Rajasthan High Court Pulls Up Senior Advocate For Seeking ‘Instant’ Hearing For Interim Relief In Plea Seeking Quashing Of FIR

The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur pulled up a Senior Advocate for "putting undue pressure" on the court to hear the prayer for stay of investigation in an FIR under Sections 410, 181, 198, 199, 200 of IPC against his client. Justice Birendra Kumar said said court has maintained "utmost restraint" in not initiating contempt proceedings against the senior counsel "to give him one more...

Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Former RPF Constable's Plea Against Termination, Says No Cause Of Action In Rajasthan

The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur dismissed a writ petition filed by a former Constable of Railway Protection Force against his termination order. The single judge bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand said the petitioner responded to notice from Thakurli (Maharashtra) and the disciplinary inquiry was conducted against him at Thakurli and finally the impugned order was also passed and served...

Rajasthan High Court Junks Plea Seeking Ban On Release Of Film 'Ajmer 92' Based On 1992 'Ajmer Sex Scandal'

The Rajasthan High Court on Monday junked a petition seeking a ban on the release of the film ‘Ajmer 92’ in theatres and OTT Platforms. The plea claimed that the film was nothing but a deliberate attempt to defame the Dargah Sherif Ajmer and that its trailer contains provocative and blasphemous dialogues.The film, scheduled to be released on July 14, 2023, is based on the infamous Ajmer...

‘Equality Cannot Be Claimed In Illegality, Cannot Be Enforced By A Citizen Or Court In A Negative Manner’: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has upheld the Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. (RRVPNL)'s decision to not select a candidate on the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) in TSP (General) category as he could not produce Special TSP (Tribal Sub-Plan Area) Certificate at the time of furnishing the application form or during the verification of documents.The candidate claimed...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Rape Case After Accused Marries 'Victim', Says Continuation Of Proceedings Would Cause Her Immense Harm

The Rajasthan High Court has quashed a rape case against a man after both the accused and the prosecutrix resolved their differences and got married.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand said continuation of the proceedings would cause immense harm to the prosecutrix. While acknowledging that offences like rape cannot be quashed by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. if a compromise has...

High Court Cannot Exercise Inherent Powers U/S 482 CrPC To Review Its Judgment, Embargo U/S 362 Applies: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has reiterated that the inherent powers of the High Court under Section 482 of IPC cannot be invoked to alter or review the final order of a criminal court.The single judge bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed:“The purpose of Section 362 Cr.P.C. is that once a Court delivers a judgment or a final order disposing of a case, that judgment becomes...

Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail To Doctor Who Drove Car Inside Hospital Premises In Inebriated State

The Rajasthan High Court has rejected the bail application of a doctor, who is alleged to have caused an accident at the hospital premises by ramming into the public/patients standing there, resulting in on spot death of one person and miscarriage of a pregnant woman.Justice Kuldeep Mathur said the incidents of speeding and drunk driving are increasing day by day and are the major...

Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Interfere With Police Constable's Compulsory Retirement, Says His Acquittal In Abduction Case Not ‘Honourable’

The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a petition filed by the legal heirs of a deceased police constable against the order to compulsory retire him from service in pursuance to a departmental enquiry against him in relation to a case of abduction in which he was acquitted later.The single judge bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that there is no flaw in the decision making process and...

PIL Filed In Rajasthan High Court Seeking Ban On Movie ‘Adipurush’ For Hurting Religious Sentiments, Mocking Hindu Gods

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Rajasthan High Court seeking a ban on the movie 'Adipurush,' which is based on the Hindu Holy Epic Ramayana. The PIL alleges that the movie hurts religious sentiments, distorts the facts, and mocks Hindu Gods.Balmukundacharya Sharma, a resident of Jaipur has filed the PIL through Advocates Amitosh Pareek and Akshay Dutt.According to the PIL,...

Rajasthan High Court Directs State To Release Retiral Benefits Of Retired Audit Inspector Who Died Fighting For Pension, Imposes Cost

The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the release of retiral benefits to the legal representatives of a retired Audit Inspector from the Cooperative Department who died in between of his years-long battle with the State over withheld pension.A bench comprising Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand noted that the deceased had a clean service record and yet his pension was withheld citing delay in obtaining...

Insurance Company Not Liable To Cover Third Party Risks If Cheque Towards Premium Dishonoured: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that in an event when the insured is unable to fulfill his premium payment obligation, or if the cheque he has issued for the premium is returned unpaid by the bank, the insurer is relieved from their commitments. Consequently, the insured cannot demand fulfillment of the insurer's obligations, it clarified. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand made...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Punjab National Bank’s Decision To Compulsory Retire Senior Manager For Six-Month Absence

Calling the punishment of compulsory retirement imposed on her “harsh”, the Rajasthan High Court has set aside the penalty awarded to a Senior Manager of Punjab National Bank in 2015 for being wilfully absent for six months and directed it to reinstate her forthwith without any back wages from the date of her compulsory retirement till reinstatement."This court is of the considered view...