Rajasthan High Court
No Illegality, Procedure Was Followed: Rajasthan HC Upholds State University's Notification Increasing College Affiliation Fee For 2025-26
The Rajasthan High Court sets aside challenge to a notification of State University of Health Sciences that increased affiliation fee of colleges for the academic session 2025-26, after noting that procedure for such increase was duly followed and hence there was no illegality committed. Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur was hearing a petition that sought quashing of the notification by RUHS...
Can't Disturb Communal Harmony: Rajasthan HC Quashes Notification Creating Village Against Guidelines Barring Names Based On Caste, Religion
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a State notification creating a new revenue village named “Gogaji ki Jaal” in Barmer district, for violating 2009 State guidelines as per which villages could not be named in the name of some person, caste, sub-caste or religion. Along with this notification, the Court also set aside all similar notifications.Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur in his...
Disproportionate: Rajasthan HC Quashes CRPF Constable's Dismissal For Entering Fellow Constable's Home When Only His Wife Was Present
The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court set aside termination of services of a CRPF constable who was found guilty of entering into the quarters of a fellow constable in the presence of only the latter's wife and young child, and trying to flee when he was asked to come out, on the ground that the imposed punishment was disproportionate.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that...
Denying Public Employment To Meritorious Disabled Candidates Due To Partial Disability In Some Other Body Part Bad In Law: Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a batch of appeals moved by the State against an order ruling in favour nursing candidates who were meritorious in the reserved category of “40% or more disability in one leg” but were rejected on account of suffering from some other deformity in other leg/body part.In doing so the court observed act of the State of denying appointment on this ground was...
Medical Education Needs High Standards, It Affects Public Healthcare: Rajasthan HC Nixes Students' Pleas Barred From Exam For Less Attendance
Rejecting a batch of pleas by medical students barred from sitting for examinations as they didn't attend the prescribed number of classes due to illness or other reasons, the Rajasthan High Court said that attendance in MBBS courses was mandatory and keeping in mind a healthcare provider's role educational standards can't be degraded. In doing so the court underscored that without...
S.15A SC/ST Act | Complainant Can Be Told About Bail Hearing By SMS, WhatsApp: Rajasthan HC Instructs Police To Produce Proof/Screenshot
The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has said that compliance of Section 15A of SC/ST Act that required information being sent to complainant before hearing bail application of accused under SC/ST Act, is fulfilled even when such information was sent on mobile via SMS, WhatsApp. It thus directed Director General of Police and the state's Principle Secretary to instruct all...
NDPS Act | Judicial Custody Beyond 60 Days Without Chargesheet Is Unlawful: Rajasthan HC Orders Police To Obtain FSL Reports Within 60 Days
Highlighting the time period for which an NDPS accused can be kept in judicial custody without filing of a charge-sheet was dependent on findings of FSL report, the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court directed Director General of Police Jaipur to ensure that FSL reports in NDPS cases are obtained within 60 days on priority. Justice Anil Kumar Upman was hearing a bail application filed by...
S. 47 Registration Act | Time From When Registered Deed Will Operate Can't Obliterate Mandatory Submission Before Cut Off Date: Rajasthan HC
In a case concerning LPG distributorship and its registration, the Rajasthan High Court said that it is settled law that the section on when the time from which a registered document operates under Registration Act (Section 47) operates between the concerned parties but it cannot be "stretched to obliterate" the mandate of submitting a registered lease deed on/or before the stipulated cut...
Being A Religious Place, 'Masjid' Falls Under 'Waqf' Definition, Only Waqf Tribunal Can Adjudicate Disputes Related To It: Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court has observed that a Mosque, a place used for religious purposes such as praying Namaz, comes within the definition of 'Waqf' as per Section 3 (r) of the Waqf Act 1995. Thus, disputes related to it can only be adjudicated by the Waqf Tribunal. A bench of Justice Birendra Kumar held thus while referring to Section 85 of the Waqf Act [Bar of jurisdiction of...
Can't Have Two FIRs For Same Accusation, Trial Court Didn't Consider Negative Report Before Cognizance: Rajasthan HC Exonerates Man Of Charges
While setting aside charges against a man booked in two FIRs having the same set of accusations, the Rajasthan High Court reiterated that two cases could not run simultaneously for same set of accusation.The court further observed that trial court while taking cognizance failed to take note of the grounds mentioned in the negative final report filed by the police in relation to the...
Rajasthan High Court Orders State To Release Retiral Benefits Of Employee Who Was Granted Premature Voluntary Retirement
The Rajasthan High Court has come to the rescue of a government employee who was denied retirement benefits after the State committed a mistake by accepting his voluntary retirement application, without his completing 15 years of prescribed qualifying service period. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand relied upon the coordinate bench decision of Sudheer Kumar Khana v State of...
Rajasthan High Court Restrains CAT From Taking Coercive Action Against Peon Who Refused To Clean Toilets Claiming It Wasn't Her Duty
The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court, in an interim order, restrained the Central Administrative Tribunal from taking any coercive action against a woman employed as a peon-multi tasking staff against whom disciplinary proceedings were initiated when she refused to clean ladies toilet claiming that it was not part of her duties. Issuing notice on the woman's plea Justice Anoop Kumar...