Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court Stays Cheating FIR Against Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone For Endorsing 'Defective' Car
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday (September 10) stayed investigation in a cheating FIR registered against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and actress Deepika Padukone for endorsing 'defective' Hyundai car. For context, both Khan and Padukone are brand ambassadors for the car brand. FIR was registered under Sections 406(criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal...
NBEMS Can't Withhold Medical Degree Over Short-Attendance During Training If Hospital Grants Completion Certificate: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a candidate who despite completing the 2-year course of DNB Obstetrics and Gynaecology and after obtaining certificate of training completion from the hospital in 2021, was denied Provisional Pass Certificate, Attempt Certificate and final degree of DNB by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences. While rejecting the argument by the...
Court Framing Charge Can't Discard Rape Allegation Merely Because It Was Made For First Time In S.164 CrPC Statement: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court held that merely because the allegation of rape was alleged by the prosecutrix for the first time during the statements under Section 164 CrPC, that in itself could not be a reason to discard the same at the stage of framing of charges.The bench of Justice Sandeep Shah was hearing a petition against the order of the Additional Sessions Judge that had framed...
Rajasthan High Court Stays Order Cancelling 2021 SI Recruitment, Says SIT Report Alleging Irregularity Was Unattested
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday (September 8) stayed a single bench decision which had canceled 2021 Sub-Inspector Recruitments on account of systemic irregularities.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit was hearing a batch of appeals against the cancellation of the selection of Sub-inspectors and the entire selection process of 2021, when the...
Rajasthan HC Criticises State For Seeking Stay On Execution Of Accident Compensation Over Belated Claim Of Wrongful Impleadment
The Rajasthan High Court deprecated the conduct of the State which had filed a plea in 2025 seeking stay on execution of compensation in a fatal accident case, wherein the concerned department had been served in 2017, but only now objected to the proceedings.Justice Sameer Jain said that despite being served in 2017 the State "remained silent", and had now filed a plea claiming that...
'Failure Of Duty': Rajasthan High Court Directs DGP's Inquiry Into Why Women Accused Of Bailable Offence Were Kept In Custody For 43 Days
The Rajasthan High Court expressed anguish and pain over two women who were kept in 43-day judicial custody despite being charged in bailable offences, after their bail pleas were dismissed by the Judicial Magistrate and ADJ in a casual and mechanical manner who failed to exercise discretion in a right way.Expressing regret, Justice Anil Kumar Upman directed the DGP to seek...
Yardstick To Ascertain Juvenility Not Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Courts Should Favour Accused In Borderline Cases: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court held that while undertaking an enquiry in relation to claim of juvenility of an accused, the standard need not be like a trial where the juvenility had to be proved beyond all reasonable doubts, rather if two views are possible, the Court should lean towards holding in favour of the accused to be juvenile in borderline cases.The bench of Justice Sandeep Shah further...
Rajasthan HC Issues Notice On Plea By Advocate Practising Since 2012, Against Denial Of Certificate Of Practice For Not Passing AIBE In Time
The Rajasthan High Court sought response from Bar Council of India (BCI), in a matter wherein a advocate–practicing for 13 years, alleged that despite clearing the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) in 2012, he has been denied certificate of practice for not clearing AIBE within the stipulated time.It was the case of the petitioner, that he was a regularly practicing advocate and an active...
Explain Why Contempt Should Not Be Initiated Against Police Officers Who Failed To Appear Despite Order, Arrest Warrant: Rajasthan HC To DGP
Pursuant to non-appearance of police officers as witnesses in a criminal case despite service of arrest warrants against them, Rajasthan High Court summoned an explanation from the state's Director General Police as to why the subordinates were consistently failing to discharge their statutory duties.Ordering the DGP to file an affidavit the court asked the senior officer to answer as to...
Power Of Attorney Holder Can't Mutate Assignor's Property After His Death, Execution Of POA Ends Automatically: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has said that after the death of an individual, the execution of their power of attorney (POA) also comes to an end automatically, and the POA holder cannot transfer the share of the deceased assignor post their death based on the POA.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition filed against the orders of the Divisional Commissioner and the Board...
Rajasthan High Court Stays Order Imposing Fine Of ₹7.5 Lakh Per Student On Dental College For Granting Irregular Admissions
The Rajasthan High Court has stayed an order of the single bench which had imposed a fine of Rs. 7.50 Lakhs per student on Vyas Dental College for providing irregular admissions to dental students in the academic years 2018-19 and 2019-20.The division bench of Justice Munnuri Laxman and Justice Bipin Gupta was hearing the appeal filed by Vyas Dental College claiming that the such...
Acquittal In Criminal Case For Allegedly Submitting Forged Documents Doesn't Confer Eligibility For Service: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court upheld termination of the petitioner on allegations of submitting forged documents during appointment process, despite the petitioner being acquitted in a criminal case of forgery, fabrication and cheating instituted by the concerned department.Justice Anand Sharma said that just because the petitioner was acquitted, would not give rise to the presumption that...