Supreme Court Allows FIR Quashing After Compromise, High Court Need Not Send Parties To Trial Court

FIR quashing after compromise need not wait for a compounding application in the trial court, the Supreme Court has held, where the High Court itself has recorded a voluntary settlement verified by its Registrar.

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 11 Names As Judges For Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended five judicial officers for the Madhya Pradesh High Court and six names, four advocates and two judicial officers, for the Chhattisgarh High Court.

MP High Court Holds Agreement To Sell Confers No Title, Dismisses 36-Year-Old Gohad Land Suit

An agreement to sell gives the intending buyer no title, and a suit built only on such an agreement, without a claim for specific performance, cannot yield a declaration or an injunction against the seller or a later purchaser, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held while dismissing a Gohad land suit that began in […]

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Juvenile, Says Generalised Observations Cannot Justify Detention

“The continued incarceration of the child is not in his best interest,” the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said in granting bail to a juvenile held in an observation home since May 1. Indore: Holding that the scheme of the Juvenile Justice Act does not permit bail to be denied solely on generalised observations, the […]

Supreme Court Upholds MP High Court Direction To Renew Som Distilleries Liquor Licence, Dismisses State’s Challenge

Supreme Court Upholds MP High Court Direction To Renew Som Distilleries Liquor Licence, dismissing the State of Madhya Pradesh’s challenge to the High Court ruling in the distillery company’s favour. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 27) upheld the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s direction to renew the liquor licence of Som Distilleries and […]

MP High Court Directs Indore Police To Appoint Ward Volunteers To Report Noise Pollution Violations

Finding the police “totally helpless” during last year’s festive season, the MP High Court Directs Indore Police To Appoint Ward Volunteers who can promptly report persons and vehicles causing noise pollution. Indore: Two volunteers from every ward of the city are to tell the Indore Police at once about people and vehicles causing noise pollution, […]