Jaipur, Feb 17 (IANS) The Acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court, Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, has placed eight judicial officers under “Awaiting Posting Orders” (APO) with immediate effect. The orders were issued by the High Court Registrar General, citing administrative reasons. Although the APO order does not specify detailed grounds, it is reported that during a surprise inspection of subordinate courts, several courtrooms were found vacant, and some judicial officers were absen…
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Jodhpur, Feb 17 (IANS) The Jodhpur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court received another bomb threat on Tuesday morning, triggering a major security alert and evacuation of court premises.According to sources, the High Court administration received a threatening email warning of an explosion at the court complex. Following the threat, security agencies immediately took control of the premises.As a precautionary measure, lawyers, litigants, and staff were asked to vacate the courtrooms. Currently, a…
Jodhpur, Feb 16 (IANS) The nearly three-decade-old 1998 Kankani blackbuck poaching case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan witnessed a significant development on Monday after the Rajasthan High Court announced a change in the bench hearing the matter. Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu, who had been presiding over the appeals related to the case, recused himself from further hearing.Following his decision to step aside, the matter will now be placed before a newly constituted bench for con…
Jaipur, Feb 16 (IANS) Rajasthan BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore, on Monday, confirmed that local body elections will be held on time as per the High Court directions in Rajasthan, asserting that development will be the central issue. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Rajasthan BJP President Rathore also launched a sharp political attack on the previous Congress-led state government, blaming its internal “tug of war” for low investor confidence and sluggish growth.Assuring timel…
Jaipur, Feb 13 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court, on Friday, refused to dissolve a 58-year-old marriage between a couple aged above 75 years, saying that minor disagreements and routine quarrels cannot be treated as cruelty to justify divorce. A division bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal and Justice Anil Kumar Upman dismissed the husband’s appeal, noting that granting divorce at this stage would harm the dignity and reputation of not only the wife but the entire family.The court issued the order whil…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Over 4.76 crore cases are pending across various courts in the country, including more than 63.66 lakh cases in High Courts and 92,101 cases in the Supreme Court of India, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. Replying to an unstarred question, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said that, as per data available on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), a total of 4,76,57,328 cases were pendin…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Bollywood filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari in connection with Rs 30 crore fraud case. The couple was arrested from their Mumbai residence on December 7, 2025, and brought to Rajasthan after a complaint was filed against them by a Udaipur-based doctor, alleging that he had been defrauded of crores by the director on the pretext of making a film.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice…
Jaipur, Feb 6 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court received a fresh bomb threat on Friday, prompting immediate security action and evacuation. Following the threat, the High Court administration alerted the police, after which bomb disposal and dog squads were rushed to the spot.According to officials, the Registrar of the High Court received an email earlier in the day claiming that three powerful RDX bombs had been planted inside the court premises.Taking the threat seriously, court proceedings at …
Jaipur, Feb 3 (IANS) In a significant and reportable judgment, the Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday observed that consensual relationships between teenagers or young adults should not be treated as a criminal offence, warning against the misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The court said that indiscriminate application of the law is destroying the future of young people and defeating the very purpose for which POCSO was enacted. A single bench of Justice Anil Ku…
Jaipur, Jan 31 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has rejected the bail applications of filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, his wife Shwetambari Bhatt, and another accused in a multi-crore fraud case, observing that granting bail at this stage would be inappropriate as the investigation is still underway. Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani of the Jodhpur bench heard the matter. Opposing the bail pleas, the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) told the court that crucial aspects of the investigation are pending and fu…