A Larger Bench of the Rajasthan High Court has declined to answer a substantial question of law on the interpretation of the Rajasthan Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, referred to it more than two decades ago in a PIL over toll collection on a road project, holding that supervening events had rendered the controversy academic. The mere reference of a question, the Court held, does not compel its adjudication once the underlying lis has ceased to survive. The question was left open.
The Supreme Court dismissed the Wrestling Federation of India’s challenge to orders permitting Vinesh Phogat to participate in the 2026 Asian Games selection trials, holding the matter had become infructuous after the trials concluded and clarifying that all legal issues remain open in pending proceedings.
