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₹130 Crore Disbursed Without Work Under Jal Jeevan Mission? Rajasthan High Court Asks State To Ensure Recovery From Wrongdoers

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State Government to strictly pursue recovery of public money from those responsible for alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission, after noting that around ₹130 crore was disbursed without the actual work being carried out.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Chandra Shekhar...

Shocking: Rajasthan High Court Questions Officials Over Govt Land Encroachers Being Allowed To Cultivate It, Crop Sold Back For ₹500

While hearing an encroachment matter, Rajasthan High Court ordered affidavits from the Sarpanch/administrator as well as the Inspector Land Record Tehsildar of village Jhanpda, district Dausa, after “shockingly” discovering that the encroachers of the government land were allowed to cultivate and the crop was handed over to them at “throwaway” prices.The division bench of Acting...

Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Plea Against Municipal Poll Reservation, Cites Article 243-ZG Bar

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed petitions challenging the reservation of seats for the forthcoming municipal elections in the State, holding that it could not interfere with the election process after the election programme had been declared, in view of the bar under Article 243-ZG of the Constitution.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that the order dated August 19, 2026,...

26-Month Delay In SC/ST Act Probe: Rajasthan High Court Seeks Explanation From Former IOs, Supervisory Authorities

While considering a delay of almost 2 years in completion of investigation in a case under the SC/ST Act, Rajasthan High Court directed filing of affidavits by all the former investigating officers, explaining the reason behind failure to adhere to the 60 days' time-line as per the Act. The bench of Justice Shubha Mehta further directed the concerned authorities referred to under Rule 7(3) of...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Compassionate Appointment 21 Years After Employees Death, Says Financial Crisis Has Not Ended

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the authorities to consider an appellant for compassionate appointment, 21 years after his father's death, holding that the mere fact that a family has survived for years cannot be treated as proof that its financial crisis has ended.The bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Kumar and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma observed that while considering...

Lives At Peril: Rajasthan High Court Bars All Courts From Granting Protection To Persons Responsible For Defects In Its Building

The Rajasthan High Court has barred all courts in the State from granting protection to any person or officer allegedly responsible for structural defects in its building at Jodhpur.The division bench of Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Rekha Borana observed that any such order, if passed, shall be deemed to be of no effect, unless passed by the Division Bench of the Court or...

Voter Names Cant Be Excluded From Electoral Rolls Due To Political Intervention: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court granted relief to the petitioner whose application for transferring name in the electoral roll of a ward, basis her place of residence, was arbitrarily rejected after being accepted earlier on the same day, without assigning any reasons or an opportunity of hearing.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that as per Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Election) Act,...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Penalty Imposed On Municipal Officer For Not Inviting MLA To Inauguration Ceremony

Rajasthan High Court quashed a penalty order imposed against a government employee–where one annual increment of his was withheld, after he inadvertently failed to invite an MLA to an inauguration function. The bench of Justice Mukesh Rajpurohit took into account the fact that even though the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner had resulted in the decision of dropping...

Son Cant Claim Coparcenary Share In Fathers Inherited Property Unless HUF Is Established: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that once the property inherited by a father under the statutory scheme was held to be his self-acquired property, and no pleadings were made to show that the property continued to be HUF/coparcenary property, a son could not derive his right on the property merely based on the relationship of father and son. “…once succession has taken place under Section 8,...

Public Utility No Licence To Override Forest, Wildlife Laws: Rajasthan High Court Quashes NHAI Acquisition Near Sariska Tiger Reserve

Rajasthan High Court set aside acquisition proceedings of a land parcel in Shahpura, Alwar, that was within 1 km of Sariska Tiger Reserve, allocated by the National Highway Authority of India (“NHAI”) to construct “public utility area” including fuel station and kiosks, despite recommendations by other authorities to shift the project to alternative sites. The bench of Justice...