Post Death Rituals Should Be Brought Under Govt Policy To Prevent Caste Discrimination, Enable Dignified Last Rites: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has said that "dignity of an individual" after death is hampered due to demarcation of cremation places based on "caste" or other grounds, remarking that it was high time that the State formulated a uniform policy equally applicable to all citizens for a public place to perform post-death rituals.While hearing a petition filed by the Kanchan Patil (Mirasi) Samaj on...

DRT Has No Jurisdiction To Modify Settlement Terms In Application Filed After Disposal Of Matter: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court held that the Debts Recovery Tribunal (“DRT”) had no jurisdiction to rewrite/modify the terms and conditions of the One-time Settlement (“OTS”)/Settlement, in relation to an application filed after disposal of the matter based on a Consent Recovery Certificate.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition against the order of the DRT wherein...

Not Providing Separate Findings On Every Issue Framed For Trial Violates Statutory Provisions Under CPC: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a Trial Court order wherein despite framing issues in the matter, no categorical issue-wise findings were recorded, and the judgment was given by recording a consolidated finding.While underscoring the significance of the steps of framing of issues and terming the matter as “quite shocking and surprising”, the bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand...

'Disputed' Water Bodies Are To Be Identified By Experts, Mere Revenue Record Entries Not Enough For Verification: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court held that identification and protection of disputed water bodies required technical expert evaluation underscoring that mere revenue record entries were insufficient wherein ground realities are to be verified by the competent expert authority.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a matter wherein petitioner's right of way to his allotted mining area was rejected by...

Liquor Shop Allotment In Densely Populated Market Prima Facie Violates Articles 21 & 47 Of Constitution: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has said that allotment of liquor shops in densely populated market was "prima facie" against Articles 21 and 47 of the Constitution, and directed the State to furnish an explanation with respect to such allotment and submit its Temperance Policy.The high court was hearing a petition by a holder of a liquor shop license challenging State's order directing her to...

Rajasthan High Court Cancels 2021 SI Recruitment For Irregularities; Takes Suo-Motu Notice Of Systemic Malpractices In RPSC

The Rajasthan High Court cancelled the 2021 recruitment undertaken by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) of candidates to the post of Sub-Inspectors, in the background of revelation of systemic irregularities–paper leak, cheating during examination, use of dummy candidates–in the conduct of the entire process.The court said that such recruitment process ought to be canceled...

Pertains To Violation Of Fundamental Rights Under Article 21: Rajasthan High Court Stays Installation Of Dairy Booth Outside Private Residence

The Rajasthan High Court appointed a Court Commissioner in a plea challenging State government's order permitting proposed installation of a dairy booth outside a private residence in Jaipur, where it was alleged that dairies are running a wholesale kirana shops or small restaurantsConsidering the matter to be having “writ large effect”, the high court directed the Court Commissioner...

Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail To Ex-Minister Accused Of Taking ₹2 Crore Bribe To Award Illegal Tenders Under Jal Jeevan Mission

The Rajasthan High Court denied bail to Congress leader and former Minister for Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Mahesh Joshi booked in a PMLA case for allegedly colluding to facilitate grant of illegal tenders under Jal Jeevan Mission and receiving "bribe" of Rs. 2 Crores for the same as well as laundering funds. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) argued that Joshi was "prima...

Filing Application U/S 10 Of Commercial Courts Act With S.34 Petition Fulfills Requirements U/S 34 Of A&C Act: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court Bench of Justices Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Chandra Prakash Shrimali has held that merely if an application filed under Section 10, Commercial Courts Act (“CCA”) does not mention Section 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”) in the heading, it does not mean that the application cannot be treated as an application under Section 34, ACA....

Rajasthan High Court Denies Termination Of 32-Week Pregnancy To Speech & Hearing Impaired Minor, Cites Medical Report

The Rajasthan High Court refused to permit medical termination of over 32-week pregnancy of a hearing and verbally impaired minor rape survivor, in light of unfavorable opinion of the medical board which indicated serious danger that termination procedure may pose to both fetus and the girl. The medical board which was constituted after the high court's August 5 order, examined the survivor...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Asaram Bapu To Surrender In 3 Days, Refuses To Extend Interim Bail

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday rejected the application moved by Asaram Bapu, who has been sentenced to life in a 2013-rape case, seeking extension of his interim bail on medical grounds.A division bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur reportedly took note of the self-styled godman's medical record and found that he is stable. The Supreme Court had released him...

NEET-UG 2025 | Rajasthan High Court Grants Relief To OBC-NCL Candidate In State List Treated Under General Category For Admission

The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a NEET-UG candidate who although belonged to the OBC-NCL (Other Backward Classes Non-Creamy Layer) category as per the State list, but was however treated to be from General category in the first round of admission. In doing so the court said that she shall be considered under OBC-NCL category for the purpose of state seats. For context, Step-2 of...