Rajasthan High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail In 'Digital Arrest' Case Involving ₹80 Lakh Fraud On 83-Year-Old

The Rajasthan High Court rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by a “key conspirator” in an international cyber fraud racket that involved digital arrest of an 83-year old woman who was deceived and coerced into transferring her entire savings of around Rs. 80 Lakhs from her bank account.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain rejected the plea of compromise put forth by the petitioner...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Unreasoned Suspension Order By RSRTC Officer, Bars Her From Discharging Duty Until Legal Training

Quashing an unreasoned order passed by the Executive Officer (traffic) of State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) concerning suspension of a worker, the Rajasthan High Court directed the DoP's Principle Secretary to ensure that the concerned officer was given training about the procedure and legal principles. While underscoring the significance of a reasoned order, the bench of Justice...

Repeated Custodial Transfers Strain Police, Exchequer: Rajasthan High Court Permits Accused Booked In 100+ FIRs To Attend Trials Via VC

While allowing the petitioners, accused in over 100 FIRs to appear in proceedings through video conferencing, Rajasthan High Court specified the practical difficulties in cases where an accused was implicated in hundreds of FIRs, including systemic implications of repeated inter-state custodial production. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that in such circumstances, unless there...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Admission Of NEET-PG Candidate Denied For Want Of Permanent Registration Certificate

The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a doctor who was denied admission in the college allotted through NEET-PG 2025, on the ground of not possessing the original Permanent Registration Certificate issued by the Chhattisgarh Medical Council, in light of Clause 4.6 of the NEET-PG 2025 Information Bulletin. While making a reference to Regulation 8(3) of the Post Graduate Medical...

'Lawyers Can't Be Treated Like Servants': Rajasthan High Court Quashes JDA's Orders Removing Advocates For Violating Terms & Conditions

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that lawyers have dignity which cannot be compromised and they cannot be treated like servants, wherein there engagement or disengagement has to be as per the reasonable terms and conditionsIn doing so the court set aside various orders passed by the Jaipur Development Authority removing assistant advocates engaged by it, observing that the authority...

'Poverty Can't Be Ground For Incarceration': Rajasthan High Court Releases Convict Kept In Jail For Not Paying Costs Despite Settlement

The Rajasthan High Court has held that when prosecution under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act stood settled and the complainant had no subsisting grievance, continued incarceration of the accused solely due to non-compliance of condition of costs for impounding, could not be sustained in absence of willful default. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that the costs contemplated by...

Inviolable Aspect Of Personhood Now At Risk Of Becoming 'State-Mediated Entitlement': Rajasthan High Court On Transgender Bill 2026

Update on April 3- Rajasthan High Court Deletes Earlier Remarks On Transgender Bill 2026, Uploads Updated VersionThe Rajasthan High Court has remarked that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to amend the Transgender Act 2019, is seemingly taking away a transgender person's right to self-determination. Justice Arun Monga noted that the...

'Abdicating Constitutional Duty': Rajasthan High Court Criticises State Notification Which Included Transgender Persons In OBC Category

The court noted that through the notification, the state had abdicated the responsibility put on it by the Supreme Court, through the NALSA judgment by which the State was mandated to advance the rights of the transgender persons. Court directed setting up of a committee to recommend steps to address aggravated marginalisation of transgender persons.

'WhatsApp Notice Not Valid For Arrest U/S 41A CrPC': Rajasthan HC Convicts Cop For Contempt Over Violation Of Arnesh Kumar Guidelines

The Rajasthan High Court convicted a police officer for contempt of court in light of the fact that the petitioner's arrest was made by the respondent-police officer merely on the basis of an intimation over WhatsApp, without furnishing a valid notice as contemplated under Section 41-A of CrPC.The bench of Justice Praveer Bhatnagar held that intimation made through WhatsApp did not satisfy...

Belonging To Scheduled Tribe Doesn't Bar Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act Without Established Custom: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court upheld an order dismissing a wife's Order 7 Rule 11 CPC application seeking rejection of her husband's divorce plea filed under Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), on the ground that they belonged to Scheduled Tribe and thus the HMA was not applicable.The division bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal and Justice Anil Kumar Upman observed that there was no mention of any prevailing...

Rajasthan High Court Cracks Down On Unregulated Jawai Tourism; Bans Night Safaris, Use Of Drones To Protect Leopard Habitat

While hearing a PIL claiming unregulated tourism in Jawai region of Pali that was causing ecological stress and disturbance to wildlife particularly Indian leopards, Rajasthan High Court in an interim order prohibited safari activities beyond 6 am to 7 pm. In doing so the court banned night safari in the Jawai region as well as restrained use of drones which can disturb the animalsAt the...

Allegations Of Police Shielding Gangster Raise 'Alarming Systemic Failure': Rajasthan High Court Seeks DGP's Intervention

While terming it a “systemic failure”, Rajasthan High Court expressed concern over the allegations of a gangster operating under the instructions of a Police officer and threatening the Petitioner who had lodged a complaint against the cop for abuse of official authority by detaining and assaulting her and her family.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali observed that when the protector became...