Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 222 To 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 256NOMINAL INDEXKailash v State of Rajasthan; 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 222Kiran Yadav v The State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 223Kumari Neelam v Jai Prakash Natani & Ors.; 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 224Shivsingh Meena v State of Rajasthan; 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 225M/s My Own Eco Energy Private Limited v Union of India & Ors.;...

HP Co-Operative Societies Act | No One Can Be Condemned Unheard, Even If Act Does Not Have Provisions For Filing Objections: High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that even if the Himachal Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1968, does not have specific provisions for filing objections in execution proceedings, the principles of natural justice must apply and the judgement debtor must be given an opportunity to be heard.Setting aside the order of Collector-cum-Deputy Registrar, Mandi Justice Ajay Mohan Goel...

“Holding Firearm Licence Is Not A Fundamental Right”: J&K&L HC Upholds Revocation Of Man's Arms Licence For Brandishing Gun At Magistrate

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the cancellation of an arms licence issued to an elected District Development Council (DDC) member from Poonch after finding that he had brandished his licensed pistol at a Tehsildar and an anti-encroachment team, including the SDM and SDPO, during an official operation.A bench of Justice M.A. Chowdhary held that the case was not about...

HUF Cannot Be Prosecuted After Death Of Karta: Telangana High Court Abates Proceedings Against Late Ramoji Rao In RBI Act Violation Case

The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against late Ch. Ramoji Rao (petitioner 2) on the grounds that criminal proceedings— which involved allegations of receiving deposits from the public in violation of Section 45S of the Reserve Bank of India Act and failure to repay them within the prescribed period, stood abated following his death, as he was the sole Karta of the...

'Previous Decisions Taken By Gram Panchayat Cannot Be Cancelled Merely Due To Change In Body Of Representatives': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) has held that a subsequent change in the elected body of a Grampanchayat does not, by itself, justify the cancellation of decisions or resolutions passed by its earlier body. Such an approach would undermine the stability of local administration and is contrary to the purpose of Panchayati Raj institutions.A Division Bench of Justice Smt. M. S. Jawalkar...

'Attempt To Spoil Future': Rajasthan High Court Expresses Shock At School For Failing To Send Student's Improvement Exam Form To CBSE

The Rajasthan High Court expressed shock with a school for failing to send a student's examination form for writing improvement exam to CBSE despite three reminders, observing that the school's casual approach is an "attempt to spoil the future" and one year of the student's academic career.In view of the fact that the school had already compensated the student of Rs. 1.10 Lakhs and student...

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Ask J&K Govt To Include 'Dragon Boat Racing' In Khelo India Water Sports Festival

The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to ask the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to include “Dragon Boat Racing” as a competitive sport in the Khelo India Water Sports Festival, scheduled to be held from August 21-23 at Dal Lake, Srinagar. Justice Sachin Datta observed that the sport is internationally codified with established rules and Khelo India's guidelines do...

Order VII Rule 11 CPC | Plaint Can't Be Rejected Due To Missing Khasra Numbers In Eviction Petition: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the omission of certain khasra numbers in an eviction petition does not amount to non-disclosure of cause of action and cannot be a ground for dismissal under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Code.Rejecting the tenant's contention, Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “Mere non-mention of certain khasra numbers per se cannot be so fatal...

Merely Because Deceased Was Seen Crying Doesn't Prove She Was Harassed For Dowry: Delhi High Court In Dowry Death Case

While upholding discharge of a husband and his family members in a dowry death and cruelty case, the Delhi High Court has observed merely because the deceased was seen crying cannot per se make out any case of dowry harassment. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that the statements of the brother and sister of the deceased did not establish even prima facie that the deceased was being harassed...

Maternity Leave Sanctioned During Contractual Service Cannot Be Curtailed Due To Submission Of Fitness Certificate During Regularisation: HP HC

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that maternity leave, sanctioned while an employee was on contractual service, could not be curtailed merely because she submitted a medical fitness certificate at the time of regularization. Quashing the State's order that cancelled the leave Justice Sandeep Sharma remarked that : “submission of Medical Fitness Certificate, could not have given any right...

Rajasthan High Court Stays BSc Nursing Counselling For Academic Year 2025-26 Until Further Orders

Rajasthan High Court has stayed the operation of the order of the single bench that allowed the Deepshikha Kala Sansthan (Regional Nursing College) to participate in the counselling for B.Sc. Nursing course for the academic session 2025-26 without having a valid No Objection Certificate and affiliation from the State Government and Rajasthan University of Health Sciences...

Jharkhand High Court Raps BIT Mesra Over Dalit Student's Death, Grants ₹20 Lakh To Kin, Issues Guidelines To Prevent Ragging In Colleges

The Jharkhand High Court has awarded Rs.20 Lakh as compensation to be paid by BIT Mesra, Polytechnic College, to the parents of a 3rd semester student, who was allegedly subjected to casteist slurs in the name of Harijan/Dalit and multiple violent assaults leading to his death.Terming the incident as a "brutal assault", Justice Sanjay Prasad came down heavily on the College over their...