{"id":354819,"date":"2025-07-29T10:30:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T05:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=354819"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T06:31:18","slug":"mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Madhya Pradesh HC imposes Rs 50,000 cost on convict for \u2018attempting to overawe District Judiciary\u2019 by alleging assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Madhya Pradesh High Court:<\/span> In a writ petition filed against a non-speaking administrative order of the High Court in a complaint filed by him against the Trial Court Judge for allegedly assuring the convict that he would be acquitted, the Division Bench of Atul Sreedharan<\/span>* and Amit Seth, JJ., dismissed the petition, holding that the convict\u2019s act was an attempt to overawe the District Judiciary by making frivolous and outrageous allegations against the Judicial Magistrate First Class (\u2018JMFC\u2019), Umariya. The Court imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 to be paid by the convict to the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority within ten days.<\/p>\n

Background<\/h3>\n

The convict was sentenced under Section 332<\/a> of the Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (\u2018IPC\u2019) by the respondent 2, the then JMFC. Aggrieved, the convict filed an appeal against the conviction and sentence, which was pending before the Sessions Court.<\/p>\n

While the said appeal was pending, the petitioner filed a complaint before the Registrar (Vigilance), Madhya Pradesh High Court against the JMFC, alleging that three eye witnesses produced before the Trial Court did not implicate him under Section 332<\/a> of the IPC<\/a>. He further alleged that the JMFC had allegedly assured the petitioner that it was not necessary to produce any defence witnesses, as none of the prosecution witnesses implicated him. He added that the JMFC \u201copenly\u201d told him that two witnesses had become hostile and the cross-examination of the third witness could not be done. Therefore, there was no point in the petitioner bringing any evidence in his defence. The convict further alleged that the JMFC behaved as though he was completely innocent and that she was going to pass an order of acquittal, which she allegedly assured him several times during the course of the trial. Thus, he was surprised upon being convicted.<\/p>\n

After examination of the complaint, the Chief Justice directed that the matter be filed, via the impugned order. However, the impugned order was not a reasoned one.<\/p>\n

Aggrieved by the same, the convict filed the present petition stating that an administrative order had to be a speaking one.<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/h3>\n

At the outset, the Court explained that every administrative order that is deficient in reasoning cannot be challenged. Not every order that is passed by an executive authority can be challenged on the ground that it is a non-speaking order.<\/span> For a non-speaking order to be challenged, the same must impose a statutory duty on the authority to pass a speaking order, or the same must result in the violation of a statutory, constitutional, or legal right of the aggrieved, giving rise to an actionable claim against the State or its instrumentality.<\/p>\n

The Court further explained that the authority to take cognizance of a wrong committed by an erring Judge acting in his\/her judicial capacity was only of the High Court. A complainant merely does the work of a messenger by bringing the error on the part of the Judge to the notice of the High Court. The complainant is not a person aggrieved when he or she informs the High Court to act against the erring Judge for his judicial decision, and the role of the complainant comes to an end with the complaint being referred to the High Court.<\/span> The decision to act against such a District Judge on the administrative side is not a legal right vested in the complainant, but the prerogative of the High Court under Article 227<\/a> of the Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Court added that if a person is aggrieved by the actions of a Judge, which are not related to the discharge of his official functions, but rather due to infringement of a legal right on account of a non-judicial action, he may be a person aggrieved and there exists an alternative remedy against the Judge.<\/p>\n

Upon perusal of the complaint, the Court held that the facts mentioned therein were unverified, preposterous, and fanciful. The allegation was regarding an undertaking given by the JMFC that the convict would not be required to produce the defence witnesses as the prosecution evidence was inadequate for conviction. No reference regarding place, time, date, or where such statements were made was given in the complaint.<\/p>\n

The Court remarked that the actual reason for filing the complaint appeared to be the attainment of a finding on the factual aspects of the convict\u2019s criminal case from the High Court on the administrative side and using the same to influence the proceedings before the Sessions Court, where the appeal was pending.<\/p>\n

The Court further held the convict\u2019s act was an attempt to overawe the District Judiciary by making frivolous and outrageous allegations against the JMFC, which was deplorable and needed to be dealt with a heavy hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs it is, the Judges of the District Judiciary of Madhya Pradesh find themselves between the devil and the deep sea. On one side they have the High Court literally breathing down their neck, instilling in them an unwarranted fear of action on the administrative side for their judicial orders resulting in acquittals and granting bails, and on the other hand, the District Judges have to face such frivolous complaints from unscrupulous litigants who exploit the mindset of the High Court to bring pressure to bear upon the judges of the district judiciary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thus, the petition was dismissed with a cost of Rs 50,000 to be paid by the convict to the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority within ten days from the date on which this order was uploaded, failing which the Court shall ensure that the same was recovered from him as arrears of revenue.<\/p>\n

