Gwalior, March 9 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday, declared the election of Congress MLA Mukesh Malhotra from Vijaypur Assembly constituency in Sheopur district in the state as ‘null and void’, saying that there were “irregularities” in the electoral process and “concealment” of material facts. The High Court pronounced its judgment hearing a petition filed by the former Madhya Pradesh Environment Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramniwas Rawat, who had los…
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New Delhi, Mar 5 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday cleared the appointment of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium.”In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, Judge of the High Court of Kerala, to be the Chief Justice of the High Cour…
Indore, Feb 27 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday directed the Director of Medical Education (DME) of the state to return the original documents of a young tribal doctor, who completed his MBBS degree but left the college mid-way during PG course due to harassment and mental stress. The court strictly ordered the DME to return the original documents by March 2, 2026, warning that the repeated failure to comply with the direction will amount to “contempt proceedings”, and fixed the matt…
Jabalpur, Feb 25 (IANS) Complying with Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order, the field Director of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) on Wednesday submitted a detailed report on the death of tigers in the reserves or adjacent areas since November 2025. In its 30-page report, the BTR submitted that a total of eight tigers have died between November 2025 and February 24, 2026. Out of the total, four tigers died inside the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) and four others in the neighbouring territ…
Bhopal/Jabalpur, Feb 17 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday, dismissed the regular bail application filed by a pharmacist accused in the toxic Coldrif cough syrup case, a paediatrician Praveen Soni, his wife Jyoti Soni and nephew. The toxic Coldrif syrup, prescribed by Praveen Soni, led to the deaths of more than 26 innocent children aged below four to five years in Chhindwara district.A bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agrawal, held in its order dated February 17, 2026, that this is n…
Jabalpur, Feb 14 (IANS) In a ruling that clarifies procedural pathways under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur has directed an aggrieved homebuyer to approach the appropriate forum for executing a delayed possession order against a builder.A bench of Justice Vishal Mishra; presiding over the Writ Petition, disposed of the case on Thursday, emphasising the doctrine of merger in appellate orders.The dispute originated from a homebuyer…
Jabalpur, Feb 11 (IANS) Taking a serious view of the alarming spike in tiger fatalities, particularly over the past few months, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the state government and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to submit a detailed report on the matter by February 25.The court issued the order while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Bhopal-based wildlife activist Ajay Dubey, who has raised concerns over the death of 54 tigers — the hi…
Indore, Feb 10 (IANS) Two more persons died in Indore’s Bhagirathpura due to contaminated water, taking the death toll in Bhagirathpura to 35. The deceased were identified as Shaligram Thakur (75), who passed away on Monday night, and Riya (2) died on Tuesday morning.Shaligram’s daughter, Mona Thakur, told media persons that he (Shaligram) was referred to Shelby Hospital on January 2 due to vomiting and diarrhoea.“From there, he was admitted to Bombay Hospital, and he was discharged a few …
Indore, Feb 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah on Saturday once again offered an unconditional apology for his controversial remarks against Indian Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, as the Supreme Court is likely to hear related proceedings and a deadline looms for the state government to decide on sanctioning his prosecution. The controversy stems from a video clip of Shah’s speech at a public event in Raikunda village, Indore district, in May last year, which went viral on s…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday recorded that the defamation dispute between Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Vivek Tankha has been amicably settled.A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N.K. Singh was hearing a special leave petition (SLP) filed by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Chouhan, former Minister Bhupendra Singh Yadav, and ex-State BJP President V.D. Sharma seeking quashing of the criminal defamati…