HC directs Madhya Pradesh chief secretary to appear over Indore water contamination issue

Hearing petitions over the deaths and illness caused by contaminated water supply in Indore's Bhagirathpura area, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) directed the State chief secretary to appear before it through video conference on January 15.

The HC termed the response of the State government and local administration to the crisis as "insensitive", said High Court Bar Association president Ritesh Inani, one of the petitioners.

A division Bench of Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi was hearing four or five petitions related to the incident, Mr. Inani told reporters.