HCMONTHLY CASE LAW ARCHIVE
Read 79 LawLens analyses of Madhya Pradesh High Court judgments published in August 2026, covering key rulings, legal principles and case law.
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The disputes arose from the matrimonial relationship between Respondent No. 2 and Dr. Sachin Dubey, who married on 09.12.2023.
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Land measuring 209.80 hectares at Village Kalothra, Tehsil Karera, District Shivpuri, was acquired for a public purpose under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
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The petitioners comprised a company engaged in the textile business and its two directors.
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The applicants invoked Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking quashing of Crime No. 184/2025 registered at Police Station Tejaji Nagar, Indore, initially for an offence under Section 105...
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The petitioner approached the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking, inter alia, registration of an FIR on the basis of his complaint dated 11.07.2026, departmental proceedings against respondent No...
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The respondents in Writ Appeal Nos. 616/2024, 1317/2024 and 1449/2024 were employees of the appellant Electricity Distribution Companies against whom charge-sheets were issued proposing departmental enquiries.
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The respondents in Writ Appeals Nos. 616/2024, 1317/2024 and 1449/2024 were employees of the appellant Electricity Distribution Companies against whom charge-sheets proposing departmental enquiries were issued for all...
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On 27 October 2020, Pushpendra was travelling by motorcycle from Sitamau towards Mandsaur when, near Bajkhedi, his motorcycle was allegedly hit by motorcycle No. MP-14-MZ-0178, driven rashly and negligently by Suresh.
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The petitioners invoked Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the model answer sheets issued for the Madhya Pradesh State Services Examination, 2012.
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The appellant challenged the order dated 2 July 2026 by which the Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Anuppur, rejected his bail application in Crime No. 123/2026 registered at Police Station Karanpat...
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The appellant challenged the order dated 27 July 2026 by which the Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Betul, rejected his bail application.
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The petitioner challenged the order dated 16 December 2025 passed by the Collector/District Magistrate, Gwalior, suspending her firearm licence bearing No. 746/2021 until the decision of the criminal case registered a...
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The applicant, a former employee of the Madhya Pradesh Transport Department, was prosecuted in connection with allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
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The applicant filed his first application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking regular bail in Crime/FIR No. 30/2026 registered at Police Station Bag Sevaniya, District Bhopal, fo...
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The applicant filed her first application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking regular bail in connection with Crime No. 30/2026 registered at Police Station Bag Sevaniya, Distric...
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The petitioner challenged the order dated 29 June 2026 passed by the First Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Indore, in HMA No. 1110/2026, concerning the parties’ application for waiver of the statutory coolin...
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The petitioner’s father, an employee of the work-charged contingency establishment, died in harness on 15 July 2012.
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The petitioner approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking removal of the freeze/hold imposed on his Kotak Mahindra Bank Account No. 8847202441 and Airtel Payments Bank Accou...
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The petitioner invoked Article 227 of the Constitution challenging the order dated 11 June 2026 passed by the 34th District Judge, Indore, in RCA No. 65/2026, whereby he was directed to deposit arrears of rent during...
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The appellants were prosecuted for an incident dated 22.03.2008 in which they allegedly assaulted Girdhari Sahu in his house with a ballam and lathis, and caused simple injuries to Shivprasad and Ramprasad.
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The petitioner, Dr. S.C. Paliwal, was subjected to departmental disciplinary proceedings, culminating in an order dated 4 August 2011 imposing the punishment of withholding two annual increments with cumulative effect.
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The petitioner was appointed as Assistant Grade-III in the Public Health Engineering Department, Jabalpur, on compassionate grounds by order dated 12 August 2021.
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The petitioner, a Patwari, was suspended by order dated 6 August 2025. A charge-sheet dated 19 September 2025 containing two charges was subsequently issued. After considering the petitioner’s reply and obtaining the...
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The State of Madhya Pradesh filed a review petition seeking recall, review, or modification of the order dated 12 September 2025 passed in W.P. No. 5767/2014, by which the respondent’s writ petition had been allowed.
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The petitioner claimed title over land situated at Village Padra, Tehsil Huzur, District Rewa, recorded in Khasra Nos. 469/1 and 470/1, measuring approximately 0.035 hectare and 0.099 hectare respectively.
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On 13 December 2020, the appellant/claimant was riding his motorcycle from Lingoda to Agar when a Maruti car bearing registration No. MP-09-WF-4326, allegedly driven rashly and negligently, struck him near Tanodiya. H...
