Rajasthan High Court
‘Kurkure’ And ‘Cheetos’ Classifiable As ‘Namkeen’, Not ‘Snacks’ Under VAT Act: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that ‘Kurkure’ and ‘Cheetos’ are classifiable as ‘namkeen’, not 'snacks' under the VAT Act.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain observed that the department neither sought any technical or expert opinion nor brought any evidence on record to prove their point. It appears that the Tax Board merely relied on a basic Google search result wherein the...
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot Tenders Unconditional Apology In Contempt Case Over 'Rampant Corruption In Judiciary' Remark
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot submitted an "unconditional apology" to the Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday, in response to a PIL seeking contempt proceedings against him for his remarks on alleged corruption within the judiciary. Gehlot, in his written submission, clarified that his comments expressing concerns over corruption in the judiciary had been distorted and misconstrued by...
Rajasthan HC Acquits Man Wrongly Convicted & Incarcerated For 12 Yrs Over Wife's Murder; State To Pay Him ₹25 Lakhs As Compensation
The Rajasthan High Court last week set aside the conviction of a man for the murder of his wife and further directed the State Government to pay him a compensation of Rs. 25 Lakhs within 3 months for the humiliation he faced as his 12 years of life were wasted in jail due to ‘malicious prosecution’. A bench of Justice Pankaj Bhandari and Justice Bhuwan Goyal noted that though...
Scope Of Punishment Very Limited In Disciplinary Enquiry Completed Post Retirement: Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Penalty Imposed 14 Yrs After Misconduct
The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur recently highlighted that where a disciplinary enquiry is completed after retirement, the scope of punishment of such enquiry is very limited. The court thus set aside a punishment order deducting 5% from the petitioner's pension citing that the omission on his part cannot be construed as grave misconduct so as to inflict such a penalty.Justice Anoop Kumar...
Is Victim 'Necessary Party' To Be Impleaded In Accused's Applications For Regular/ Anticipatory Bail: Rajasthan High Court To Decide
The Rajasthan High Court will soon decide whether a victim in a criminal case is a "necessary party" and must necessarily be impleaded in applications filed by accused for regular or anticipatory bail under Sections 437, 438 and 439 CrPC.The issue was referred to a larger bench on Wednesday by Justice Anil Kumar Upman sitting at Jaipur.The Judge expressed his disagreement with the Standing...
Rajasthan High Court Seeks A Mechanism Matching Supplier's Credit Note With ITC Reversal, From Authorities
The Rajasthan High Court has asked for suggestions from the authorities with respect to a mechanism for matching a supplier's credit note with input tax credit (ITC) reversal.The bench of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Praveer Bhatnagar has found that in the absence of any statutory obligation cast on the respondent to undertake a matching exercise if the petitioner is willing...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Order Taking Cognizance Against Police Officer For Allegedly Hurling Caste Based Abuses
The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a Special Court's order rejecting the closure report submitted by the police and taking cognizance against accused Station House Officer for offences under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.Justice Farjand Ali said noted that the legal as well as the factual aspects of the matter have been duly appreciated with...
High Court Issues Notice To Rajasthan Govt On PIL Challenging Smart-Phone Guarantee Cards For Women In Absence Of Fiscal Policy Statement
The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday issued show cause notice to State Government on a PIL challenging the order dated August 21, 2023 issued by the Planning Department regarding the proceedings to be followed for the purpose of distributing guarantee cards in lieu of smart-phones.The division bench of Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Yogendra Kumar Purohit noted,“Having heard learned...
Erring Officials To Be Held Accountable For Payment Of Cost "From Their Own Pockets" For Unnecessary Delay In Retiral Claims: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur recently issued a mandamus to all the Departments of the State to strictly comply with all the mandatory provisions contained under Chapter VI of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996 and not to cause unnecessary delays in payment of pension and all retiral dues to eligible employees.The single judge bench of Justice Anoop Kumar...
'Anti-Muslim' Remark Case | Rajasthan HC Directs Baba Ramdev To Appear For Police Interrogation, Stays Arrest Till Oct 16
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday directed Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev to appear for police interrogation on October 12 in connection with an FIR lodged against him over his alleged anti-Muslim remarks made at a meeting of seers in Rajasthan’s Barmer district earlier this year. The bench of Justice Kuldeep Mathur also extended till October 16 the operation of the interim order granted in...
Place Of Arbitration Does Not Become The Seat Of Arbitration When The Exclusive Jurisdiction Is Conferred On Courts Of Another Place: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that the place of arbitration does not become the seat of arbitration when the exclusive jurisdiction is conferred on Courts of another place. The bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati held that where a place is designated merely as a ‘venue’ and courts of another place have been granted the exclusive jurisdiction, the latter is a clear...