Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court Directs Legal Services Authority To Arrange Treatment For Convict's Daughter, Declines Repeated Parole
While dismissing a convict's plea for emergent parole for his daughter's treatment at AIIMS, the Rajasthan High Court directed the District Legal Service Authority, Sirhoi, to make suitable arrangement for her treatment at Sirohi or at appropriate centre. The division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma observed that considering the fact that...
Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Challenging Transgender Persons Amendment Act, 2026
The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to the Central government on a petition challenging the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026. The petition is filed by Nai Bhor Sanstha, a non-profit organization that claims to be Rajasthan's first LGBTQ community based organization. The NGO claims to be working towards the rights and social development of Transgender and...
Appellate Authority Can't Enhance Punishment In Employee's Own Appeal Without Following Due Procedure: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that an appellate authority under the disciplinary rules of an organisation cannot enhance the punishment in an appeal filed by the delinquent in his/her own interest. The bench of Justice Munnuri Laxman was hearing a petition challenging the order of the disciplinary authority as well as that of the appellate authority that enhanced the punishment of...
Citing Manusmriti, Rajasthan High Court Allows Recall Of Prosecutrix In Rape Case After Marriage With Accused; Considers Interest Of Child
Rajasthan High Court allowed application of rape accused to recall the victim and her mother for re-examination in light of changed circumstances of marriage between the accused and the victim as well as a daughter being born out of their wedlock. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that if the statements of the victim and mother were not recorded again, it would destroy the...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes Recovery From Employee Over Missing Stock, Says Misappropriation Allegations Require Disciplinary Proceedings
The Rajasthan High Court has held that when there is any serious misconduct on part of employee resulting in financial loss to the employer, the latter ought to initiate appropriate proceedings as permissible under the regulations, rather than ordering recovery solely on verification report.The bench of Justice Munnuri Laxman was hearing a petition filed by government employee who was working...
Rajasthan High Court Grants Parole To Life Convict Despite Absconding History, Cites Long Incarceration
While allowing application for parole of a murder convict with a history of absconding, Rajasthan High Court held that the word “ordinarily” used in Rule 14 of the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 1958, reflected that the ineligibility under the Rule had to be seen considering all facts and circumstances of a case. For context, Rule 14 prescribes classes of prisoners who...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes Case U/S 498A IPC Against Sister-In-Law, Says Relatives Often Implicated In 'Heat Of Moment'
While quashing cognizance under Section 498A, IPC, against the married sister-in-law of the deceased, Rajasthan High Court observed that it was common that most of the matrimonial complaints were filed in the heat of the moment, wherein the relatives of far-relation were also implicated as accused. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that ordinarily, in matrimonial disputes, the women was subjected...
Reverse Burden U/S 139 NI Act Strengthens Fair Trial Rights: Rajasthan High Court Orders FSL Exam Of Disputed Cheque Signatures
The Rajasthan High Court has held that since Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act creates a presumption in favour of the cheque holder and places the burden on the accused to rebut that presumption, the right to a fair trial assumes greater significance. The Court observed that where the accused is required to disprove liability, fair and adequate opportunities to defend oneself must...
Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 13 to April 19, 2026
NOMINAL INDEXDeepa Ram Meghwal v/s State of Rajasthan & Others and Batch; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 131Prashant Kaushik & ors. v State of Rajasthan & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 133S d/o A v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 134Hema v Mohit Bhardwaj; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 135Jhalkan Singh Rathore & Ors. v the State of Rajasthan & Ors., and other connected petitions;...
Husband Obtaining Divorce Decree From Foreign Court Without Informing Wife Constitutes Cruelty: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has observed that a husband obtaining an ex-parte divorce decree from a foreign court without informing the wife, amounts to cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. The division bench of Justice Arun Monga and Justice Sunil Beniwal further affirmed that in the present case, the ex-parte decree of divorce passed by a Court in California, USA, could not be relied upon...
HRA, Other Allowances Forming Part Of Deceased's Income Must Be Included To Calculate Motor Accident Compensation: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that the amount paid to the deceased in his income towards Higher Duties allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Washing allowance etc., cannot be deducted while calculating accident compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. While enhancing the compensation to the claimants, the bench of Justice Sandeep Taneja held that the district...
Govt Department Can't Terminate Outsourced Employee; Can Only Recommend Action To Agency: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held an employee working with government through an outsourcing agency can't be terminated by the department and the proper recourse is to request or recommend action to the concerned agency.The bench of Justice Munnuri Laxman made the observation while dealing with a case where the Petitioner was working as State Coordinator E-Governance under Rashtriya Gram...