Justice B. P. Sharma Archives

“Evolution and implementation of Social Audit need of hour”: Madhya Pradesh HC directs advocate to visit and spend time at old age home instead of paying cost

The Court further remarked that another important effect of the Social Audit is that the management of these institutions sometime misbehave with the residents, especially women and children; this way, they would always be cautious that they were being observed.

MP HC District Judges security housing Justice Tabassum Khan threats

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Ensuring judicial safety is the prime duty of State: Madhya Pradesh HC seeks detailed plan of official District Judges housing following threats faced by Judge for passing an order

Noting that many Judges lacked official accommodations, the Court stated that the first security measure was to ensure proper housing facilities for District Judges, as living in residential areas exposes them to the public at large.

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Deliberate monopoly for unlawful excessive profits: MP HC denies relief to private schools, booksellers & publishers in unauthorized fee hike and book selling case

The Court noted that the cumulative financial impact, as reflected in the investigation, indicated that students were compelled to incur an additional expenditure of approximately Rs 53 lakhs which could not be brushed aside as incidental or insignificant.

Second marriage contracted by Muslim male

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Second marriage by Muslim man not bigamy under Section 494 IPC, as Muslim Personal Law permits polygamy: Madhya Pradesh High Court

“A second marriage contracted by a Muslim male during the lifetime of his first wife is not treated as void merely on the ground that the first marriage is still subsisting.”

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Indore Water Contamination Crisis| Madhya Pradesh HC directs Municipal Corp. to provide clean drinking water, State to provide best medical treatment to affected persons

The Indore Municipal Corporation informed the Court that 20 water tankers were supplied in the affected area regularly, and they will ensure that there is no shortage of clean water in Bhagirathpura.

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“Deriving pleasure from difficulties & tension of other is cruelty”: Madhya Pradesh HC grants divorce to woman after husband’s refusal despite irretrievably broken marriage

The Court remarked that when the other party opposes the prayer for divorce despite their being no possibility of them living together, such conduct of party deriving pleasure from difficulties and tension of the other party also amounts to cruelty.

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“Allegations of spending habits, household contribution, or mobile usage, without proof of severe mental harassment, not cruelty”: Madhya Pradesh HC

“The husband married the wife of his own volition through social media, and if household habits or lifestyle preferences were material factors to him, they could have been ascertained before marriage.”