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Rajasthan HC Quashes Section 498-A Trial Against Parents-in-Law After Divorce Decree and Rs 20 Lakh Alimony Settlement
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that continuing criminal proceedings against parents-in-law, after a consent divorce and full alimony payment, amounted to abuse of process of court.
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Acquittal by Benefit of Doubt in Impersonation and Extortion Cases Does Not Entitle Candidate to Public Employment, Rules Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a writ petition by a candidate denied appointment as Naib-Tehsildar, holding that acquittals by benefit of doubt in two impersonation-and-extortion cases were not honourable.
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Rajasthan HC Orders Bed, Alkaline Water for Asharam; Holds Medical Facilities Cannot Lapse on Disposal of Appeal
Justice Sanjeet Purohit held that prison accommodations granted on medical grounds survive the conclusion of appellate proceedings and directed restoration of facilities for the 85-year-old POCSO convict.
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Magistrate Cannot Become Functus Officio After Ordering Investigation Under Section 156(3): Rajasthan HC
Rajasthan High Court directs trial court to secure a conclusive investigation report within six weeks, holding that Magistrates must actively supervise probes ordered under Section 156(3) CrPC.
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Rajasthan HC Orders Release of Retiral Benefits Within 60 Days, Threatens to Withhold Salaries of District Collector and Tehsildar
A retired Patwari waited over two years for pension after superannuation; the Jodhpur Bench held that an incomplete service book maintained by the State cannot justify withholding earned benefits.
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Rajasthan HC Directs State to Engage Vocational Trainers Directly, Bars Replacement Through Fresh VTPs
The Rajasthan High Court held that contractual vocational trainers serving under a government scheme cannot be replaced by another set of contractual employees through a new service provider.
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False FIR, Negative Final Report, and the Right to Join: Rajasthan HC Directs PTI Appointment After Police Clean Chit
Rajasthan High Court holds that a negative final report exonerating a candidate of a false rape FIR triggers eligibility under the State's 2019 character-verification circular, not disqualification.
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Rajasthan HC Upholds RPSC Requirement That Senior Residency Experience Must Be Complete by Application Deadline
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a challenge by Senior Residents who lacked one year of post-MD experience by the 29 January 2025 application deadline for Assistant Professor posts.
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Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Encroachments and Degradation Threatening Udaipur's Lake Network
A vacation bench at Jodhpur invoked Article 226 jurisdiction after newspaper reports flagged encroachments on Rupsagar Talab, structural failures in Madar Canal, and commercial development near Fatehsagar Lake.
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No Employer-Employee Proof, No Claim: Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Workmen's Compensation Award Against Insurer
Rajasthan High Court quashes a 2008 compensation award, holding that oral testimony alone cannot establish employer-employee relationship under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923.
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Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Trial Court Order, Directs FSL Examination of Disputed Receipt in Cheque Dishonour Case
The Rajasthan High Court held that once a complainant denies both handwriting and signatures on a document, he cannot later claim the document has no nexus with the transaction.
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Rajasthan HC Restores Civil Appeal Dismissed by Registry for Counsel's Failure to Remove Defects
Justice Farjand Ali held that a party cannot lose a statutory right of appeal because its advocate failed to remove a procedural defect within the stipulated time.
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Rajasthan HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Forest Guard Who Allegedly Used Dummy Candidate in Recruitment Exam
Justice Farjand Ali dismissed a quashing petition filed by a serving Forest Guard accused of deploying a dummy candidate in the 2020 Forest Guard Recruitment Examination, finding prima facie material warranting continued investigation.
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Rajasthan HC Partly Modifies POCSO Trial Order, Directs Summoning of Hospital Admission Ticket to Determine Victim's Age
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that rejecting a Section 91 CrPC application on technical grounds, when the accused had no prior knowledge of the document, amounted to denial of fair trial.
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Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 31 to June 6, 2026
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Rajasthan HC Rebukes Five-Year-Old Stalled Murder Probe, Bars Police from Detaining Accused Without Concrete Evidence
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand disposed of cross petitions in a Dausa murder FIR, directing the SP to monitor investigation and stop harassment of accused at the police station.
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Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Wetland Degradation, Issues Sweeping Directions to State Authorities
A vacation bench at Jodhpur invoked suo motu jurisdiction after newspaper reports revealed that only a fraction of Rajasthan's 46,748 wetland units have been notified under the 2017 Rules.
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Rajasthan HC Quashes Rejection of Sports Quota Appointment, Directs Teacher Grade III Posting Within 60 Days
The Rajasthan High Court held that a candidate who represented Haryana in an All India Inter-University Cricket Championship cannot be denied the Outstanding Sports Person reservation if she is a bonafide Rajasthan resident.
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Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Ex-Parte Revision Order Against Navy Officer, Rules Registered Post Notice Insufficient Under Rules of 2018
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that summons on Armed Forces personnel must be routed through their Commanding Officer, not sent by registered post, quashing an ex-parte Sessions Court order.
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Rajasthan HC: Lack of Hindi Fluency Cannot Bar a Narcoanalysis Test; Language Interpreter Must Be Arranged
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand quashed a negative final report in a 2015 murder FIR, holding that an investigator must arrange a language interpreter rather than abandon a narcoanalysis test.
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Penalty Must Pre-Date Vacancy to Block Promotion: Rajasthan HC Upholds Tribunal Order for Education Officer
Rajasthan High Court dismisses State's writ against a Tribunal order directing promotion of a school education employee whose service record was clean as on the relevant vacancy date.
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Appeal Seeking Interest from 2008, Holds Three-Year Silence Bars Pre-Notice Claim
A Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court upheld a Commercial Court's decision to award interest only from the date of legal notice, rejecting the supplier's claim for interest from 2008 due to prolonged inaction.
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Rajasthan HC Orders Fresh Appointment Review for Teacher Grade III Candidates Hurt by Faulty Answer Key
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State to reassess vacancies and offer appointments to meritorious candidates who lost out solely because of a defective answer key in the 2022 Teacher Grade III recruitment.