mobile usage not cruelty
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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.”

Issuance of multiple birth certificates
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It appears that anyone at any point of time can get a date of birth certificate issued with whichever date they want from wherever in the State.”

institutional preference to MBBS graduates
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Giving institutional preference in the first round would most likely entail filling up all the postgraduate seats from the institutional candidates who have qualified for MBBS from colleges within MP, as the number of postgraduate seats is far less than MBBS seats.”

Illegal Tree Felling Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Clearly, it appears that respondents are not interested in protecting or transplanting any tree but are, in a rampant manner, cutting and destroying the entire vegetation that is coming in the way of alleged development.”

man lost both legs in train accident due to overcrowding
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The value of human life does not vary with the category of ticket purchased. Every passenger, irrespective of class, is entitled to the same standard of safety, care, and vigilance from the Railways.”

18-year-old's right to study upheld
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The corpus is a bright child and wishes to pursue her studies and even attend civil services examination.”

hunting spotted deer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The offences alleged relate to illegal hunting of a protected wildlife species have serious implications for wildlife preservation and ecological balance. Such offences affect public interest at large and must be dealt with sternly.”

unauthorized entry on railway tracks
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If crossing railway tracks is accessible or easy even for a three years old child, it implies a systemic failure of the Railway to restrict access.”

Indore Truck Crash Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Upon perusal of the status report filed by the Amicus Curiae, the Court held that despite the order passed by the Court, sufficient action had not been taken by the authorities to prevent recurrence of similar incidents.

MLA Nirmala Sapre disqualification case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Umang Singhar filed the present petition because the disqualification petition was not yet decided by the Speaker since June 2025.

Granting divorce without framing issues
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“We are surprised and shocked by the way the Family Court has taken the matter under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC and given a relief to the husband, which was liable to be given only after framing the issues and recording the evidence.”

253 allegedly transplanted trees
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The photographs placed on record of alleged transplanted trees show that none of the trees have been transplanted, rather the trees have been cut completely.”

'Haq' Movie
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Since the film is an inspiration and a fiction, some amount of leeway is certainly permissible and merely because the same is done, it cannot be said that there has been any sensationalization or false portrayal.”

Professor accused of illicit relationship with student
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“What the Professor, a married person, and the complainant, a 30-year-old married lady did in their private life, was not the lookout of the IGNTU in any manner whatsoever. This was much prior to admission of the complainant in the University.”

Felling Of 488 Trees
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court remarked that the news article displayed a shocking state of affairs wherein 488 trees were sought to be axed despite the NGT declining such an action and repeated orders by the Court.

Husband has duty to empower wife
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the husband has a duty towards his parents, then he also has the duty to complete the course that would enhance the capability of the wife and to empower her. Equality in marital tie-up does not mean development of only one, and restrictions for the other, especially the wife.”

false allegations of illicit relationship
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“We are aware that relationship between the parties had gone so bitter that neither of them was having any empathy for the other, but even this kind of relationship cannot be an excuse to make false allegations regarding the moral character of the other party.”

False allegation of alcoholism against husband
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A persistent resolved attitude of respondent-wife to see that her husband is ridiculed and humiliated in his social circle as an alcoholic is definitely a serious affair.”

OBC man forced to wash another’s feet & drink water
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court directed the District Magistrate and SP to file affidavits explaining what material was placed before them and what was the basis to appreciate it before passing orders of detention on 14-10-2025 itself.

husband who shirked responsibility of wife & children
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The wife was facing the challenges against all odds, but the father, who should take on more challenges or at least support the wife, was shirking the liability for one reason or another.”