Certificate U/S 65B Evidence Act Must Be Issued By Original Device Holder For Electronic Evidence: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act is required to be submitted by the person who possessed the original device in which the evidence was recorded, and not the one in whose device the evidence was merely transferred from the original device.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition against the order of the...

Ex-Servicemen Reservation For Public Employment Is One-Time Benefit, Not Perpetual Device For Career Progression: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the policy rationale of reservation in appointment to ex-servicemen is to operate as a one-time benefit to facilitate re-employment, and not as a perpetual device for career progression.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain rejected the petition filed by an ex-servicemen, who was re-appointed as a Village Development Officer under the reserved category...

'COVID Health Assistant Work Not Equivalent To Pharmacist': Rajasthan High Court Rejects Plea For Bonus Marks In Recruitment

The Rajasthan High Court has held that role of a Pharmacist and a Covid Health Assistant who was engaged temporarily to perform auxiliary duties like distribution of medicines, are distinct and could not be treated as interchangeable.“A Pharmacist is a qualified Diploma Holder registered under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 entrusted with professional responsibilities of maintaining drug...

Can State Sit Over Court Order Without Challenging It? Rajasthan High Court Seeks Explanation On Non-Reinstatement Of Panchayat Head

The Rajasthan High Court directed the State authorities to submit explanations over inaction on their part in implementing an order of the Court to reinstate an elected representative i.e. Pradhan of Panchayat Samiti, Uchchain, in absence of any challenge being made to the order.Justice Ganesh Ram Meena questioned whether the State authorities could sit over the Court's order for a long...

Rajasthan High Court Allows Premature Release Of Man Alleged To Be 'Threat To Family' After Conviction For Mother's Murder

The Rajasthan High Court allowed premature release of a man convicted for his mother's murder opining that adverse reports submitted by the Police Department and Social Welfare Department were merely based on presumption that since he had murdered his mother his release would threaten his other family members.The division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Anuroop Singhi...

'Girls' Education Being Ignored Despite 'Beti Padhao' Campaign': Rajasthan High Court Halts Employee's Transfer Citing Daughter's Board Exam

The Rajasthan High Court set aside Central Administrative Tribunal's order (CAT) that rejected a man's plea to postpone transfer to Karnataka till March 2026, considering his daughter's Class 12th Board Examination allowing him to continue at his current place of posting till his daughter's examinations were over.The division bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjeet...

Rajasthan High Court Pulls Up State, Election Commission Over Delay In Conducting Municipal Polls

The Rajasthan High Court has criticised the State Election Commission and the State Government for failing to conduct timely elections to urban local bodies, holding that such delay undermines the constitutional mandate of democracy.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, while dismissing a batch of writ petitions filed by former Sarpanchs who were made Chairpersons of Municipalities after the merger of...

Rajasthan High Court Directs DGP To Implement Law Prohibiting E-Cigarettes, Seeks Detailed Action Plan

In furtherance to its order dated May 6, 2025, in the matter of PIL filed in relation to the menace of e-cigarettes, Rajasthan High Court has directed the DGP to prepare a team of officers representing various range headquarters to implement the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019 (“the Act”) in its entirety.The division bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice...

No Social Media For 3 Years: Rajasthan High Court Imposes Unique Bail Condition On Youth Accused Of Circulating Explicit Content

The Rajasthan High Court granted bail to a 19-year-old, charged with the offence of circulating sexually explicit material against the respondent-complainant and intimidating her on social media, by imposing a unique condition that the accused shall not use social media platforms for a period of 3 years in any form either in his name or any fictitious name.The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar...

Rajasthan High Court Orders SITs To Probe 'Dummy' Schools Manipulating Attendance, Allowing Students To Skip Classes For NEET/JEE Coaching

The Rajasthan High Court came down heavily upon the schools permitting dummy candidates by manipulating attendance registers without actual presence of these students for regular studies in Class IX to XII, so that they can attend coaching centres for NEET and JEE preparations.Observing that menace of dummy schools is a blight on the education system Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand directed the...

'Limitation Is Statue Of Peace & Repose': Rajasthan High Court Quashes Order Allowing Time Barred Appeal Against 44-Yr-Old Decree

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside the orders passed by the Revenue Appellate Authority ("RAA") and the Board of Revenue, in which a time barred appeal, filed after 44 years of decree, was allowed without any application for condonation of delay or any reasons justifying such delay.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that law of limitation was founded on public policy which...

Remarks In Govt File Are Internal Correspondence Between Officials, Has No Legal Sanctity To Absolve Employee's Suspension: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court held that observations/remarks in files by government officials while dealing with matters were merely internal correspondence between them, carrying no legal sanctity.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition filed against the order of suspension against the petitioner, presently serving as Pradhan, under Section 38 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act....