Published on : 23 Sep 2025, 6:28 pm 4 min read

In a rare development, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a Single Judge's order recommending an inquiry against a judicial officer for dropping serious charges against a person accused of embezzlement of lakhs of rupees in a land acquisition matter

The Division Bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Pradeep Mittal said the order was based on speculation and uncalled for. The aforesaid direction is chilling, the Court said.

" In paragraph 12 of these order, the Ld. Single Bench has passed damning and disparaging remarks against the Ld. Trial Court much against the consistent law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court to the effect that the High Courts must desist from passing observation whic

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