Rajasthan High Court
Medical Board Can't Declare Disabled Candidate Ineligible For MBBS Without Explaining Specific Functional Limitations: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief to an MBBS student who had been declared ineligible to pursue the course due to a congenital deformity of his left upper limb, holding that the Medical Board could not reach such a conclusion without identifying the specific functional limitations that prevented him from pursuing the course.The bench of Justice Nupur Bhati found that the...
'Can't Be Left Remediless': Rajasthan High Court Allows Offline Appeal Amid Dispute Over E-Tender Appeal Submission
Rajasthan High Court granted relief to an unsuccessful bidder, whose filing of an appeal via the CPWD (Central Public Works Department) e-tender portal was disputed, by opining that a person could not be allowed to remain remediless.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand allowed the petitioner to submit an offline copy of the memo of appeal before the concerned department within 24 hours...
Rajasthan High Court Stays Termination Of Govt Employee For Concealing Stayed Conviction
The Rajasthan High Court has stayed the termination of a government employee whose services were terminated over allegations that he had suppressed and concealed information relating to his criminal conviction, which had already been stayed by a coordinate bench of the Court.The bench of Justice Anuroop Singhi took note of the earlier order staying the petitioner's conviction in a criminal...
Missed Physical Test Due To Illness, Pregnancy, Heavy Rains: Rajasthan High Court Grants One-Time Retest On ₹10,000 Cost
The Rajasthan High Court has granted a one-time opportunity to candidates who missed the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) for recruitment to the posts of Sub-Inspector/Platoon Commander due to circumstances such as illness, physical injuries, pregnancy and heavy rains.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain has directed the authorities to conduct a rescheduled test in September 2026. Candidates...
Matrimonial Offences Cannot Be Quashed Merely Due To Subsequent Divorce Or Spouses Living Separately: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court dismissed a quashing petition filed by a husband, observing that a criminal case could not be quashed only because one of the spouses had obtained a decree of divorce and they were living separately. The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain observed that it might happen that the spouses were having differences and were living separately, but a matrimonial offence required...
Payment Of Property Tax Doesn't Establish Ownership To Sue On Behalf Of Temple Without Written Authority: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court held that a suit instituted by someone in their personal capacity, asserting rights on behalf of a community or any deity, could not be sustained in the absence of any resolution, power of attorney or other written authority from the trust of the concerned temple or the community. The bench of Justice Maneesh Sharma further opined that payment of municipal taxes or...
Rape | Section 376 IPC Not Prima Facie Attracted Where Prosecution Material Shows Subsisting Marital Relationship: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has partly allowed a criminal revision petition and quashed the charge of rape framed against a man, holding that Section 376 IPC was not prima facie attracted as the prosecution material itself showed that the parties were in a subsisting marital relationship at the relevant time. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 339]The bench of Justice Kuldeep Mathur reached this conclusion...
Right To Livelihood Doesn't Extend To Street Vending In Areas Outside Notified Zones: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court dismissed a petition filed by a street vendor, having a vehicle repair kiosk, opining that where vending zones were declared by the State by issuing notifications, no one could be allowed to put kiosks or to make temporary encroachments on any place which was not declared as a vending zone. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma observed that the while right to livelihood...
Woman's Midnight Arrest Without Magistrate Permission Illegal, But Not Ground To Quash Case: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held the midnight arrest of a woman without prior permission of the Magistrate to be violative of Section 43(5) BNSS, but ruled that the illegality in arrest alone was not a ground to quash the proceedings against her under the NDPS Act.At the same time, noting the lapse on the part of the Sub-Inspector who effected the arrest, the Court directed the Director...
LiveLaw Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 10 - August 16, 2026
NOMINAL INDEX [Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 320 - 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 334]State of Rajasthan v Bhagwan Singh; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 320State of Rajasthan & Ors. v Dr. Maneesha; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 321Anupama Prasad v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 322Lekhraj v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 323Rani Devi v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 324Jitendra Kumar v...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes ₹2.25 Crore Security Bond Imposed 'Without Reasons' For Issuing Succession Certificate
The Rajasthan High Court has held that while exercising discretionary powers under Section 375 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, a District Judge must record at least some justification or reasons before imposing a condition requiring an applicant to furnish a security bond for the grant of a succession certificate.The bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal set aside the order of the trial court...