Earning Capacity Of Adult Sons Doesn't Negate Wife's 'Independent' Right To Permanent Alimony: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has recently observed that a divorced wife's right to permanent alimony is an 'independent' & 'distinct' right that cannot be diluted or negated merely because she has adult, earning sons. Clarifying that these factors at best may have a bearing on the quantum, but cannot negate the basic entitlement of the wife, the Court remarked...

Rajasthan High Court Deletes Earlier Remarks On Transgender Bill 2026, Uploads Updated Version

The Rajasthan High Court has deleted its earlier critical remarks made on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to amend the Transgender Act 2019. In an order passed on March 30, Justice Arun Monga, in the epilogue to the judgment, had remarked that the Transgender Amendment Bill 2026, which received the Presidential Assent on March 30,...

FIR Wrongly Quashed For All On Partial Compromise: Rajasthan High Court Recalls Order, Differentiates It From Review

While exercising its power to recall, Rajasthan High Court set aside its order that inadvertently quashed an entire FIR based on a compromise that was reached between the complainant and only two accused, and granted liberty to the investigating agency to proceed against remaining accused in accordance with law. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali opined that rectification of such inadvertent...

Rajasthan High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail In 'Digital Arrest' Case Involving ₹80 Lakh Fraud On 83-Year-Old

The Rajasthan High Court rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by a “key conspirator” in an international cyber fraud racket that involved digital arrest of an 83-year old woman who was deceived and coerced into transferring her entire savings of around Rs. 80 Lakhs from her bank account.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain rejected the plea of compromise put forth by the petitioner...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Unreasoned Suspension Order By RSRTC Officer, Bars Her From Discharging Duty Until Legal Training

Quashing an unreasoned order passed by the Executive Officer (traffic) of State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) concerning suspension of a worker, the Rajasthan High Court directed the DoP's Principle Secretary to ensure that the concerned officer was given training about the procedure and legal principles. While underscoring the significance of a reasoned order, the bench of Justice...

Repeated Custodial Transfers Strain Police, Exchequer: Rajasthan High Court Permits Accused Booked In 100+ FIRs To Attend Trials Via VC

While allowing the petitioners, accused in over 100 FIRs to appear in proceedings through video conferencing, Rajasthan High Court specified the practical difficulties in cases where an accused was implicated in hundreds of FIRs, including systemic implications of repeated inter-state custodial production. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that in such circumstances, unless there...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Admission Of NEET-PG Candidate Denied For Want Of Permanent Registration Certificate

The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a doctor who was denied admission in the college allotted through NEET-PG 2025, on the ground of not possessing the original Permanent Registration Certificate issued by the Chhattisgarh Medical Council, in light of Clause 4.6 of the NEET-PG 2025 Information Bulletin. While making a reference to Regulation 8(3) of the Post Graduate Medical...

'Lawyers Can't Be Treated Like Servants': Rajasthan High Court Quashes JDA's Orders Removing Advocates For Violating Terms & Conditions

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that lawyers have dignity which cannot be compromised and they cannot be treated like servants, wherein there engagement or disengagement has to be as per the reasonable terms and conditionsIn doing so the court set aside various orders passed by the Jaipur Development Authority removing assistant advocates engaged by it, observing that the authority...

'Poverty Can't Be Ground For Incarceration': Rajasthan High Court Releases Convict Kept In Jail For Not Paying Costs Despite Settlement

The Rajasthan High Court has held that when prosecution under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act stood settled and the complainant had no subsisting grievance, continued incarceration of the accused solely due to non-compliance of condition of costs for impounding, could not be sustained in absence of willful default. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that the costs contemplated by...

Inviolable Aspect Of Personhood Now At Risk Of Becoming 'State-Mediated Entitlement': Rajasthan High Court On Transgender Bill 2026

Update on April 3- Rajasthan High Court Deletes Earlier Remarks On Transgender Bill 2026, Uploads Updated VersionThe Rajasthan High Court has remarked that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to amend the Transgender Act 2019, is seemingly taking away a transgender person's right to self-determination. Justice Arun Monga noted that the...

'Abdicating Constitutional Duty': Rajasthan High Court Criticises State Notification Which Included Transgender Persons In OBC Category

The court noted that through the notification, the state had abdicated the responsibility put on it by the Supreme Court, through the NALSA judgment by which the State was mandated to advance the rights of the transgender persons. Court directed setting up of a committee to recommend steps to address aggravated marginalisation of transgender persons.

'WhatsApp Notice Not Valid For Arrest U/S 41A CrPC': Rajasthan HC Convicts Cop For Contempt Over Violation Of Arnesh Kumar Guidelines

The Rajasthan High Court convicted a police officer for contempt of court in light of the fact that the petitioner's arrest was made by the respondent-police officer merely on the basis of an intimation over WhatsApp, without furnishing a valid notice as contemplated under Section 41-A of CrPC.The bench of Justice Praveer Bhatnagar held that intimation made through WhatsApp did not satisfy...