Madhya Pradesh High Court

Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Justice Akil Kureshi's Elevation Next Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 5, 2019

The Supreme Court said it will deal with a petition next week seeking direction to the Centre to notify the elevation of Justice Akil Kureshi as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Elevation Of Gujarat High Court Judge Rejected By Centre, Say Sources

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday August 29, 2019

A recommendation for the appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi of the Gujarat High Court as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court had been returned by the government, sources said. The Supreme Court Collegium has been asked to reconsider the recommendation.

Son Of Driver At Indore Court Qualifies Exam To Become Civil Judge

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 22, 2019

Defying all odds, a 26-year-old man, whose father works as a driver at the Indore district court, has cracked the civil judge class-II recruitment test.

Decision On Justice Akil Kureshi Elevation In A Week: Centre To Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 16, 2019

The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it would take a call within a week on the Collegium's May 10 recommendation to elevate Justice Akil Kureshi as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Decide On Madhya Pradesh Chief Justice Appointment: Top Court To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 2, 2019

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the centre to take a decision by August 14 on top court collegium's recommendation to appoint Justice AA Kureshi as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

"Won't Intervene In Demolition": Court After BJP's Akash Vijayvargiya Assaults Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 3, 2019

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a stay on demolition of a house, which was in the news last week when BJP legislator Akash Vijayvargiya assaulted a civic official.

Fire Breaks Out At Madhya Pradesh High Court In Jabalpur

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Monday June 10, 2019

A massive fire broke out in the main building of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur today. The incident took place around 6 pm this evening.

Court Allows Gang-Rape Survivor To Terminate "Unwanted Pregnancy"

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 29, 2019

The Madhya Pradesh High Court's bench on Tuesday granted permission to a gang-rape victim to abort her nine-week-old foetus.

Top Court To Hear Plea For Reinstatement Of Woman Judge In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 26, 2018

The Supreme Court Monday granted four weeks to the registrar general of Madhya Pradesh High Court to reply to a plea by a woman judicial officer who is seeking reinstatement after having resigned following an inquiry into her allegations of sexual harassment against a sitting high court judge.

Four High Court Chief Justices Elevated As New Supreme Court Judges

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 1, 2018

Four high court chief justices were on Thursday night elevated to the Supreme Court, within 48 hours of the collegium recommending their names to the government.

Judge Who Quit After Accusing Senior Of Sex Harassment Wants Her Job Back

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday October 12, 2018

A woman who was a judge in Madhya Pradesh and had resigned from office over four years ago after alleging sexual harassment by a judge at the Madhya Pradesh High Court stands a chance to be reinstated.

Tiles With PM Modi, Chief Minister Images Must Go, Madhya Pradesh Told

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 20, 2018

Tiles with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan must be removed from houses built for the poor under a government welfare scheme, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered.

Plea Against Land Allotment To Ramdev's Patanjali Dismissed By High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 28, 2018

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking cancellation of allotment of land by the state government to Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurveda.

High Court Upholds Death Sentence To Man Who Raped, Killed 4-Year-Old

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 9, 2018

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld a lower court's order awarding death sentence to a man for raping and killing a four-year-old girl, observing that "humanity is more in danger in the hands of persons like the convict".

Madhya Pradesh Cancels Bungalows Allotment To 4 Former Chief Ministers

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 20, 2018

Acting on the directions of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the state government on Thursday cancelled the allotment of official bungalows to four former chief ministers, including Union minister Uma Bharti and Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh.