Rajasthan High Court Bar Seeks Reconsideration Of Order Making 1st & 3rd Saturdays Working Days

The Rajasthan High Court Bar has urged the Acting Chief Justice to reconsider the order mandating court functioning on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays. The Bar cited concerns over justice delivery, health, ADR disruption, and lack of stakeholder consultation.

Who Is Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand? Rajasthan High Court Judge Injured in Ajmer Road Accident

Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, a Judge of the Rajasthan High Court’s Jaipur Bench, was injured in a road accident near Ajmer on Tuesday night. He was immediately hospitalized, and doctors have confirmed that his condition is stable.

‘We See No Reason to Entertain This SLP’: Supreme Court Accepts Rajasthan Govt’s Assurance on Local Body Polls by April

The Rajasthan government told the Supreme Court that panchayat and municipal elections will be held by April next year. Accepting the assurance, the Court declined to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court’s order fixing the deadline.

Stamp Fee Increased Four Times Without Any Benefit: Plea In Rajasthan High Court Challenges 2020 Amendments To Advocates Welfare Fund Act

A petition before the Rajasthan High Court challenges the 2020 amendments to the Rajasthan Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987. Advocate Satish Kumar Khandal says vakalatnama stamp fees rose fourfold without benefits, questioning Sections 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof.

“Wife Is Not an Accused”: Supreme Court Quashes Rajasthan HC Order Forcing Rape Accused’s US-Based Wife to Stay in India

The Supreme Court set aside a Rajasthan High Court order that required a rape accused’s wife, who lives and works in the US, to remain in India. The Court held that imposing conditions on a non-party violates procedure and accepted the accused’s undertaking to attend hearings via video-conferencing.

‘Material of Preliminary Enquiry Cannot Be Sole Basis’: Rajasthan High Court Reinstates Constable After Hostile Witnesses Collapse Case

Rajasthan High Court ruled that preliminary enquiry findings cannot justify punishment when key witnesses turn hostile in the regular departmental enquiry. The Court quashed the Constable’s dismissal and ordered his reinstatement with a fresh, lawful review.

Two Consenting Adults Have the Right to Live-In Relationship, Even Without Attaining Marriageable Age: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court said that two consenting adults have the right to live in a relationship even without attaining the legal marriageable age. The Court stressed that Article 21 protects such personal choices and ensures freedom and safety.

Rajasthan High Court Clears Appointment of Supreme Court Judge’s Son as AAG, Says Experience Not a Hard Rule

The Rajasthan High Court upheld the appointment of Padmesh Mishra, son of a sitting Supreme Court judge, as Additional Advocate General. The Court ruled that advocacy skill is not bound by years of experience and a quo warranto plea cannot challenge such appointments.

PHED Money Laundering Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi

Today, On 3rd December, Supreme Court granted bail to former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi after he spent nearly seven months in custody in the PHED money laundering case. The Bench, hearing his special leave petition, found grounds to set-aside earlier bail refusals.

“How Did It Suddenly Migrate?”: Senior Advocate Slams Surprise Shift of Discoms–JSW Case in Supreme Court

Senior Advocate Shyam Divan flagged that the Discoms vs JSW case was shifted from the Supreme Court’s roster bench without explanation, raising serious concerns. The Court has now directed the matter to be listed before the appropriate bench in December.