Creation Of Revenue Villages Not Legislative But Administrative Act, Can't Be Interfered With Unless Arbitrary: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court rejected a bunch of petitions challenging creation of new Revenue Villages without convening a Gram Sabha meeting, observing that the creation of a village or alternation of revenue village's boundary depends on the specific needs of the village and is thus essentially an administrative act. It was alleged by the petitioner that the proposal for creating new...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma As Acting Chief Justice Of Rajasthan High Court

The Central government on Friday (September 26) notified the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma as the Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court upon retirement of Chief Justice Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram on September 27. The notification reads:"In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice...

Suspending Public Representative On Suspicion Of Corruption Without Proof Will Be Detrimental To Those Who Elected Him: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court allowed a petition filed by the Chairman, Municipal Board, Jaitaran, against his suspension owing to an allegation of illegality in issuing pattas, and opined that the suspension of a public representative on mere allegations of irregularities would be detrimental to the public at large.Justice Kuldeep Mathur observed that a public representative was expected to work...

BE/B.Tech Degrees, NIELIT's CCC Certificate Equivalent To RS-CIT For Govt Recruitments: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the degree of BE/B.Tech and Computer Concept Certificate (CCC) shall be considered equivalent and sufficient to determine candidate's eligibility in recruitments requiring the certificate of Rajasthan State Certificate in Information Technology (“RS-CIT”).The bench of Justice Anand Sharma was hearing a bunch of petitions in which the question...

'Targeting Govt': Rajasthan High Court Slaps ₹50K Cost On Advocate Seeking FIR Against PM Modi, Amit Shah, Others

Rajasthan High Court has slapped a cost of ₹50,000 on Advocate for filing a 'frivolous' petition seeking FIR against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, MP Ravi Shankar Prasad and others over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.Justice Sudesh Bansal observed that the averments in the plea were vague, non-specific and made to target the Government, for one...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Rent Tribunal's Order Rejecting Tenant's Evidence Citing Delay, Asks Him To Plant & Nurture 11 Trees

The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a tenant whose affidavit of evidence filed with delay of over 1 month in an eviction case was not taken on record by the Rent Tribunal citing mandatory nature of Section 15 of the Rajasthan Rent Control Act. The court while setting aside the tribunal's order however imposed a unique condition on the petitioner of not only planting 11 shady plants in...

Rajasthan HC Grants One Month Extension For Filing Tax Audit Report After Complaints Of Glitches On E-Filing Portal

The Rajasthan High Court has extended the deadline for filing the Tax Audit Report by one month. A division bench of Justice (Dr.) Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Bipin Gupta at the Rajasthan High Court extended the deadline under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by 1 (one) month beyond September 30, 2025. It was submitted that in the previous years, CBDT had...

Dependent Can't Be Denied Family Pension Merely Because Employee's Appointment Letter Said "Purely Temporary Basis": Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief in a petition seeking family pension and other post-retirement benefits, filed after 24 years of the death of the petitioner's husband, opining that the question of limitation or delay could not be raised by the State to deny legitimate benefits to a government servant or his/her dependents.Further, the bench of Justice Anand Sharma held that in...

Certificate U/S 65B Evidence Act Must Be Issued By Original Device Holder For Electronic Evidence: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act is required to be submitted by the person who possessed the original device in which the evidence was recorded, and not the one in whose device the evidence was merely transferred from the original device.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition against the order of the...

Ex-Servicemen Reservation For Public Employment Is One-Time Benefit, Not Perpetual Device For Career Progression: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the policy rationale of reservation in appointment to ex-servicemen is to operate as a one-time benefit to facilitate re-employment, and not as a perpetual device for career progression.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain rejected the petition filed by an ex-servicemen, who was re-appointed as a Village Development Officer under the reserved category...

'COVID Health Assistant Work Not Equivalent To Pharmacist': Rajasthan High Court Rejects Plea For Bonus Marks In Recruitment

The Rajasthan High Court has held that role of a Pharmacist and a Covid Health Assistant who was engaged temporarily to perform auxiliary duties like distribution of medicines, are distinct and could not be treated as interchangeable.“A Pharmacist is a qualified Diploma Holder registered under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 entrusted with professional responsibilities of maintaining drug...

Can State Sit Over Court Order Without Challenging It? Rajasthan High Court Seeks Explanation On Non-Reinstatement Of Panchayat Head

The Rajasthan High Court directed the State authorities to submit explanations over inaction on their part in implementing an order of the Court to reinstate an elected representative i.e. Pradhan of Panchayat Samiti, Uchchain, in absence of any challenge being made to the order.Justice Ganesh Ram Meena questioned whether the State authorities could sit over the Court's order for a long...