Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail To 60-Year-Old Woman In NDPS Case Arrested Over Calls With Co-Accused Son-In-Law
Rajasthan High Court granted bail to a 60 year woman, accused in an NDPS Case solely based on the confessional statements of the co-accused, who was her son-in-law as well as their call details that revealed conversations between the two. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand took note of the “special circumstances” of the relationship between the applicant and the co-accused. It opined...
Rajasthan High Court Restrains Railways' Construction In Front Of Private Plot
The Rajasthan High Court has restrained the Railways from carrying out any further construction in front of a private plot in Jaipur, after the petitioner alleged that a proposed boundary wall could block his access to a 200-feet-wide road shown in his registered lease deed and site plan.Justice Anand Sharma passed the order in a writ petition filed by Avinash Agarwal, who claims to be the...
Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Notice Of Structural Defects In Own Building After IIT Bombay Warns Central Dome May Collapse Any Time
The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the serious structural defects in its Principal Seat building at Jodhpur, including the Central Dome, after an ongoing structural audit by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay indicated that the Dome is at risk of imminent collapse.A Division Bench of Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Praveer Bhatnagar noted...
Rajasthan High Court Flags 'Menace' Of Fake Birth Certificates In Habeas Corpus Cases, Orders Steps To Prevent Illegal Issuance
The Rajasthan High Court has flagged the growing "menace" of forged and illegally issued birth certificates being produced in habeas corpus petitions to portray missing minor girls as majors, directing the State Government to ensure that such certificates are not issued without due verification of facts and in violation of statutory provisions.The division bench of Justice Mahendra Kumar...
Suspension Order Not Invalid Merely Because It Doesn't Expressly State Inquiry Is Contemplated: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that where the application of mind by the concerned authority was apparent in a suspension order, such that it reflected that disciplinary proceedings were warranted, then omission of specific terms like “in contemplation of inquiry” would not render the order illegal. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 321]The bench of Justice Rekha Borana further stated that servicing...
Rajasthan High Court Directs Reimbursement Of COVID-Era Medical Expenses Incurred At Non-Recognised Hospital
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the government to reimburse the medical claim of an ex-Associate Professor at University of Rajasthan, who underwent treatment at multiple hospitals during Covid-19, before finally succumbing to the illness.The bench of Justice Rekha Borana observed that during unprecedented times of Covid 19, when immediate availability of medical care was of...
Rajasthan High Court Flags 'Systemic Fraud' In Murder Trial; Orders Inquiry Into Trial Court, Prosecutor
While hearing a bail application, Rajasthan High Court raised apprehension of a “systemic fraud”, involving the trial court as well as the Additional Public Prosecutor (PP), in the background of a lapse of almost two years between the examination in chief and the cross-examination of the star witness in a murder case. The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain has directed the...
Fill Vacant Posts In Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal Or DoP Principal Secretary Must Appear: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel (DoP) to remain personally present before it if appointments to the vacant posts in the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur, are not made before the next date of hearing.A division bench of Justice Inderjeet Singh and Justice Sandeep Taneja passed the direction after recording the statement...
'Restore Heritage Of Pink City': Rajasthan High Court Orders Crackdown On Illegal Constructions In Jaipur
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the authorities to take immediate steps to stop illegal constructions in Jaipur and restore the heritage character of the Pink City.A division bench of Justice Inderjeet Singh and Justice Sandeep Taneja, hearing a petition seeking action against illegal constructions in the Walled City of Jaipur, directed the Commissioner, Nagar Nigam Jaipur, to look into...
9 Death Penalties Commuted, 2 Acquittals: Rajasthan High Court Decides All Pending Death Sentence References
In a significant development, the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur has delivered its verdict in all pending death-sentence reference cases. While the first reference was decided on October 3, 2025 (in State Vs. Arjun Singh), the remaining 10 references were decided this year, the last verdict being pronounced on August 6 by a division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Chandra...
Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Woman Prisoner Dies Post Denial Of Medical Parole
Rajasthan High Court took suo moto cognisance of a matter in which parole was denied to a woman-prisoner who was suffering from chronic comorbidities, heart failure, and cardiac & pulmonary disorders, which ultimately led to her demise. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit took note of the fact that the interpretation of the Rajasthan...