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MP High Court: Consent Of Pregnant Woman Paramount Under MTP Act | Directs Medical Boards To Give Complete And Cogent Opinions On Termination Cases

MP High Court: Consent Of Pregnant Woman Paramount Under MTP Act | Directs Medical Boards To Give Complete And Cogent Opinions On Termination Cases

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur, Single Bench of Justice Vishal Mishra held that the consent of a pregnant woman in matters of reproductive autonomy and termination of pregnancy is paramount. The Court directed that in absence of such consent, no order for termination of pregnancy can be passed. The writ petition was disposed of with instructions that trial courts and medical boards must adhere stri...

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Presiding Officer Lacked Basic Knowledge of Procedural Law | Civil Judge Directed to Undergo Training After Erroneous Rejection of Substitution Under Order 22 Rule 3 CPC

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Presiding Officer Lacked Basic Knowledge of Procedural Law | Civil Judge Directed to Undergo Training After Erroneous Rejection of Substitution Under Order 22 Rule 3 C...

Isabella Mariam   The High Court of Madhya Pradesh Single Bench of Justice Hirdesh held that the name of the petitioner shall be substituted in place of the deceased plaintiff on the basis of a will executed by the original plaintiff. The Court set aside the trial court’s order which had rejected the petitioner’s application under Order 22 Rule 3 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Court further di...

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Congress MLA’s Plea Against Speaker’s Inaction on BJP MLA’s Disqualification Rejected | Petitioner’s Residence Alone Does Not Confer Jurisdiction

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Congress MLA’s Plea Against Speaker’s Inaction on BJP MLA’s Disqualification Rejected | Petitioner’s Residence Alone Does Not Confer Jurisdiction

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore Single Bench of Justice Pranay Verma held that the Indore Bench lacked territorial jurisdiction to entertain the writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The Court directed that the matter was not maintainable before this Bench, stating that no cause of action arose within its jurisdiction and dismissed the petition accordingly. The Court, however,...

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Says Trial Courts Consistently Fail in Duties Despite Training | Acquits Accused in POCSO Appeal for Non-Consideration of Ossification Test

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Says Trial Courts Consistently Fail in Duties Despite Training | Acquits Accused in POCSO Appeal for Non-Consideration of Ossification Test

Isabella Mariam   The High Court of Madhya Pradesh Division Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh allowed an appeal filed against the conviction and sentencing under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The Bench set aside the judgment of conviction rendered by the trial court and directed immediate release of the appellant. The Court held that the b...

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Article 21 Right to Education Cannot Be Curtailed | ‘Extraordinary’ 11-Year-Old Allowed Provisional Class IX Admission Despite NEP Age Norms

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Article 21 Right to Education Cannot Be Curtailed | ‘Extraordinary’ 11-Year-Old Allowed Provisional Class IX Admission Despite NEP Age Norms

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Single Bench of Justice Vishal Mishra, directed that provisional admission be granted to a student in Class IX despite his age falling short of the prescribed limit under the National Education Policy, 2020. The Court ordered that the student’s activities be monitored by the school principal, with further evaluation by a Medical Board and eventual consideration by the Chairman...

“Madhya Pradesh High Court | FIR Ordered Against Congress MLA and Education Society Secretary Arif Masood for Forged Solvency Documents Submitted for College Affiliation

“Madhya Pradesh High Court | FIR Ordered Against Congress MLA and Education Society Secretary Arif Masood for Forged Solvency Documents Submitted for College Affiliation

Isabella Mariam   The High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur, Division Bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Pradeep Mittal held that the Secretary of an educational society had placed fabricated documents to secure affiliation for a college and directed that an FIR be registered against him and all officials complicit in the matter. The Court further directed the const...

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