Rajasthan High Court Directs Release Of Retiral Benefits To 81-Year-Old Former District Judge; Slaps ₹1 Lakh Costs On State, HC Admin For Delay

The Rajasthan High Court has imposed Rs. 1,00,000 costs on the Department of Law and Legal Affairs, the High Court administration, Chief Accounts Officer (Directorate of Estate), and Director (Pension and Pensioners Welfare), for withholding the retirement benefits of a former trial court judge, who retired in 1999.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and...

Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice On Law Student's Plea Alleging Misbehaviour By Principal, Non-Functional Grievance Redressal Committee

The Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to S.S. Jain Subodh Law College affiliated with Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University and its Principal, over allegations of misbehaviour by the Principal with the student.The bench of Justice Shubha Mehta issued notice on the student's plea which further alleges that the College has not complied with the mandatory requirement of having a Student Grievance Redressal Committee (SGRC) in place.As per the petition filed by the student, it has been...

Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail To Foreign MBBS Graduates Accused Of Securing Internships With Fake Clearance Certificates

The Rajasthan High Court has refused to grant bail to several foreign MBBS graduates accused of securing mandatory internships in government and private hospitals by using fake Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) clearance certificates. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 276]The bench of Justice Ravi Chirania observed, "Though, the petitioners are students, however, their admitted act of using fake certificates of FMGE clearly shows that despite having the professional degrees, they did the above...

Experience In Govt Hospitals Can't Be Ignored Merely Because Salary Was Paid By NGO Under PPP Model: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that experience gained by rendering medical services in Government Health institutions, and corresponding benefits, could not be denied to the concerned persons merely because their salary was routed through a charitable trust under an administrative arrangement approved by the State Government. The bench of Justice Nupur Bhati observed that the mode of...

'Sad State Of Affairs': Rajasthan High Court Slams State's Inaction On Pollution From Illegal Dyeing Units In Jodhpur

The Rajasthan High Court has expressed displeasure over State's inaction against alleged illegal dyeing and printing in the housing colonies of Jodhpur, resulting in pollution.The division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma highlighted that despite granting time multiple times in the past, the State had not taken any action neither filed any response. The...

'No Concept Of Criminal Writ Petition Under Constitution': Rajasthan High Court Directs Registry To Register Them As 'Writ Petitions'

The Rajasthan High Court has directed its Registry to not register any cases as “Criminal Writ Petition”, opining that there was no such concept provided in the Constitution of India. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 273]The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Maneesh Sharma held that it was for the Court to examine the case for the purpose of placing them before...

Rajasthan High Court Imposes 3-Year Social Media Ban On Youth Booked For Morphing Minor's Photos

The Rajasthan High Court has imposed a 3-year social media ban on a youth accused of morphing images of a minor and uploading them on social media with an intention to defame her.FIR was registered against him under the relevant provisions of the BNS, POCSO Act, and the Information Technology Act. The applicant, seeking bail, argued that he was in custody since April 2026, and was ready...

Exhibit Marking Of Documents Already On Record Causes No Prejudice: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Amendment Of Pleadings

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a Rent Tribunal's order permitting amendment of an eviction petition to incorporate reference to a postal receipt and acknowledgement due (AD) card that had already been filed along with the original petition but were omitted from the pleadings due to a clerical error. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 272]Holding that marking documents already on record as exhibits does...

Can Police Levy Charges For Assisting Banks With Asset Recovery Under SARFAESI Act? Rajasthan High Court To Examine

The Rajasthan High Court has agreed to examine whether the Police Department can levy charges on banks for providing assistance in taking possession of secured assets under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002.Justice Sameer Jain observed that the issue raises substantial questions of law concerning the interplay between the SARFAESI Act, the Rajasthan Police Act, and the...

LiveLaw Rajasthan High Court Half Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 1 To 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 265Order/Judgments of Half-YearJanuary 2026Filing Of 'Negative Report' Doesn't Authorise Police To Prosecute Informant For False Case: Rajasthan High CourtTitle: Dev Narayan Gurjar v State of Rajasthan & Anr.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 1The Rajasthan High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against a young petitioner,...

Culmination Of Recruitment Process During Pendency Of Challenge Can't Be Ground To Dismiss Plea: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a writ petition challenging a recruitment process cannot be dismissed merely on the grounds of it becoming infructuous due to lapse of more than 6 months or the fact that subsequent selection processes were culminated. “Although we do not agree with the view taken by the learned Single Judge as regards the writ petition having become otiose and...

Rajasthan High Court Orders State To Inspect Measures Adopted By Cooperatives To Prevent Sale Of Synthetic Milk

While hearing a PIL and Suo Moto petitions relating to food adulteration, Rajasthan High Court has directed conduct of inspections regarding the manner adopted to prevent synthetic products by cooperatives selling milk and milk products including Saras, Amul, Lotus, Mother Dairy etc. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Maneesh Sharma took on...