Rajasthan High Court Rejects Bail To Payment Aggregator Facilitators In ₹95 Crore GST Evasion Via Online Gaming Transactions

The Rajasthan High Court rejected the bail application of the applicants accused of facilitating large-scale GST evasion through online gaming transactions. Justice Sameer Jain stated that bail should normally be granted for offences under section 132 of the CGST Act, unless extraordinary circumstances exist, and in the matter at hand, there is GST evasion of approximately Rs....

NDPS Act | Rajasthan High Court Allows Interim Release Of Seized Vehicle After Finding Owner Not Named As Accused

Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a petitioner whose car was seized by the police in relation to an NDPS case, after contraband was recovered from it, noting that the no involvement of the petitioner was found in the case during investigation, neither was he impleaded as an accused in the FIR.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand relied upon the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Bishwajit Dey v. State of Assam, in which it was held that where no allegation was made in the charge-sheet...

Rajasthan Housing Board Can't Cancel Auction Merely Because It Received Single Bid: High Court

The Rajasthan High Court asserted that allocation of an auction cannot be cancelled merely on the ground that there was a single bidder and hence, “lack of competition”, especially when the bidder had complied with all the stipulated conditions.Justice Nupur Bhati was hearing a petition by a person who participated in Rajasthan Housing Board's e-auction for a commercial plot, and...

'Serious Threat To Nation': Rajasthan High Court Rejects Pleas Of Life Convicts Seeking Premature Release In 1993 Train Bomb Blast Case

Rajasthan High Court dismissed the petitions filed by four convicts of the December 1993 serial train Bomb Blast cases presently serving life sentence, who had sought premature release and had challenged the rejection of their representations by the State Government. The division bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal and Justice Bhuwan Goyal observed that while exercising power of judicial review,...

Right To Travel Abroad: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Trial Court Order Impounding Accused's Passport For Breach Of Bail Condition

The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to an accused whose passport was directed to be impounded for violating his bail conditions by travelling abroad without court's permission, opining that continued impounding of passport would violate his fundamental right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand highlighted that even though the...

Rajasthan High Court Orders Fresh Physical Test For Woman Constable Candidate Who Appeared Soon After Childbirth

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State to “sympathetically” grant another opportunity to a woman candidate to appear in the Physical Efficiency Test (“PET”) for the post of constable-driver, who was disqualified from the PET in the selection process after she could not qualify in the running test since she had given birth just 15 days back.The bench of Justice Munnuri...

Rajasthan High Court Issues Prospective Directions On Conducting Student Union Elections To Balance Democracy & Academic Discipline

The Rajasthan High Court recently refused to entertain pleas by students challenging inaction by State in conducting Student Union elections for 2025-26 for the State University, holding that the petitioners lacked locus standi and the pleas were filed at a pre-decisional stage in the absence of any demonstrable violation of legal or fundamental right.Justice Sameer Jain said that even...

'Higher Education Campuses Not Fungible': Rajasthan High Court Issues Guidelines To ECI On Use Of Universities During Elections

The Rajasthan High Court has issues directions to the Election Commission of India (“ECI”) to the effect that as far as practicable, universities and colleges, imparting higher education should not be used as polling stations or for any other election-related purposes during general elections.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain observed that while the conduct of general elections was...

Preliminary Enquiry Can't Be Sole Basis For Dismissal Once Regular Enquiry Fails: Rajasthan High Court Reinstates Constable

Rajasthan High Court set aside the dismissal of a police constable imposed by senior police authority while exercising suo-motu review powers under Rule 32 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, opining that preliminary enquiry could not be made sole basis of punishment when such material did not come on record during the regular enquiry.The bench of...

Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice On Challenge To Advocates Welfare Fund Amendment Enhancing Vakalatnama Stamp, Membership Fees

Rajasthan High Court issued notice on a petition challenging the validity of Rajasthan Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2020 (“2020 Act”), that enhanced the stamp fee on Vakalatnama by 4 times, along with enhancement in the membership fee for the Rajasthan Advocates Welfare fund established under the Rajasthan Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987 (“Act”).The petition submitted that...

Rajasthan High Court Reserves Verdict On Film-Maker Vikram Bhatt's Plea To Quash FIR Over ₹42 Crore Alleged Cheating Case

The Rajasthan High Court reserved verdict on a plea moved by producer and film-maker Vikram Bhatt seeking quashing of an FIR for allegedly cheating the complainant of Rs. 42 crore and had taken advances under the garb of making films. The FIR was registered against Bhatt following his arrest on December 7. Justice Sameer Jain was hearing pleas by two petitioners Vikram Bhatt and Gangeshwar...

Severe Dementia Not Enough To Stall Trial Unless Medical Board Certifies: Rajasthan High Court Directs Re-Evaluation Of Accused's Fitness

The Rajasthan High Court directed a fresh medical revaluation of an accused undergoing trial–stated to be suffering from severe dementia, observing that the previous medical board's report did not clearly specify whether the accused was fit enough to understand the proceedings against him. In doing so the court observed that when an accused claims to be suffering from "unsound mind" the...