Justice Vishal Mishra

The Madhya Pradesh High ...

The plea of the petitioner in Madhya Pradesh High Court is that a uniform law be enacted to bring about a Uniform Civil Code for all the citizens of India.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the concerned forest authorities to consider and decide the petitioner’s representation within a period of 90 days where the petitioner is seeking correction in the date of appointment in the seniority list of State Forest Service Officers.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that a revenue authority does not have the power to determine the validity of a will while considering an application for mutation.

Reliance was made on the Judgement of the Apex Court in the case of Ram Naresh Rawat Vs. Ashwini Ray reported in 2017 (Vol 3) SCC 436, relevant extract of which reads-

It was submitted by Counsel for the petitioner DP Singh that the father of the petitioner – Late Balram Singh Tomar was an employee of the School Education Department, posted as a Music teacher.