Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Its principal seat is at Jabalpur, and it has permanent benches at Indore and Gwalior. Appeals from its decisions go to the Supreme Court of India, and it works in Hindi and English, according to Wikipedia.

The court was established on 2 January 1936 as the Nagpur High Court, under Letters Patent issued under the Government of India Act, 1935. It continued after the Constitution took effect in 1950. On 1 November 1956 the States Reorganisation Act made it the High Court of the new state of Madhya Pradesh, with its seat at Jabalpur.

Temporary benches at Indore and Gwalior began working in 1956, and they became permanent on 28 November 1968. When Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2000, a separate High Court was set up at Bilaspur for that state.

The court has a sanctioned strength of 53 judges, and its jurisdiction covers the whole of Madhya Pradesh. Wikipedia lists Vivek Rusia as Acting Chief Justice since 2 June 2026, and the post can change, so readers should check the court’s own website for the current Chief Justice.

Sources: Wikipedia, Madhya Pradesh High Court, High Court of Madhya Pradesh official website.