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Saturday, October 25, 2025
TopicMadhya Pradesh High Court

Topic: Madhya Pradesh High Court

MP HC directs Centre, state govt to digitise medical records of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors

The court directed respondents to submit 'day-to-day progress reports from the authority's first meeting and ensure the release of necessary funds for the purpose'.

Court gives 6 weeks to Madhya Pradesh to dispose Union Carbide waste as per safety norms

The high court also directed media not to give incorrect news on the waste disposal.

MP Bar objects to temple ‘demolition’ at chief justice’s official bungalow, urges CJI to order probe

R N Tripathi, a bar member, has called for MP Chief Justice's recusal from hearing a PIL on temple removal from police stations. An HC official denies any demolition took place.

‘If men menstruated, they would understand.’ SC slams sacking of women judges in Madhya Pradesh

MP govt had terminated services of 6 women judges last year on recommendation of the state's high court. Top court had taken suo-motu cognizance of terminations in January.

Madhya Pradesh HC orders ‘status quo’ on temple construction in police stations, seeks govt explanation

The order comes in response to petition seeking demolition of such illegal religious structures on grounds that they violate Supreme Court ban on religious construction on public land.

Why Madhya Pradesh HC has packed off 2 district officials to training, taken away magisterial powers

Additional collector of Narmadapuram & tehsildar of a town in the district have been sent on training for 6 months for 'deliberately misinterpreting' HC order with intent to 'play mischief'.

‘Attempt to lower court’s reputation’ — MP HC holds newspaper editor guilty of contempt in 2011 case

In his 2011 article, Suman Singh Sikarwar accused a then sitting HC judge of corruption. He shows no repentance, says the court as it imposes costs of Rs 1 lakh.    

SC takes note of ‘wrongful’ removal of 6 women judicial officers, seeks Madhya Pradesh HC’s response

The judicial officers said HC's administrative committee, which recommended their termination, erroneously concluded that disposal of work assigned to them was not satisfactory.

‘Can’t restrict sex between spouses to procreation’ — MP HC order quashing ‘unnatural sex’ FIR

Madhya Pradesh High Court noted that since 'relationship between husband & wife falls into marital rape exception to section 375, pre-requisite of consent becomes immaterial'.

MP High Court wants Ghaziabad Arya Samaj trust probed for ‘converting people to Hinduism’

The HC order came on a petition filed by a Hindu man in 2021 seeking release of his 'wife' from a women’s shelter, which turned into an inquiry into her alleged conversion.

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.