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The petitioner alleged that, on 05.04.2026, respondent Nos. 6 to 8 forcibly entered her house and committed gang rape, thereafter threatening her and her family. She claimed that Police Station Dharampuri, District Pa...
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The State of Madhya Pradesh filed a review petition challenging the order dated 02.04.2019 passed in W.P. No. 6400/2019. The petition was filed with an admitted delay of approximately 304 days.
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The petitioner invoked Article 226 of the Constitution seeking directions to the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (“MPPSC”) to exclude Questions 8 and 32 from evaluation, include Question 9 in the answer key,...
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The petitioner sought quashing of FIR Crime No. 327/2012 registered at Police Station Padav, District Gwalior, for offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 452, 323, 327, 427, 506, 336 and 329 of the IPC, along with con...
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The petitioner sought quashing of FIR Crime No. 13/2022 registered at Police Station Gola Ka Mandir, Gwalior, initially for offences under Sections 376, 506 and 34 of the IPC, along with consequential proceedings in S...
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The complainant, Smt. Anusuya Jadon, alleged that in 2012 she sold approximately 0.356 hectares of land to a real-estate company represented by the petitioner, Suresh Chandra Jain, against payment through several cheq...
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The applicant sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in Crime No. 39/2023 registered at Police Station Ashoka Garden, Bhopal, for offences under Sections 363, 366-A, 376...
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The petitioner was appointed as a Time Keeper, a Work-Charged and Contingency Paid Employee in the Water Resources Department, on 22 December 1971 and served continuously for approximately 38 years and 7 months before...
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The petitioner challenged orders dated 08.04.2026 and 13.07.2026 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bhopal, in RCT No. 9481/2019, rejecting his application to have the disputed cheque examined by a handwri...
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M/s Kabra Agro Industries’ factory premises and property were auctioned by the Commercial Tax Department in recovery proceedings for outstanding dues. The auction was held on 20.12.2002, in which M/s Arjunlal Palia wa...
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Respondent No. 2 was granted bail by the Second Additional Sessions Judge, Pipariya, on 6 March 2025 in Crime No. 188/2024, registered for offences under Sections 294, 323, 324, 326 and 506 (Part II) read with Section...
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Respondent No. 2 owned land measuring 1.368 hectares in Survey No. 36/1, Village Kumedi. The Joint Director, Town and Country Planning sanctioned a layout for industrial use on 26 September 2005.
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The plaintiffs sought a declaration of title and permanent injunction concerning Survey No. 1372, admeasuring 0.121 hectare, situated at Mouja Aswar, District Bhind.
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Seven Gram Panchayats—Dabhora, Acauriya, Magdaura, Gedurha, Kota, Panwar and Latiyar—were merged and converted into Nagar Parishad Dabhora under Section 7 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1967.
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The Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur filed review petitions under Section 114 read with Order 47 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking review of common orders dated 14 August 2024 passed in Writ Appeal N...
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The petitioner approached the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking defreezing of his Axis Bank account, No. 924010036846681, maintained at the Kannod Branch, District Dewas
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The petitioner’s bank account No. 50100502686594 maintained with HDFC Bank, Manasa Branch, District Neemuch, was frozen pursuant to communications from crime/cyber-crime agencies concerning allegedly suspicious or cyb...
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The petitioner challenged the freezing of his bank account maintained with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, Indore, Account No. 1764019179535566, pursuant to communications from cyber-crime/police authorities alleging that...
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The petitioner approached the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking, inter alia, quashing of the respondents’ action and defreezing of bank account No. 100186214960 maintained with IndusInd Bank.
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The petitioner approached the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking directions to unfreeze his bank account maintained with the respondent, Bank of Baroda
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The petitioner sought cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to respondent No. 2, Deepti Shrivastava, by the High Court on 28 October 2025 in connection with Crime No. 319/2025 registered at Police Station Mada...
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The applicant, Suryachand Dubey, filed his first application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No. 06/2026 registered at Mahila Police Station...
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The petitioner invoked Article 226 of the Constitution seeking removal of the hold/freeze placed on his bank account maintained with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, New Palasia Branch, Account No. 1764019721667650.
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The petitioner approached the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the freeze/hold placed on his Bandhan Bank account No. 50220026057872, IFSC BDBL0001371, allegedly without lawful authority or...
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The petitioner approached the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking removal of the hold/freeze imposed on Bank Account No. 1764018871796041 maintained with the respondent bank.
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The petitioners were engaged as daily-wage employees, including as Computer Operators, by the concerned Municipal Council and had worked continuously for several years.
