Rajasthan High Court
Administrative Decisions Must Be Tested On Legality, Not Political Identity Of Person Who Raised Issue: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that the validity of an administrative decision must be tested on the touchstone of the applicable statutory framework and the procedure followed, and not on the political identity of the person who brought the issue to the notice of the authorities. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 252]Justice Sanjeet Purohit observed that the mere fact that a representation was made by...
Justice Administration Not Divorced From Human Dignity: Rajasthan High Court Suspends Life Convict's Sentence On Severe Medical Condition
Rajasthan High Court suspended life-sentence and granted bail to a murder convict, suffering from the severe ailment of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. It held that humanitarian consideration assumed greater significance when the ailment was so severe that confinement might deprive the appellant of comfort, emotional support and constant care which only family could provide. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj)...
Rajasthan High Court Orders Tehsildar To Personally Pay ₹2 Lakh Compensation For 53-Day Illegal Detention, Directs Inquiry
The Rajasthan High Court came down heavily upon the State for illegal detention of a HIV+ person for 53 days after the order of his release was passed and imposed a personal cost of Rs. 2 lakhs on the concerned erring Tehsildar. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 250]Terming the act as “diabolical”, the division bench of Justice Farjand Ali and Justice Sunil Beniwal observed that the incident was not...
Habeas Corpus Can't Be Granted Despite Non-Communication Of Grounds Of Arrest After Judicial Remand: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that a writ of habeas corpus cannot be maintained to challenge an arrest on the ground that the arrestee was not communicated the grounds of arrest, once judicial remand orders have been passed, even though such non-compliance amounts to a violation of the mandatory constitutional and statutory safeguards under Article 22(1) of the Constitution and Section 47...
Rajasthan High Court Rejects Husband's Plea Seeking Wife's Narco, Polygraph & DNA Tests To Rebut Impotency Allegations
The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the rejection of a husband's application seeking joint medical examination of himself and his wife, to refute the allegations of physical incapacity and impotency levelled by the wife in her divorce petition. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 248]The bench of Justice Sanjeet Purohit observed that firstly, the application was filed at a belated stage of the proceedings,...
Widowed Jethani Living Separately Unlikely To Benefit From Alleged Dowry: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Case
The Rajasthan High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC against a woman's sister-in-law (jethani), holding that the latter being a widow and living separately from the in-laws family was unlikely to benefit from the alleged dowry or to harass the complainant (woman). [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 246]The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that the...
Can Bail Granted for Bailable Offences Be Cancelled If Graver Non‑bailable Offences Are Later Added: Rajasthan High Court Decides
The Rajasthan High Court has held that benefit of bail granted to an accused under bailable offences cannot continue and stands cancelled on addition of a graver, non-bailable offence. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 247]The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition challenging order of the SC/ST Special Judge that cancelled the bail granted to the petitioner on account of addition...
Can A Fresh Cheque Bounce Complaint Be Filed After Withdrawal Of A Premature Complaint? Rajasthan High Court Answers
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of proceedings under Section 138 NI Act on the ground that the complaint filed in 2016 was time barred and filed without any application for condonation of delay under the Limitation Act. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 244]The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that if an earlier complaint that was found to be premature,...
LiveLaw Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 08 to June 14, 2026
NOMINAL INDEX [Citations: 224 - 243]State of Rajasthan & Ors. v Nava & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 224Vikram Singh v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 225Puran Singh v State of Rajasthan, and other connected petition; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 226United India Insurance Co. v Shanti Devi & Ors., and other connected petition; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 227Pramila v State of Rajasthan; 2026...
'No Mala Fides Shown In Order': Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Quash Clerk's Transfer From Defence Canteen Stores Dept To Head Office
While rejecting petition challenging the transfer, Rajasthan High Court held that any Lower Division Clerk (LDC) posted in the Canteen Stores Department (CSD), Ministry of Defence, (stores) did not mean that such person had any right to not be considered for posting at the back-end office or the administrative wing of the said store. The division bench of Justice Uma Shanker Vyas and...
'Gross Abuse Of Law': Rajasthan High Court Sets Aside Revenue Board's Order Directing Impleadment Of Party In Absence Of Prayer
Rajasthan High Court expressed astonishment over the ex-parte order passed by the Board of Revenue, directing trial court to implead the concerned party without there being any prayer for the same terming it “gross abuse of the process of law” and “violative of judicial propriety”. While setting aside and remanding the order to the Board of Revenue, the bench of Justice Sanjeet...