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Rajasthan High Court Directs Compassionate Appointment 21 Years After Employees Death, Says Financial Crisis Has Not Ended

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the authorities to consider an appellant for compassionate appointment, 21 years after his father's death, holding that the mere fact that a family has survived for years cannot be treated as proof that its financial crisis has ended.The bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Kumar and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma observed that while considering...

Lives At Peril: Rajasthan High Court Bars All Courts From Granting Protection To Persons Responsible For Defects In Its Building

The Rajasthan High Court has barred all courts in the State from granting protection to any person or officer allegedly responsible for structural defects in its building at Jodhpur.The division bench of Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Rekha Borana observed that any such order, if passed, shall be deemed to be of no effect, unless passed by the Division Bench of the Court or...

Voter Names Cant Be Excluded From Electoral Rolls Due To Political Intervention: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court granted relief to the petitioner whose application for transferring name in the electoral roll of a ward, basis her place of residence, was arbitrarily rejected after being accepted earlier on the same day, without assigning any reasons or an opportunity of hearing.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that as per Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Election) Act,...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Penalty Imposed On Municipal Officer For Not Inviting MLA To Inauguration Ceremony

Rajasthan High Court quashed a penalty order imposed against a government employee–where one annual increment of his was withheld, after he inadvertently failed to invite an MLA to an inauguration function. The bench of Justice Mukesh Rajpurohit took into account the fact that even though the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner had resulted in the decision of dropping...

Son Cant Claim Coparcenary Share In Fathers Inherited Property Unless HUF Is Established: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that once the property inherited by a father under the statutory scheme was held to be his self-acquired property, and no pleadings were made to show that the property continued to be HUF/coparcenary property, a son could not derive his right on the property merely based on the relationship of father and son. “…once succession has taken place under Section 8,...

Public Utility No Licence To Override Forest, Wildlife Laws: Rajasthan High Court Quashes NHAI Acquisition Near Sariska Tiger Reserve

Rajasthan High Court set aside acquisition proceedings of a land parcel in Shahpura, Alwar, that was within 1 km of Sariska Tiger Reserve, allocated by the National Highway Authority of India (“NHAI”) to construct “public utility area” including fuel station and kiosks, despite recommendations by other authorities to shift the project to alternative sites. The bench of Justice...

Rajasthan High Court Initiates Suo Motu PIL For Gen Z, Gen Alpha & Gen Beta Welfare; Seeks Plan To Address Paper Leaks, AI Disruption

The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance concerning the welfare of Gen Z, Gen Alpha, and Gen Beta and directed the filing of a status report and action plans on actions taken by the State and Union Governments to frame a mechanism to address major challenges, including paper leaks, education-to-employment gap, mental health and digital burnout, AI disruption, etc. The bench...

Does Law Department Lack Administrative Control Over JDA Legal Officer? Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice, Stays Chargesheets

The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the jurisdiction of the Department of Law and Legal Affairs to initiate disciplinary proceedings against a legal officer posted with the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), and stayed the operation of two chargesheets issued against him.The bench of Justice Anuroop Singhi was hearing a petition filed by Narendra Kumar...

Stamp Duty Deficiency Must Be Dealt With Forthwith; Trial Court Cant Keep Issue Pending For Years: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a trial court cannot allow a statutory objection concerning stamp duty to remain pending for years merely because the issue involves mixed questions of law and fact.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali clarified that while Order XIV Rule 2 CPC generally requires courts to decide all issues together, and it does not permit an objection that can be dealt...

Rajasthan High Court Tightens Rules For Advocate Clerks, Law Interns; Mandates Clerk Registration, Intern Dress Code

In the backdrop of instances of inappropriate conduct by Advocate Clerks, the Rajasthan High Court has issued detailed directions regulating the registration, entry, conduct and dress code of Advocate Clerks, while also prescribing a dress code and entry requirements for law interns and students visiting the Court.The bench of Justice Ravi Chirania has made registration mandatory for...

Rajasthan High Court Issues Guidelines To Combat Blanket Freezing Of Bank Accounts In Cyber Crime Cases

The Rajasthan High Court has recently issued comprehensive guidelines for investigative agencies, banks and other authorities to combat "indiscriminate" freezing of bank accounts in cyber crime cases with the object of not only ensuring effective investigation but also protect "innocent citizens". Justice Anand Sharma was dealing with a batch of 105 petitions wherein petitioners had...