If Elaborate Hearing Is Needed On Ad-Interim Injunction, Court Should Decide Main Injunction Plea Instead: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that once pleadings are completed, and affidavits and relevant material has already come on record, the endeavour of the Court should ordinarily be to decide the application for temporary injunction itself rather than devoting time to decide the ad-interim injunction. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali observed that if an elaborate hearing is required...

Modified Buses Causing Fatal Accidents, Authorities Must Strictly Enforce MV Act Norms Irrespective Of State Of Registration: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has directed transport authorities to strictly enforce compliance with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the rules framed thereunder for all passenger buses plying in the State, irrespective of whether they are registered in Rajasthan or any other State. Observing that unauthorized modifications in buses have led to several fire incidents resulting in fatal accidents,...

Rajasthan High Court Stays RUHS-CUET 2026 Counselling & Allotment Schedule For Nursing, Pharma & Physiotherapy Courses

Rajasthan High Court has stayed Rajasthan University of Health Sciences-CUET 2026 Counselling and Allotment Schedule for admissions B.Sc. Nursing, Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm) & Bachelor of Physiotherapy Courses, after noting that state government did not act on pending pleas by various institutions seeking No Objection certificates. For context, the Court was hearing a bunch of...

Stray Dog Issue: Rajasthan High Court Directs Registration Of Pets 'That May Threaten Human Life'

While hearing its suo moto case in relation to compliance of Supreme Court's directions for removal of stray dogs from public spaces, the Rajasthan High Court has called for a detailed report delineating the steps taken by the State authorities.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Maneesh Sharma further directed the State to take steps for registration...

'Public Purpose Can't Justify Altering Character Of River Land': Rajasthan High Court Questions State For Planning Road On Seasonal Riverbed

The Rajasthan High Court has questioned the State government for proposing to construct a road on the river bed of a seasonal river. The Court opined that allowing such proposition would create a precedent whereby State could routinely utilize a river land merely because it was administratively convenient and did not require acquisition proceedings.The division bench of Dr. Justice...

Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Void MLA's Election Over Alleged Defects In Asset Disclosure But Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs For Evading Summons

The Rajasthan High Court has refused to set aside the election of Bayana MLA Ritu Banawat in the 2023 Assembly elections over alleged defects in her asset disclosure affidavit filed with the nomination papers, holding that only defects of a substantial character that materially affect the election can warrant invalidation of the electoral mandate. Justice Sudesh Bansal however imposed costs...

Rajasthan High Court Fines State ₹15,000 For Denying Fifth-Pay Commission Benefits To Ex-Air Force Personnel Despite SC Order

Rajasthan High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 15,000 on the State for denying the benefits of the 5th Central Pay Commission to an ex-air force personnel, and opined that the benefits of revised pay scales arising from the 5th Central Pay Commission had to be given effect from January 1, 1996 and not October 10, 1997.The division bench of Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Dr. Justice...

LiveLaw Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 22 - June 28, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX [Citations 254 - 263]Union of India & Ors. v Sqn. Ldr. Deepak Sandhu; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 254Virendra Singh v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 255Ratti Ram v Union of India & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 256Shravan Lal Khorwal v State of RajasthanDevendra Gehlot v Vaibhav Singh Bhati & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 257Amrita Meena v the State of Rajasthan...

Rajasthan High Court Orders Release Of Ex-Serviceman's Licensed Rifle, Says Continued Seizure May Affect Livelihood

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the release of a licensed 12-bore rifle to the Ex-servicemen-petitioner, opining that since the petitioner was now a security guard, the rifle constituted an important tool connected with his source of livelihood. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 262]Depriving him of its custody would adversely impact his ability to effectively discharge his professional...

SARFAESI Act | Rajasthan High Court Orders Police To Restore Bank's Possession Of Mortgaged Property Allegedly Reoccupied By Borrowers

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the local Police to immediately take appropriate steps to restore possession of a mortgaged property to a bank, after it alleged that the borrowers had forcibly reoccupied the property despite it having been taken over under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002. [2026 LiveLaw...

S.311 CrPC Meant To Elicit Truth, Not Favour Either Side: Rajasthan High Court Allows Summoning Of Prosecutrix's School Record In POCSO Case

While allowing an application under Section 311 CrPC at the "fag end" of a POCSO trial, the Rajasthan High Court held that the purpose of the provision is not to favour or disfavour the prosecution or the accused, but to naturally unravel the truth to exercise just decision in a case. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 263]Section 311 CrPC empowered the courts to summon, recall, or re-examine any witness or...

Rajasthan High Court Criticizes State For Forming Panel To Examine Land Dispute Despite Final Adjudication By Revenue Court In 1978

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside an order of a single judge that relied upon the report of a fact-finding Commission that was constituted by the State Government despite the fact that the concerned matter had already attained finality in 1978, opining such reliance to be erroneous. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Bipin Gupta further slammed...