Rajasthan High Court
Once Village Is Declared 'Urban Area' In Master Plan, State Can Permit Land Conversion For Development Of Such Area: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court rejected a plea challenging inclusion of village Asota in the Sujangarh Master Plan 2036 on the ground that it was done despite objections by the Gram Panchayat and was detrimental to the panchayat's autonomy.Justice Kuldeep Mathur held that consultation with the respective Gram Panchayat that was done prior to such inclusion was sufficient and the consent was not...
'No Sympathy For Encroachers': Rajasthan High Court Directs State Authorities To Remove Illegal Constructions, Warns Police Of Action
The Rajasthan High Court has made it clear that there can be no sympathy for encroachers, directing the the Additional Chief Secretary of the Urban Development and Housing Department to issue directions to the Municipal Corporation and Municipal Councils of various cities & towns to take appropriate steps for removing illegal encroachments made on the roads in the city/town-ship as well as...
Rajasthan High Court Condones 700-Day Delay By Trust In Filing Audit Report, Cites 'Charitable Activities' & Lack Of Malafide Intention
Rajasthan High Court set aside an order that rejected a public charitable trust's application for condonation of 700-day delay in filing its audit report under form 10-B of the Income Tax Act, observing that looking at the charitable activities itself the delay should have been condoned.The division bench of Justice K.R. Shriram and Justice Sandeep Taneja while condoning the delay, held that...
Excessive Delay In Deciding Trademark Registration Harmful: Rajasthan High Court Orders Registrar To Decide All Pending Pleas Expeditiously
The Rajasthan High Court directed the Registrar of Trademarks to decide all pending Trademark registration applications expeditiously, observing that it was expected of the authority to come up with a "strategy" to address the issue of "backlogs".The court passed the order while hearing a petition seeking expeditious decision on a 15-year-old trademark registration application of the...
Rajasthan High Court Permits Woman To Appear In Exam For Widow Candidates, Despite Objection By Deceased's Subsequent Wife
The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a woman claiming to be the widow of a man, to complete her Diploma Course in Elementary Education under ST (Widow) Category, despite challenge to her status of “widow” by the subsequent wife of the deceased.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that the status of the petitioner as “widow” or “divorced wife” of the deceased could not be...
'Child's Right To Know Parentage Overrides Parent's Right To Privacy': Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld an order mandating a DNA test while emphasizing that a man's right to privacy can't override a child's right to know their biological parentage. The observation was made while dismissing a petition that challenged a trial court's decision allowing a child's plea for the comparison of his DNA sample with that of the man he claims to be his...
Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 222 To 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 256NOMINAL INDEXKailash v State of Rajasthan; 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 222Kiran Yadav v The State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 223Kumari Neelam v Jai Prakash Natani & Ors.; 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 224Shivsingh Meena v State of Rajasthan; 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 225M/s My Own Eco Energy Private Limited v Union of India & Ors.;...
'Attempt To Spoil Future': Rajasthan High Court Expresses Shock At School For Failing To Send Student's Improvement Exam Form To CBSE
The Rajasthan High Court expressed shock with a school for failing to send a student's examination form for writing improvement exam to CBSE despite three reminders, observing that the school's casual approach is an "attempt to spoil the future" and one year of the student's academic career.In view of the fact that the school had already compensated the student of Rs. 1.10 Lakhs and student...
Rajasthan High Court Stays BSc Nursing Counselling For Academic Year 2025-26 Until Further Orders
Rajasthan High Court has stayed the operation of the order of the single bench that allowed the Deepshikha Kala Sansthan (Regional Nursing College) to participate in the counselling for B.Sc. Nursing course for the academic session 2025-26 without having a valid No Objection Certificate and affiliation from the State Government and Rajasthan University of Health Sciences...
Permanent Lok Adalats Have No Jurisdiction On Matters Relating To Imposition Or Rate Of Tax: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court held that merely because the transport vehicle for carriage of passengers was mentioned in the definition u/s 22A(b) of the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987 (“Act”), Permanent Lok Adalat (“PLA”) had no jurisdiction to entertain an application regarding imposition of tax or the rate of imposition of tax in a particular matter.The division bench of Justice...
Defaulter Can't Escape Liability Citing Term End: Rajasthan HC Upholds Inquiry Against Official Initiated After Village Became Municipality
The Rajasthan High Court quashed the suspension of the Chairperson of a Municipal Board accused of misconduct, however it continued an inquiry initiated against her under Rajasthan Municipalities Act 2009 instituted after the concerned area was converted from a gram panchayat to a municipality. The court observed that inquiry initiated under either provisions of the Panchyati Raj Act or...
'Being Blind Can't Destroy Dreams': Rajasthan High Court Forms Panel To Help MBBS Student Who Lost Vision After 2 Years To Finish Course
The Rajasthan High Court constituted an expert committee at AIIMS Delhi to examine an MBBS student who became blind after completing 2 years of the course, and recommend appropriate modalities and methodologies to enable her to complete the course. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that there were multiple people, in India and overseas, who became successful doctors despite visual impairment....