonstrable material error.

The petitioner, a candidate for the post of Assistant Director, Kisan Kalyan and Agriculture Development (Kshetra Vistar), challenged the answer key and examination results issued by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service...

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Review jurisdiction cannot reopen the merits absent a patent error apparent on the record.

The State of Madhya Pradesh filed a review petition seeking review of the order dated 15 October 2025 in W.P. No. 5523/2020, by which the respondent was directed to receive the minimum of the revised pay scale under t...

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Authorities directed to decide petitioners’ detailed representations within 60 days, without expressing any opinion on merits.

The petitioners challenged aspects of the recruitment process for Van Rakshak, Kshetra Rakshak, Jail Prahri and other posts under the Combined Recruitment Test–2023.

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Bank accounts must be unfrozen while disputed cyber-fraud amounts remain secured in fixed deposits.

The petitioner, M/s Mahadev Trading Company, through its proprietor Yogesh Bagdi, maintained Biz Pro Plus Account No. 50200043506211 with HDFC Bank, Neemuch Branch.

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Authorities directed to consider detailed representations for merit-based appointments within 60 days, without expressing any view on merits.

The petitioners challenged aspects of the Combined Recruitment Test–2023 for the posts of Van Rakshak, Kshetra Rakshak, Jail Prahri and other posts.

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Suppression of prior identical proceedings constitutes abuse of process, warranting dismissal of the writ petition with costs.

The appellant, a journalist and editor, filed complaints before the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta on 30 December 2024 and 17 June 2025 alleging illegalities by Respondent No. 4, a health department officer, and inaction by...

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Writ relief is unavailable for disputed land demarcation claims requiring statutory revenue remedies.

The petitioner claimed that the respondents had taken possession of approximately 0.15 decimal of land in excess of the area covered by the sale transaction concerning land situated at Village Sarekha, District Balaghat.

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Conviction under Sections 294, 307 and 326 IPC affirmed; Section 307 sentence reduced to seven years.

On 12 August 2018, near Maisem Cement Factory Railway Gate No. 2, Damoh, the appellants allegedly abused Bharat Patel in obscene language and assaulted him with lathis in furtherance of their common intention.

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