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The Court stated that if the husband was bearing substantial expenses for the technical education of the major son, the same could not be a ground to restrict reasonable maintenance and educational support to the minor daughter.
The Court noted that as per the post-mortem report, the death was due to ante-mortem hanging by ligature, but 6 other ante-mortem injuries were found on the body of the deceased, which were not caused by taking the body out of the ligature or carrying it out to the hospital.
The Court also took note of the State’s contention that the anticipatory bail was granted in a very hurried manner, as the death occurred on 12 May at night, the post-mortem was conducted on 14 May, the anticipatory bail application was filed on 14 May, and the same was allowed on 15 May.
The Court stated that although it would have been appropriate for the State to proactively coordinate and ensure that its instrumentalities discharge their respective obligations, the failure to do so does not give any right to the Special Area Development Authority (SADA) and Jal Nigam to shed their responsibilities and deny the residents their basic entitlement.
At the same time, the Court stated that mere transportation of an accused from a police station to the Court for production before the Magistrate, even if done on foot, under unavoidable circumstances, would not ipso facto constitute a violation of fundamental rights, unless it is shown that such an act was done deliberately to humiliate or with mala fide intention.
The Court noted that the case indeed involved an international gang of poachers and traffickers of wildlife animals like Pangolin, and the accused prima facie seemed to be involved.
A PIL was filed by Medha Patkar in 2024 seeking registration of land plots allotted to persons displaced by the Narmada Dam project, since the allotment letters had not been registered as formal title deeds since 20+ years.
Congress Leader Pradeep Ahirwar had filed a complaint against BJP MLA Pratima Bagri questioning the validity of her Scheduled Caste Certificate.
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.
The Court remarked the trial Judge did not spare any time to peruse/follow the settled and binding legal position and, on extraneous reasons, dismissed the application for grant of default bail, despite accrual of an indefeasible right to the accused due to non-filing of charge-sheet within the stipulated period.
The present contempt petition was filed against the State Government for not following the undertakings given by them before the Court in several PILs filed regarding overloaded trucks.
The accused persons had posted an Instagram reel where they, along with others, stating, “Iran Ka Sath Dene Ja Rahe Hai Sab Milkar Allahu Akbar Hindustan Ka Musalman Na Kal Dara Tha Na Ham Aaj Darengey.”
The Court held that there was no error in the jurisdiction or reasoning in the impugned order because as per admitted income of the wife, her monthly income would be Rs 1.66 lakhs, and even if it had been reduced, it would still be 1.25 lakhs.
“When there are provisions for imposing a heavy fine on a quasi-judicial officer, it is expected that they would decide the matter in a judicial manner”
A woman advocate challenged the Rewa Bar Association Elections claiming that there was no reservation of 30 per cent for women candidates in violation of the Supreme Court’s directions.
A petition was filed against widening of NH 46 as it passes through an important tiger and wildlife corridor, and any construction was likely to affect the movement of wild animals.
“Justice is administered strictly in accordance with law and on the basis of legally admissible material placed on record, and not on emotional considerations or theatrical conduct in the Courtroom.”
The Madhya Pradesh High Court examined whether anticipatory bail could stand when additional, more serious offences had already been taken cognizance of by the Magistrate.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that to show that consent was vitiated by a misconception of fact based on a promise to marry, it must be proven that the promise was false from the outset, made in bad faith, and directly influenced the woman’s decision to engage in the sexual act.
BSP Candidate Kankar Munjare approached the High Court alleging irregularities in the vote count at Polling Station 88, prompting judicial scrutiny of the 2024 parliamentary election process in Balaghat.