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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Nageswar Sonkesri Vs. State of MP & Ors

WRIT PETITION, 32 and 57 of 2011, Judgment Date: Dec 22, 2020

Law laid down -  [i] The Presidential Notification issued under Article 342(1) specifying the Scheduled Tribe/Scheduled Caste can be amended only by the law made by the Parliament and it cannot be varied by way of administrative circular, judicial pronouncements or by the State. The Presidential order must be read as it is. [ii] Since “Halba Koshti” is not mentioned as “Scheduled Tribe” in the Presidential order, therefore, it cannot be held to be scheduled tribe. [iii] The Hon’ble Supreme Court Full Judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Zaid Pathan and others Vs. State of M.P

MCRC, 32779 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 22, 2020

Law laid down -  Section 195(1) Cr.P.C. is attracted at the stage of taking cognizance. There is no bar under Section 195 of the Cr.P.C. in respect of registration of FIR, therefore, FIR for an offence under Section 188 of the IPC can be registered by the police and after investigation on the basis of the FIR and the material collected during the course of investigation, a competent public servant can file the complaint before the concerned court. What is barred Full Judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

M/s Peethambara Granite Gwalior Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh

WRIT PETITION, 19958 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 22, 2020

Law Laid Down:- (i) The object behind the power of suspension is to arrest and prevent the ongoing illegality/irregularity/misconduct from adversely affecting the pending enquiry initiated to ascertain the veracity of default. (ii) This object would be defeated if suspension is preceded by following of principle of audi alterm partem. (iii) Therefore the requirement of following principle of audi aalterm partem is abhorrent to the exercise of power of suspension. (iv) The expression “by issuing show cause notice” found in Rule Full Judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and others

RP, 1077 of 2019, Judgment Date: Dec 18, 2020

Law Laid Down:- Review Petition - Review petition can be entertained if there exits a mistake or error which is apparent on the face of record. Under the garb of review, the petitioner cannot be permitted to re-argue or re-agitate the entire matter. Re-appraisel of evidence or re-hearing of case without there being any error apparent is impermissible. Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 - This is a beneficent piece of legislation. Thus, it Full Judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Dheerendra Dwivedi @ Dheeru Vs. State of M.P.

WRIT PETITION, 2078 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 17, 2020

Law laid down -  Order granting interim custody of vehicle under Section 451 or under Section 457(1) of Code of Criminal Procedure is interlocutory order and criminal revision is not maintainable against it. Full Judgment

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Aruni Sahgal Vs. State of M.P.

WRIT PETITION, 2179 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 17, 2020

Law laid down -  Order granting interim custody of vehicle under Section 451 or under Section 457(1) of Code of Criminal Procedure is interlocutory order and criminal revision is not maintainable against it. Full Judgment

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Pareshrao s/o Laxmanrao Jagdale Versus Addl. Secretary, M.P.P.K.V.V.C Ltd. & others

WRIT PETITION, 11126 of 2013, Judgment Date: Dec 16, 2020

Law laid down : The up-gradation schemes introduced by the Government/Employer envisage mere placement in the higher pay scale/grant of financial benefits through financial up-gradation on a personal basis. Though normal promotion norms available for consideration of an employee for promotion, would be attracted under the scheme, yet only financial up-gradation could be given, even though the duties of the employee, the designation etc. remain the same, as enjoyed by him before granting of financial up-gradation. Such up-gradation did not Full Judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Arun Narayan Hiwase and others vs. State of M.P and others

WRIT PETITION, 821 of 2014, Judgment Date: Dec 16, 2020

Law laid down - Cancellation of regularisation of petitioners - the petitioners were regularised as per decision of the Screening Committee constituted as per executive instructions and the Regulation of 1988 on 20.7.1998. The said Regulation were nullified w.e.f. 13.7.1998 by passing the administrative order dated 9.7.1998. On the date of regularisation, previous regulation and instructions were in force and new Regulation of 1998 were not in existence. Hence, regularisation cannot be cancelled. Regulation 1998 - as per the Repeal and Saving Full Judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Raja Bhau Gulabrao Jagtap and others vs. State of M.P and others

WRIT PETITION, 3518 of 2014, Judgment Date: Dec 16, 2020

Law laid down - Cancellation of regularisation of petitioners - the petitioners were regularised as per decision of the Screening Committee constituted as per executive instructions and the Regulation of 1988 on 20.7.1998. The said Regulation were nullified w.e.f. 13.7.1998 by passing the administrative order dated 9.7.1998. On the date of regularisation, previous regulation and instructions were in force and new Regulation of 1998 were not in existence. Hence, regularisation cannot be cancelled. Regulation 1998 - as per the Repeal and Saving Full Judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Mahendra Singh Amb Vs. State of M.P. and others

WRIT PETITION, 9013 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 15, 2020

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Shalu Sharma and Anr. Vs. State of MP and Ors.

WRIT PETITION, 762 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 09, 2020

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Raju @ Surendar Nath Sonkar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh

Criminal Appeal, 5610 of 2019, Judgment Date: Dec 08, 2020

Law laid down - 1. Indian Evidence Act,1872 - Independent prosecution witnesses/witnesses about the search memo turned hostile. The police officer (PW/4) alone supported the Panchnama. His statement could not be demolished during cross examination. The conviction can be recorded solely on the basis of a credible statement of police officer. The evidence of official witness cannot be distrusted and disbelieved merely on account of his official status. 2. Interpretation of statute - (i) A statute must be read as a whole Full Judgment

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Pradeep Kumar Shinde Versus State of MP and Another

MCRC, 37683 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 08, 2020

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Pramod Shinde Versus State of MP and Another

MCRC, 38528 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 08, 2020

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Deepak Advertisers through Proprietor Deepak Jethwani vs. Naresh Jethwani

CRA, 5504 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 07, 2020

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Smt. G. Usha Rajsekhar Vs. Government of India and others

WRIT PETITION, 5450 of 2013, Judgment Date: Dec 05, 2020

Law laid down - 1. As laid down in M.A.No. 1577/2020, order dated 15.10.2020-Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency Private Ltd. and another Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation:- “Whatever stay has been granted by any Court including High Court automatically expires within a period of six months, and unless extension is granted for good reason, as per judgment, within next six months, the trial court is, on the expiry of first period of six months, to set a date for trial and Full Judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

A.A. Abraham vs. State of M.P. and others

WPS, 12216 of 2004, Judgment Date: Dec 03, 2020

Law laid down - 1. Rule 15 of M.P. Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966 - Disciplinary authority can issue direction for conducting ‘further inquiry’. 2. Further inquiry or denovo inquiry- Under Rule 15, the disciplinary authority cannot issue directions to conduct a ‘denovo inquiry’. In the instant case, since charge-sheet remained the same and only direction issued was to record evidence of prosecution witnesses which was not previously recorded, the direction amounts to holding ‘further inquiry’ and not Full Judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Arun Sharma Vs. State of M.P. and others

WRIT PETITION, 13057 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 02, 2020

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

State of M.P. Vs. Dinesh Singh Rajput and another

CONC, 1868 of 2020, Judgment Date: Dec 02, 2020

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Arif Masood vs State of M.P

MCRC, 45501 of 2020, Judgment Date: Nov 27, 2020

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