Rajasthan High Court Partly Allows Accused's Plea To Summon Document On POCSO Victim's Age, Says No Delay In Filing S.91 CrPC Plea

Rajasthan High Court has partly allowed a POCSO accused's plea challenging a trial court order which had rejected his application under Section 91 CrPC seeking production of the complainant's admission ticket issued by the Community Health Centre to determine her age. The trial court rejected the application on the ground that the cross-examination with regard to the age of the victim has...

Accused Can't Be Made To Sit At Police Station All Day Without Concrete Evidence: Rajasthan High Court Asks SP To Monitor 5-Yr Murder Probe

While considering a plea to quash a murder FIR, Rajasthan High Court directed Dausa Superintendent of Police to monitor the investigation pending for over 5 years and to ensure that the accused persons were not harassed unnecessarily on the pretext of being required for interrogation, unless there was certain evidence against them.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that...

Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Threats to State Wetlands, Orders Immediate Protective Measures

Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the threats being faced by wetlands across the state of Rajasthan owing to pollution, encroachments, discharge of sewage, shrinking water spread, inadequate conservation measures, etc.While underscoring the right under Article 21, duties under Articles 48A and 51(A)(g) of the Constitution, as well as the Public Trust doctrine, the...

Appointment Under Sports Quota Can't Be Denied For Representing University Outside State: Rajasthan High Court Grants Relief To Candidate

Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a candidate who sought appointment to the post of Teacher under “Outstanding sports Person” category, earlier denied the benefit on the ground that certificate issued to her for participating in the Championship was for representing Haryana and not Rajasthan.In doing so the court referred to the advertisement and said that the essential requirement...

Subsequent Penalty Cannot Affect Promotion Against Vacancies That Arose Prior To Issuance Of Punishment Order: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that the effective date for calculating past 7 years' record of government employee for consideration of promotion would start from the date vacancy accrued for the concerned promotion, and not the date of the incident against which disciplinary proceedings are initiated. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma observed that any penalty had an impact on the promotion to...

O.31 R.5 General Rules 2018 | Mandatory To Serve Summons To Armed Forces Personnel Through Commanding Officer: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has said that an armed forces personnel–posted as a Soldier, Sailor or Airman, must be served summons for service of a case through their commanding officer as provided under General Rules (Civil & Criminal) 2018. The court was considering the question 'Whether the service of summons upon a person, who is posted as Soldier, Sailor or Airman in the Armed Forces can...

Rajasthan HC Expresses Surprise On Refusal For Complainant's Narco-Test Citing Language Barrier Despite Consent, Orders Fresh Murder Probe

Rajasthan High Court expressed shock at the refusal of the concerned authority from conducting narco-test of the complainant in a murder case–who had consented to the same, on the ground that he was not fluent in Hindi. Rather the authorities were required to depute someone who was acquainted with the mother tongue of such witness/suspect or victim, in whose presence the test could be done,...

Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: May 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 161 to 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 214NOMINAL INDEXAnil Kumar v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 161Jagdish Singh v State of Rajasthan & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 162Smt. Guddi Bai v Raghuveer; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 163Nishi Mishra & Anr. v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 164Kamlesh Kumar v State of Rajasthan & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 165Dr Charan...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Formation Of Panel To Examine Issue Of Faulty Answer Keys, Wrong Questions In Public Recruitment Exams

Expressing concern at recurring instances of faulty answer keys and incorrect questions in public recruitment exams, the Rajasthan High Court directed the State to constitute a "High Level Committee of Senior IAS Officers" to examine the issue and formulate an SOP ensuring transparency and accuracy in future recruitment exams. The court passed the direction, while upholding the right...

'Claimant Inactive For Years': Rajasthan High Court Upholds Order Restricting Grant Of Interest From Date When Formal Demand Is Raised

Rajasthan High Court held that where the claimant did not issue even a demand notice within a reasonable time, and remained inactive for a considerable period, the Court was justified in restricting the grant of interest only from the date on which a formal demand for payment was first raised. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Mishra and Justice Bipin Gupta held that...

Court Can't Take Cognizance Of Offence Under Water Act Without Valid Authorization By Pollution Control Board: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has said that in absence of a valid authorization by the Pollution Control Board or a competent officer authorized by the Board, in favour of the complainant under Section 49 of Water Act, a criminal court cannot take cognizance of an offence under the Act. As per Section 49 of the Act, no court shall take cognizance of any offence under the Act except on a complaint...

Illegal Liquor Sales Beyond Permitted Hours Threaten Public Health And Safety: Rajasthan High Court Orders Surprise Inspections

The Rajasthan High Court took suo motu cognizance of the rampant liquor sales in Jodhpur, even after the statutorily prescribed hours. The Court opined that such unregulated after-hours liquor sales undermined the constitutional objectives under Articles 21 and 47 by affecting public health, road safety, women's and youth's safety, and maintenance of public order. The division bench of...