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The petitioners were daily-wage or temporary employees of Municipal Councils, including the petitioner in W.P. No. 12242/2023, who had been appointed as a Computer Operator in 2017 and had served continuously without...
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The petitioner sought quashing of FIR Crime No. 298/2024 registered at Police Station Aishbagh, Bhopal, for offences under Sections 354 and 506 IPC and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act.
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The petitioner sought quashing of FIR Crime No. 538/2024 registered at Police Station Aishbagh, Bhopal, under Sections 296, 115(2) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the consequential criminal procee...
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The prosecution alleged that on the night of 25 April 2015, the approximately 16-year-old prosecutrix went missing while sleeping with her mother in the courtyard of their house.
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The appellant-plaintiff instituted a suit for specific performance concerning 1.142 hectares of land in Survey No. 402, Village Fanda Kalan, Bhopal, under an agreement to sell dated 20.02.2012 for ₹1,66,38,000.
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The petitioner, appointed as Village Servant/Kotwar of Village Kajrai on 9 April 1990, claimed that service land comprising Khasra Nos. 70/2 and 166/1 had been allotted to him under Section 183 of the Madhya Pradesh L...
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The appellant was prosecuted on the allegation that he had abducted the prosecutrix pursuant to an FIR lodged by her father.
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The petitioner, an elected Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Devri for the 2022–2027 tenure, challenged the order dated 17.07.2026 by which the Commissioner, Gwalior Division, rejected his application for interim protection...
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The dispute concerned Survey No. 351, measuring 1.240 hectares, situated at Village Machakhurd, Tehsil Pohari, District Shivpuri.
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On the intervening night of 24–25 May 2021, complainant Shivkumar, a GRP constable, was allegedly surrounded by five persons near the old bridge at Khandwa, who forcibly took his wallet, cash and mobile phone; one ass...
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The petitioner, a Sub-Inspector posted in the District Police Force, Ashoknagar, took two days’ casual leave from 25 April 2016 but did not resume duty after 27 April 2016 because of illness.
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The appellant/plaintiff instituted a representative suit concerning 0.699 hectares of land bearing Survey No. 1713 at Village Mohna, Gwalior, seeking a declaration that the land was Government land reserved for public...
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The petitioner, a police Inspector, was subjected to departmental proceedings in which three charges were found proved.
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The petitioner, a police constable, was subjected to the punishment of withholding one annual increment with cumulative effect by the Superintendent of Police, Morena, through order dated 20 November 2024.
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The appellants challenged, under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the order dated 17 June 2026 by which the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Guna, dismissed t...
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The appellant challenged the order dated 8 July 2026 by which the Special Sessions Judge, SC/ST, Sheopur dismissed his bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS”). The a...
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On 8 June 2015, the prosecutrix alleged that while returning from Chiklod Market to her village, the respondent caught her hand, attempted to drag her towards a pit, outraged her modesty, and threatened to kill her if...
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The appellants challenged the trial court’s order dated 24 November 2014, by which their plaint seeking a declaration of rescission of an agreement to sell was rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC for non-payment of t...
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The appellant was arrested on 4 May 2026 in Crime No. 06/2026 registered at Police Station Chilwani, District Sheopur, for offences under Sections 132, 121(1), 118(1), 296(A), 351(3), 121(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya...
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The petitioner owned land bearing Khasra Nos. 231/1, 519/1, 519/6 and 520/1. Khasra No. 518, measuring 0.202 hectare, was recorded as government land, on which a nala was shown in the revenue records.
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The petitioner was initially engaged as a daily-wage employee in 1981 for 89 days.
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The petitioners claimed that petitioner No. 2 had purchased Tendu leaves from the Madhya Pradesh State Minor Forest Produce (Trade & Development) Cooperative Federation and transported them in petitioner No. 1’s truck...
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Gopal Print Pack, a partnership firm, executed a lease deed on 20 October 2020 for industrial land at Smart Industrial Park, Indore, after paying the applicable stamp duty.
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The petitioner was appointed as an Anganwadi Worker on 05.12.2007 and was posted at Anganwadi Centre, Baans Kheda, Tehsil Badarwas, District Shivpuri.
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The appellants’ agricultural lands situated in Village Ringnod, Tehsil Sardarpur, District Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, were acquired for construction of the Hanuman Kheda Pond.
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The petitioner was appointed as an Anganwadi Worker in 1995.
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The original petitioner’s husband was appointed as a Lab Keeper in 1979 and retired as a Lab Technician, a Class III post, on 28 February 2021.
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