[Rajneesh Chaturvedi v. High Court of Madhya Pradesh, 2025 SCC OnLine MP 5315<\/a>, decided on 10-07-2025<\/span>]<\/p>\n

*Judgment authored by: Justice Atul Sreedharan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

Advocates who appeared in this case :<\/p>\n

For the petitioner:<\/span> Senior Advocate Narinder Pal Singh Ruprah, Muskan Anad<\/p>\n

For the respondent:<\/span> Government Advocate Rajvardhan Dutt Pararha<\/p>\n

Buy Constitution of India \u00a0HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Constitution<\/a><\/p>\n

Buy Penal Code, 1860 \u00a0 HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"penal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The complainant is not a person aggrieved when he or she informs the High Court to act against the erring Judge for his judicial decision, and the role of the complainant comes to an end with the complaint being referred to the High Court.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67524,"featured_media":354829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[48187,86171,86170,46822,49391,83400,71830,7201,20511,29672],"class_list":["post-354819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-administrative-order","tag-admirative-action-against-erring-judge","tag-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court","tag-district-judiciary","tag-judicial-misconduct","tag-justice-amit-seth","tag-justice-atul-sreedharan","tag-madhya-pradesh-high-court","tag-reasoned-order","tag-speaking-order"],"yoast_head":"\nRs. 50,000 Cost on convict who alleged assurance of acquittal by Trial Court | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Madhya Pradesh HC imposed Rs 50,000 cost on convict who falsely alleged assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Madhya Pradesh HC imposes Rs 50,000 cost on convict for \u2018attempting to overawe District Judiciary\u2019 by alleging assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Madhya Pradesh HC imposed Rs 50,000 cost on convict who falsely alleged assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-29T05:00:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-04T06:31:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog-2-33.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"886\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"590\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sonali Ahuja\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Madhya Pradesh HC imposes Rs 50,000 cost on convict for \u2018attempting to overawe District Judiciary\u2019 by alleging assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sonali Ahuja\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/\",\"name\":\"Rs. 50,000 Cost on convict who alleged assurance of acquittal by Trial Court | SCC Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog-_2_-33.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-29T05:00:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-04T06:31:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/804215d21fa5732c2ccd62c9f0e3d5b8\"},\"description\":\"Madhya Pradesh HC imposed Rs 50,000 cost on convict who falsely alleged assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog-_2_-33.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog-_2_-33.webp\",\"width\":886,\"height\":590,\"caption\":\"Alleged Assurance Of Acquittal By Trial Court\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Madhya Pradesh HC imposes Rs 50,000 cost on convict for \u2018attempting to overawe District Judiciary\u2019 by alleging assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/804215d21fa5732c2ccd62c9f0e3d5b8\",\"name\":\"Sonali Ahuja\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5faab43abee2061c8d25b9f681654d2c9244515f0993a2aa038c45ccd42727bd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5faab43abee2061c8d25b9f681654d2c9244515f0993a2aa038c45ccd42727bd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sonali Ahuja\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/sonali\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rs. 50,000 Cost on convict who alleged assurance of acquittal by Trial Court | SCC Times","description":"Madhya Pradesh HC imposed Rs 50,000 cost on convict who falsely alleged assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Madhya Pradesh HC imposes Rs 50,000 cost on convict for \u2018attempting to overawe District Judiciary\u2019 by alleging assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge","og_description":"Madhya Pradesh HC imposed Rs 50,000 cost on convict who falsely alleged assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2025-07-29T05:00:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-04T06:31:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":886,"height":590,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog-2-33.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sonali Ahuja","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Madhya Pradesh HC imposes Rs 50,000 cost on convict for \u2018attempting to overawe District Judiciary\u2019 by alleging assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sonali Ahuja","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/","name":"Rs. 50,000 Cost on convict who alleged assurance of acquittal by Trial Court | SCC Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog-_2_-33.webp","datePublished":"2025-07-29T05:00:57+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-04T06:31:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/804215d21fa5732c2ccd62c9f0e3d5b8"},"description":"Madhya Pradesh HC imposed Rs 50,000 cost on convict who falsely alleged assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog-_2_-33.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog-_2_-33.webp","width":886,"height":590,"caption":"Alleged Assurance Of Acquittal By Trial Court"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/29\/mp-hc-rs-50000-cost-convict-alleged-assurance-of-acquittal-by-trial-court\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Madhya Pradesh HC imposes Rs 50,000 cost on convict for \u2018attempting to overawe District Judiciary\u2019 by alleging assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/804215d21fa5732c2ccd62c9f0e3d5b8","name":"Sonali Ahuja","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5faab43abee2061c8d25b9f681654d2c9244515f0993a2aa038c45ccd42727bd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5faab43abee2061c8d25b9f681654d2c9244515f0993a2aa038c45ccd42727bd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sonali Ahuja"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/sonali\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog-_2_-33.