Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 39 To 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 79NOMINAL INDEXUrban Improvement Trust v Poonam Chand; 2026 Live Law (Raj) 39Rajeev Bhandari v Jodhpur Development authority & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 40National Insurance Company Ltd. v Manju Bai & Ors., and anr. connected petition; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 41Arvind Charan v the State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 42Vivek Yadav v State of Rajasthan & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 43Ritu Khatri v Navneet Khanna; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 44Devkrishna & Ors. v Kaluram & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 45Ms Manju Jain v State of Rajasthan & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 46Hans Raj v Union of India & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 47Vimal Singh v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 48Aryan v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 49Pradeep Kumar Sarwogi v Union of India & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 502026 LiveLaw (Raj) 51Divik Ostwal v Ambika Jain and other connected petition; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 52Lajendra Singh v State; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 53Mahaveer Singh Rathore v State of Rajasthan & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 54Laxman Kumawat v Madan Singh & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 55Smt. Gulab Devi v Union of India; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 56KC Jain v State of Rajasthan & Anr; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 57Smt. Bhauri Devi v Mahendra Kumar & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 58Dekaran Singh v Pyare Lal & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 59Mohan Singh v Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 60Arvind Kumar Gupta v State of Rajasthan & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 61Smt. Chaya Sethi & Ors. v Jitendra Bohra & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 62Jai Kishan v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 63Himmat Singh Gehlot v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 64Smt. Meena Devi & Ors. v Rahul Haldiya & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 65Mahaveer v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 66M.r. College of Physiotherapy; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 67Aryaman Nursing College v State of Rajasthan & Ors., and other connected petitions; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 68Rakesh Kumar & Ors. v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 69Fateh Mohammad v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 70Smt. Kanta Kumawat v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 71Sunil v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 72Atal Khandelwal v Institute of Health Management Research; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 73Smt. Imrawati Devi & Ors. v Ramveer & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 74Smt. Khushboo v Manohar; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 75Health and Education Care Society v The State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 76Govaram v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 77Soma v State; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 78Roop Singh v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 79Order/Judgments of the Month'Jurisdictional Transgression': Rajasthan High Court Quashes Lok Adalat Order On Title DisputeTitle: Urban Improvement Trust v Poonam ChandCitation: 2026 Live Law (Raj) 39The Rajasthan High Court has held that a Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) cannot decide dispute on issuance of pattas (title deed) since it involves determination of land title, ownership and proprietary rights which are matters of serious civil consequences requiring full-fledged adjudication under the procedure of law.While setting aside an order by a Permanent Lok Adalat, the bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that the salutary object of expeditious and efficient adjudication with which PLAs were constituted could not be achieved by bypassing the legally mandated procedures. It was opined that every legal process could not be shortened in the name of speed. “PLA is a quasi judicial authority having a limited and circumscribed jurisdiction. The PLA is not a court of plenary jurisdiction and does not possess the authority to adjudicate disputes by adopting the regular and elaborate procedure of law as is required in civil proceedings… It was never the legislative intent to convert the PLA into an alternative forum to civil courts for adjudication of intricate civil disputes, especially those involving property rights, succession, transfer, or competing claims of ownership.”Non-Borrowers Can Approach DRT If Affected By SARFAESI Action, Writ Not Maintainable: Rajasthan High CourtTitle: Rajeev Bhandari v Jodhpur Development authority & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 40While rejecting the writ petition filed by a flat purchaser which was declared a secured asset, the Rajasthan High Court held that even if a person was not a borrower or a guarantor, s/he was entitled to approach Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) if their rights were affected by the notice issued under the SARFAESI Act, and they were “aggrieved person”.Reference was made to the Supreme Court case of United Bank of India vs. Satyawati Tondon and Ors. which held that borrower, guarantor or any person who may be affected could approach the Tribunal.In this light, the Court opined, “Although, the petitioner is neither a borrower nor a guarantor, however, since his rights are grievously affected by the impugned notice, he is an aggrieved person...

Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

Nupur Agrawal

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