The Rajasthan High Court upheld that reservation benefits in NEET-PG admissions are state-specific and cannot be claimed by candidates from other states. The Court dismissed the plea challenging the counselling board’s decision, reaffirming that non-domicile candidates can only compete under the general category.
The Supreme Court of India modified its earlier order and allowed only one candidate to appear in the Rajasthan SI recruitment exam instead of 713 candidates. The Court granted relief to the Rajasthan Public Service Commission and said other candidates can approach the High Court depending on the pending case outcome.
The Rajasthan High Court has deleted its own critical remarks on the transgender rights amendment bill, saying they were added by mistake. The Court clarified that paragraphs from its March verdict were unintended and have now been removed.
The Rajasthan High Court set aside the Jaipur Development Authority’s termination of Assistant Advocates, stressing that lawyers must be treated with dignity. The Bench held their engagement cannot be at the authority’s whims and must follow reasonable procedures.
The Rajasthan High Court stressed that the rights of transgender persons must not become illusory and affirmed that selfhood is a protected right under the Constitution. It criticised the Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026 recently passed by Parliament.
In a reform-focused order, the Rajasthan High Court granted bail to two ATM theft accused on the condition that they plant 5 trees daily for 30 days. The court stressed that reform and rehabilitation are more effective than prolonged imprisonment.
The Rajasthan High Court held that criminal contempt law does not protect judges’ personal ego. It clarified that personal criticism of a presiding officer, without affecting justice administration or scandalising the institution, ordinarily does not amount to criminal contempt.
The Rajasthan High Court asked the State government to explain why cut-off marks as low as zero were fixed for recruiting Class IV employees in reserved categories. Justice Anand Sharma called the situation “shocking,” saying it raises serious questions about maintaining standards in public employment.
The Supreme Court of India granted interim bail to Manoj Vijay in a Rs 706 crore GST evasion case after the Rajasthan High Court earlier rejected relief. The case arises from a probe by the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence under Section 132 of the CGST Act, 2017.
The Rajasthan High Court’s Division Bench set aside controversial orders that treated a personal writ like a PIL and directed FIR registration. The Court ruled that judges cannot exceed the scope of relief sought in petitions, reinforcing strict judicial discipline.
