Rajasthan High Court Extends Asaram's Interim Bail Till August 12 In Rape Case, Days After Gujarat High Court's Final Extension Order

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday (July 8) extended the interim bail of Asaram till August 12, who is serving a life sentence in connection with a 2013 rape caseThe division bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vineet Kumar Mathur while taking note of Gujarat High Court's order from last week, in its order underscored that "no further indulgence" would be granted to Asaram."Following...

State Doesn't Need Statutory Power To Blacklist A Fraud Committing Firm From Entering Into Contractual Relationship With It: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court ruled that power to blacklist a contractor was inherent in the party allotting the contract, without there being need for such power conferred by statute. Blacklisting of a firm found to have committed fraud was not a concept foreign to contractual law. The law specifically provided for restraining any firm to enter into further business relations with a party if it was...

Applicant For Fair Price Shop Has Statutory Remedy Against Grant Of License To Opposite Party, Must Be Supplied Order Copy: Rajasthan High Court

Terming the action of the State as “Gross inaction and illegal”, Rajasthan High Court directed the District Supply Officer to provide order's copy to the petitioner under which the Fair Price Shop License was granted in favour of the private respondent as opposed to the petitioner.The bench of Justice Munnuri Laxman observed that the petitioner had the statutory remedy under...

NEET-UG 2025: Rajasthan High Court Rejects Plea For Re-Test/ Bonus Marks Over Power Outage, Other Alleged Deficiencies At Exam Centers

Rajasthan High Court rejected the petitions filed by 31 candidates who appeared for NEET-UG 2025 in Sikar, Rajasthan, seeking re-examination or bonus marks owing to power failure/outage and adverse weather conditions at their exam centers, on account of the principle of de minimis non curate lex— meaning, the law did not concern itself with trifles.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain took...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Centre To Issue NOC For Bringing Mortal Remains Of Indian-Origin Man From UK

The Rajasthan High Court recently directed the Union Government to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the repatriation of the mortal remains of an Indian-origin man who passed away in the United Kingdom in April 2025, just one month after acquiring British citizenship. With this, a bench of Justice Sunil Beniwal set aside a communication given by the Under Secretary...

'Grave Offences Of Public Importance': Rajasthan High Court Denies Relief To 3 Booked For Forging Degrees, Impersonation In Govt Exam

The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a batch of pleas by three persons–including a woman–seeking quashing of an FIR accusing them of a "large scale conspiracy" involving fabrication of educational credentials and impersonation in public examination, observing that these were grave offences “of public importance”. Justice Sameer Jain ruled that the findings recorded by the Special...

Rajasthan High Court Enhances Compensation Of Paralysed Road-Accident Victim To ₹1.9 Cr, Says It's Not Charity But Moral Necessity

While hearing a challenge to the compensation of Rs. 1.49 crores awarded by the motor accident tribunal to a 21-year-old woman, Rajasthan High Court observed that the 100% lower body paralysis of the road-accident victim was not just an injury, but a “deep enduring rupture in the fabric of her life” that affected her sense of identity, independence and confidence.The high court thus...

Rajasthan High Court Extends 'Community Service' Under BNSS As Bail Condition, Asks Accused To Serve Swach Bharat Abhiyan

The Rajasthan High Court recently enlarged an NDPS accused on bail on a condition that he contribute to government's Swach Bharat mission for 2 hours daily, for two months.In doing so, the bench of Justice Sameer Jain extended the scope of 'community service' contemplated under the Bhartiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita 2023.The Act introduced community service as a punishment for certain...

SC Collegium Proposes Appointment Of Advocate & Judicial Officer As Rajasthan HC Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 02nd July, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment of the following persons as Judges of the Rajasthan High Court:ADVOCATE:(i) Shri Anuroop SinghiJUDICIAL OFFICER:(i) Smt. Sangeeta Sharma...

Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: June 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 195 To 2024 194 LiveLaw (Raj) 221NOMINAL INDEXThe State of Rajasthan, through District Collector Pali. & Ors. vs. Sanwariya Infrastructure Private Limited 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 195Komal Kumawat & Ors. v Union of India & Ors., and other connected petitons 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 196Arpit Naraniwal v State and batch 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 197Mahipal Singh v Kundal...

Direct Education Boards To Prepare Syllabus For Tackling 'Excessive Use Of Mobile Phones By Children': Rajasthan High Court To State, Centre

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday (July 1) suggested to the Centre and state government to issue directions to all Secondary Education Boards to develop curriculum which discourages consumption of junk food and addresses excessive use of mobile phones by children by proposing time restrictions on such usage. The court made the suggestion while taking suo motu cognizance on the issue...

Right To Health: Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Malnutrition/ Obesity In Citizens, Particularly Children

Taking serious notice of malnourishment, obesity owing to unhealthy eating habits, and excessive & increasing use of mobile phones amongst children, the Rajasthan High Court took suo-moto cognizance to find appropriate solutions to these issues. The court registered the case as 'Suo Moto: In Re: Saving the Minor Children, Women and Citizens from Malnutrition or obesity which is...