Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail In Alleged ₹95-Crore Online Gaming GST Scam, Flags Foreign Links & Evidence-Tampering Risk
The Rajasthan High Court denied bail to applicants accused of facilitating a racket involving GST evasion of over Rs. 95 Crore, by onboarding certain companies with various online payment aggregators for receipt of online gaming revenues.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain opined that the alleged conduct was a serious white-collar crime with a potential significant impact on the nation's...
NDPS Act Has Overriding Effect Even In Customs Area: Rajasthan High Court Refuses Bail In ₹15.5 Crore Hydroponic Weed Seizure
The Rajasthan High Court recently accepted and confirmed the act of the Customs Department not invoking the provisions of the Customs Act in a case involving alleged smuggling of Hydroponic Weed from Bangkok, caught at the Airport, affirming that the NDPS Act being a special statute has overriding effect over the Customs Act, in light of its Section 80.Furthermore, the bench of Justice...
Conflicting Marriage Claims In Family Pension: Rajasthan High Court Says Civil Services Rules Need Amendments For Clarity
The Rajasthan High Court has observed that the Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996 may require appropriate amendments so that provisions relating to nomination, dissolution of marriage, and entitlement are transparent and unambiguous, leaving no room for interpretational confusion, and Justice Farjand Ali directed the Advocate General to put this in the notice of the...
Rajasthan High Court Raps Axis Bank For 'Unwarranted' Withdrawal Of Court-Sealed Fixed Deposit, Says No One Above Law
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Axis Bank challenging Trial Court order directing it to re-deposit around Rs. 8 crore that it had unilaterally appropriated from a Fixed Deposit which was mandated by the Court.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that when a constitutional court or any court passes an order, every person or authority, regardless of rank,...
Surveillance Register Entries Can't Be Based On Police Likes Or Dislikes: Rajasthan High Court Condemns Arbitrary Opening Of History Sheets
While setting aside the order of a Superintendent of Police opening history sheet against the petitioner, Rajasthan High Court held that the police does not have a license to enter the names of whosoever they like or dislike in the surveillance register.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that the criteria for opening history sheet was subjective satisfaction of authority, and it...
3-Yrs BPE Degree Equivalent To B.P. Ed For Physical Training Instructor, Rejection Based On Short-Form 'BPE' Is Misnomer: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that the 3 year degree of Bachelor of Physical Education (“BPE”) could not be differentiated from the one year decree of Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed), and the candidate possessing BPE was eligible to be appointed as Physical Training Instructor (“PTI”) Grade III.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and...
Rajasthan High Court Invokes Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act Against Ex-SBI Officer, Bars Him From Filing Cases Without Prior Leave
The Rajasthan High Court has invoked the Rajasthan Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act, 2015 to declare a former officer of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (now SBI) as a vexatious litigant, based on the finding of him habitually instituting frivolous and vindictive litigation against the bank and its officers.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and...
Rajasthan High Court Releases Life Convict In Jail For 22 Yrs For Father's Murder After Amicus's Report Disproves Mental Instability Claim
The Rajasthan High Court directed the premature release of man, imprisoned for life for murdering his father, based on the Amicus Curiae's report that refuted the Advisory Committee's grounds for rejection that the man was a mentally unstable person whose family was not willing to accept him.The division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Anand Sharma had received a letter...
Banks Can Freeze Only Disputed Amount, Must Allow Customer To Operate Rest Of Account: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court made a significant ruling while hearing a writ petition challenging action of State Bank of India of freezing the account of the petitioner, reflecting guiding principles for the Banks as well as the Investigating Agencies in such cases.While disposing the writ petition, the bench of Justice Nupur Bhati, directed the bank to keep only such amount frozen in...
Major Couple In Live-In Relationship Entitled To Protection Even If Boy Is Below 21 Yrs Of Age: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Nodal Officer of a Police Station to promptly decide the representations seeking protection, filed by an 18 year old woman and a 19 year old man, fearing threats from their family members owing to their decision to stay in a live-in relationship.While underscoring the rulings made of the Supreme Court, the bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand...
'Universities Cannot Withhold Student's Original Documents To Recover Future Fees': Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a former MBBS student, whose original documents were detained by the university which she required to appear in her examinations in the new college, and held that documents deposited by a student at the time of admission could not be retained as a tool to compel her to deposit the fee for remaining years.The bench of Justice Anuroop Singhi was hearing...
Reserved Candidate With Higher Merit Must Be Migrated To General Category: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates
The Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that a reserved category candidate who had not availed of any relaxation except for fee relaxation, and had secured higher marks than the last selected candidate of the General Category, was mandatorily required to be migrated to the general category.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali stated that underlying principle behind such decision is that the...