Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan HC Orders Woman's Appointment As Clerk Denied For Taking Back Original Documents In Bonafide Belief That Selection Process Is Over
The Rajasthan High Court directed the appointment of a woman as a clerk, who scored more marks compared to candidates in fourth waiting list but was denied appointment on the ground that after issuance of three supplementary select lists and believing the process to be over, she took back her original documents signing a pre-typed affidavit stating that she won't raise any claim to the post...
Eligibility Should Be Checked At Threshold, Not After Selection: Rajasthan HC Orders Appointment Of Asha Worker Denied Post Despite Selection
The Rajasthan High Court has direct the State authorities to appoint a woman to the post of Asha Sahyogini at Anganwadi Centre Mandela who was although selected but was denied the post by issuing fresh advertisement that too without cancelling the earlier selection process. Before the high court the respondents claimed that the petitioner is not eligible on the eligibility on the ground of...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 4 Advocates As Rajasthan HC Judges
The Central Government has notified the appointment of four advocates as Judges of the Rajasthan High Court.They are 1. Anand Sharma,2. Sunil Beniwal3. Mukesh Rajpurohit,4. Sandeep Shah.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal posted in X about their appointments.Their names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium along with the names of three others on March...
'For 20 Yrs He Was Sleeping': Rajasthan High Court Rejects Govt Employee's Plea Against 2002 Penalty Stopping Yearly Increments
Dismissing a government employee's plea challenging a penalty which stopped three annual grade increments as well as rejection of appeal and review petitions, the Rajasthan High Court observed that his plea was barred by delay of over two decades.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand in his order said, "It appears that the petitioner was sleeping over the matter for more than two decades and all of...
Industrial Disputes Act | Sundays And Other Paid Holidays Taken Into Account For Treating Continuous Service Of Workman: Rajasthan HC
Rajasthan High Court has set aside the order of the Central Industrial Tribunal (“CIT”) that did not taken into consideration Sundays and other paid holidays while calculating the service period of a Bank of Baroda employee.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand relied upon Section 25-B(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, (the “Act”) as well as the Supreme Court decision in the...
State Cannot Deny Change Of Land Records In Favour Of Allottee Who Deposited Full Amount Merely Because Govt Official Embezzled Money: Rajasthan HC
Rajasthan High Court allowed the petition filed by an individual who was allotted a land by the State in 2018 for which he had deposited full amount. However, since that amount was embezzled by the concerned State officer of the department, the name of the petitioner was still not entered into the revenue records in relation to that land.The bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur opined that...
Rajasthan High Court Issues Guidelines On Suspension Of Govt Employees Where Disciplinary Proceedings Are Contemplated, Pending
The Rajasthan High Court issued guidelines to be followed by competent authorities/State's head of departments in cases where delinquent employees were suspended either in contemplation of or pending departmental proceedings under Rule 13 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control, and Appeal) Rules.Justice Arun Monga directed the State to ensure that all the competent...
Rajasthan High Court Appoints Panel To Probe Illegal Activities Of Khap Panchayats, Social Evils Like Honour Killing, Exorcism, Etc
Noting multiple “social evils” particularly in the western part of Rajasthan which is stated to include social boycotts, alleged illegal activities by Khap Panchayats, caste discrimination, honour killings, taboo against love marriages, exorcisms etc., the high court constituted a 5-member commission to conduct a ground study of various villages.Justice Farjand Ali opined that the issue...
Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025
NOMINAL INDEX [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 44 To 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 80]Manju Sharma v State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 44X v State of Rajasthan 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 45Nathu Lal v State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 46Ram Chander v the State of Rajasthan 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 47Rakesh Sen v Smt. Ajab Bano 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 48Au Small Finance Bank Ltd v Atmaram...
Imminent Threat To Public Peace Must Be Shown For Taking Action U/S 145 CrPC, Can't Be A Vague Assertion: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates
The Rajasthan High Court has reaffirmed that before initiating proceeding under Section 145 CrPC pertaining to procedure for dispute over land which may breach peace, circumstances suggesting imminent danger of breach of peace or alike situations to presume such instant threat has to be shown with cogent and reliable material.For context, Section 145 CrPC lays down the procedure to be...
MV Act | Compensation Awarded As 'Consortium' Is Also Payable To Siblings Of Deceased Apart From Parents: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates
The Rajasthan High Court affirmed that in case of death of an individual in an accident, the compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 towards the head Consortium is not limited to the deceased's parents but also payable to their siblings.The court thus observed that while no amount of money can compensate parents and siblings of the deceased however it is the court's duty to...
Composite Enquiry Against Mulitple Delinquent Employees Possible Only If They Have Common Disciplinary Authority: Rajasthan HC
Rajasthan High Court affirmed that in cases where there was more than one delinquent employee with similar or common charges, composite disciplinary proceedings could take place against them only if the competent and disciplinary authorities of all such delinquent employees were the same. In case such authorities were different for all employees, the jurisdiction of one could not be snatched...