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":362672,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/06\/mp-hc-deprecates-remarks-passed-by-its-single-bench-against-district-judge\/","url_meta":{"origin":354819,"position":0},"title":"\u201cAbsolutely uncalled for & violation of Supreme Court\u2019s directions\u201d: Read why MP HC deprecated disparaging remarks passed by its Single Judge Bench against District Judge","author":"Sonali Ahuja","date":"October 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cWhen the High Court exceeds its discretion and jurisdiction in a given case, the same has to be deemed an error on the part of the High Court rather than presuming the same to be an order in the exercise of its extraordinary or inherent jurisdiction.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Remarks passed by MP HC against District Judge","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Remarks-passed-by-MP-HC-against-District-Judge.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Remarks-passed-by-MP-HC-against-District-Judge.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Remarks-passed-by-MP-HC-against-District-Judge.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Remarks-passed-by-MP-HC-against-District-Judge.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":366261,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/11\/11\/justice-atul-sreedharan-oath-of-office-judge-allahabad-hc\/","url_meta":{"origin":354819,"position":1},"title":"Justice Atul Sreedharan sworn in as Judge of Allahabad High Court","author":"Sucheta","date":"November 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Justice Atul Sreedharan\u2019s transfer recommendation to Chhattisgarh High Court was modified by the SC Collegium in October 2025.","rel":"","context":"In "Appointments & Transfers"","block_context":{"text":"Appointments & Transfers","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/news\/appointments\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Atul Sreedharan","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Atul-Sreedharan.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Atul-Sreedharan.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Atul-Sreedharan.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Atul-Sreedharan.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":354670,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/28\/mp-high-court-criticizes-feudal-mindset-in-mp-judiciary-relief-illegally-terminated-district-judge\/","url_meta":{"origin":354819,"position":2},"title":"\u201cAs we sow, so shall we reap\u201d: MP High Court Criticizes Feudal Mindset in Judiciary, Grants Relief to Illegally Terminated District Judge","author":"Sonali Ahuja","date":"July 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cInstances of the District Judges personally attending to High Court Judges (as desired by them) on railway platforms and waiting on them with refreshments, are commonplace thus perpetuating a colonial decadence with a sense of entitlement.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"MP judiciary","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MP-judiciary.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MP-judiciary.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MP-judiciary.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MP-judiciary.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":267634,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/05\/31\/order-by-trial-court-violative-of-principles-of-natural-justice\/","url_meta":{"origin":354819,"position":3},"title":"MP HC | Order by Trial Court violative of principles of natural justice; IO to be given opportunity to be heard","author":"Editor","date":"May 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Madhya Pradesh High Court: Atul Sreedharan, J. allowed a petition which was filed aggrieved by the order where after deciding a criminal case, the Additional Sessions Judge passed an order asking the Superintendent of Police to take action against the petitioner, who was the Investigating Officer of the case. The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":242545,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/01\/22\/lower-courts-are-in-so-much-pressure-that-they-do-not-give-bail-even-in-ordinary-offences-says-justice-atul-sreedharan-in-can-webinar\/","url_meta":{"origin":354819,"position":4},"title":"\u201cLower Courts are in so much Pressure that they do not give Bail even in Ordinary offences” says Justice Atul Sreedharan in CAN Webinar","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"January 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Confederation of Alumni for National Law Universities (CAN Foundation) & Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU) hosted a webinar on \u201cBail & Jail: The Rule & The Exception\u201d. The Panelists were HMJ Siddharth Mridul, Judge, Delhi High Court; HMJ Atul Sreedharan, Judge, Madhya Pradesh High Court,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Conference\/Seminars\/Lectures"","block_context":{"text":"Conference\/Seminars\/Lectures","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/lawschoolnews\/conference_seminars_lectures\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CAN-Webinar-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CAN-Webinar-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CAN-Webinar-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CAN-Webinar-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CAN-Webinar-2.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":311561,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/01\/16\/know-thy-judge-ravi-vijaykumar-malimath-mp-hc-legal-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":354819,"position":5},"title":"Know Thy Judge | Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath, 27th Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court","author":"Sucheta","date":"January 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Belonging to an illustrious family of freedom fighters and eminent jurists, Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath has carved his niche in the legal echelons with his expansive practice and an exceptional track record of disposing cases.","rel":"","context":"In "Know thy Judge"","block_context":{"text":"Know thy Judge","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/judges-information\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Justice-Ravi-Vijaykumar-Malimath-1.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Justice-Ravi-Vijaykumar-Malimath-1.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Justice-Ravi-Vijaykumar-Malimath-1.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Justice-Ravi-Vijaykumar-Malimath-1.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67524"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}