Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Seven Advocates As Judges For Rajasthan High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of seven (7) Advocates as Judges of the Rajasthan High Court. The Collegium, in its meeting held on March 5, 2025, passed a resolution approving the following Advocates as judges of the Court:Shri Anand Sharma, Shri Sunil Beniwal, Shri Sandeep Taneja, Shri Mukesh Rajpurohit, Shri Sandeep Shah, Shri Baljinder Singh Sandhu, and Ms....

Highly Improper To Direct Chief Justice To Relax Procedure: Rajasthan HC In Court Staff's Plea For Promotion Without Holding Efficiency Test

In a plea by 10 Junior Personal Assistants (Junior PAs) employed at high court seeking promotion as Personal Assistant-cum-Judgment Writer without undergoing efficiency test, the Rajasthan High Court said that an elaborate procedure was provided by an order of the Chief Justice, who is the supreme authority in the matters of appointment. Noting that Constitution of India recognizes that no...

Beawar "Sexual Exploitation" Case: Rajasthan High Court Orders 'Status Quo' On Proposed Demolition Of Properties Of Muslim Accused

The Rajasthan High Court has directed status quo with respect to demolition notices issued to the families of Muslim individuals booked for allegedly sexually exploiting girls in Beawar last month. Justice Mahendra Kumar Goyal in his order noted the submissions of the counsel for the petitioners' that they received show cause notices dated February 20 seeking to demolish the...

'Attempt To Suppress Journalistic Freedom': Rajasthan High Court Orders No Coercive Steps Against Republic's Arnab Goswami In 'Hatred' FIR

The Rajasthan High Court in an interim order directed that no coercive steps will be taken against media house Republic's Editor in Chief Arnab Goswami in a "hatred" FIR registered against him in respect to a news report by Republic Bharat on the demolition of a temple.In doing so the court underscored that "mere reporting of an event of public interest, devoid of inflammatory intent or...

Tenancy Act | Subordinate Court's Ad-Interim Order Not A Decided Case, Revision Plea Not Maintainable Before Revenue Board: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court has said that under the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, revision petition is not maintainable before the Revenue Board against 'ex parte ad-interim' orders passed by subordinate revenue courts and appellate courts. It thus underscored that Board's revisional power can be exercised only in cases which are "decided" by subordinate revenue court in which no appeal lies either to...

'Man In Uniform' Being Unauthorizedly Absent From Duty, Sending False Information About His Death Is Gross Misconduct: Rajasthan High Court

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court upheld the dismissal of a CRPF Constable who wilfully remained absent from duty for 65 days beyond the sanctioned leave without any intimation to the authorities and when notice was issued to join back on duty he sent incorrect information of him passing away.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand in his order said: "This Court is of the considered opinion that...

Change In Directors Doesn't Amount To Transfer Of Company's Property Or Evasion Of Stamp Duty: Rajasthan High Court

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court set aside an order passed by the Stamp Collector asking the erstwhile directors of a company to pay Rs. 7 crore as stamp duty for transfer of property in view of transfer of the company's shareholding to a new set of directors. A division bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Ashutosh Kumar ruled that transfer of shareholding by...

[Compassionate Appointment] Law Prevailing On Date Of Employee's Death Applicable Irrespective Of When Application For Appointment Was Submitted: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief of compassionate appointment, in a decade-old matter, to the petitioner, affirming that the policy governing such appointment had to be the one that was existing on the date of demise of the concerned person and not on the date of application filed for such appointment.The division bench of Justice Munnuri Laxman and Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati...

Not An Isolated Incident But "Well-Orchestrated Racket": Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail To Eight Accused In Teacher Paper Leak Case

The Rajasthan High Court denied bail to all eight accused charged under IPC, Rajasthan Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1992 and the Rajasthan Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2022 in relation to paper leak of the examination for recruitment for Grade II Teachers. Justice Farjand Ali observed that the present case was not an isolated instance...

Paying Only Subsistence Allowance To Employee Suspended Due To Criminal Case And Later Acquitted Without Dept Proceedings Amounts To Punishment: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court held that when an employee was suspended during pendency of proceedings under the Prevention of Corruption Act (“PC Act”) in which he was acquitted, in absence of any departmental proceedings against him, restricting his pay during suspension period to only subsistence allowance amounted to punishing such employee which could not be allowed. Court said:“The...

Married Daughter Being Sole Surviving Family Member Of Deceased Govt Employee Is Entitled To Compassionate Employment: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a challenge against an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal that directed the State to grant compassionate appointment to the respondent, who was the married daughter of the deceased employee, whose husband was also employed and earning.The division bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Pramil Kumar Mathur affirmed CAT's reliance on the...

Shocking: Rajasthan HC Reinstates Head-Constable Dismissed For Merely Being Related To Candidate Who Used Imposter In Recruitment Race

Terming the facts of the case as “shocking”, the Rajasthan High Court set aside the dismissal of a head constable, for being the uncle of a man who used an imposter to take part in a race which was part of the constable recruitment process.Justice Dinesh Mehta perused the records and said that the State was hell-bent on removing the petitioner without there being even an "iota" of...