IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANAND PATHAK &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL VERMA WRIT APPEAL NO. 450 of 2026 MAHENDRA SINGH BATHAM Vs.

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS.

&

WRIT APPEAL NO. 456 of 2026 HEMANT BATHAM Vs.

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS.

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APPEARANCE:

Shri Yash Sharma – Advocate for the appellant in W.A.No.450/2026 and Shri Anand Bhardwaj – Advocate for the appellant in W.A.No.456/2026.

Shri Vivek Khedkar – Additional Advocate General for the respondents/State.

JUDGMENT

(Delivered on 26 ^th the day of February, 2026)

Per: Justice Anand Pathak

1. Regard being had to similitude of the dispute and since common question is involved in both the writ appeals, therefore, they are being heard analogously and decided by this common judgment. For factual clarity, facts of Writ Appeal No.450/2026 are taken into consideration.

2. The present writ appeal (Writ Appeal No.450/2026) under Section 2 (1) of the Madhya Pradesh Uchcha Nyayalaya (Khand Nyyaypeeth Ko Appeal) Adhiniyam, 2005 is preferred by the appellant being crestfallen by the order dated 28-01-202