Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) In wake of delayed elections by the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), the Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court’s order and directed time-bound polls under the supervision of an administrator. During the hearing on Tuesday, the Supreme Court expressed displeasure over the delay in conducting elections and questioned the continuation of the ad-hoc committee, which was originally formed as a temporary arrangement. The Court termed the petiti…
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Jaipur, July 7 (IANS) In a significant development, the State Election Commission declared that Panchayat and Urban Local Body (ULB) polls in Rajasthan cannot be held by July 31.It emerged on Tuesday that in a letter sent to the Panchayati Raj Department on Monday, the Rajasthan State Election Commission stated that it would require at least 90 days to conduct polls for both Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies.The Commission clarified that this timeline assumes the Rajasthan government finalises r…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has sought a detailed report from the state government and prison authorities on the murder of dacoit Jagan Gurjar inside Ajmer High-Security Jail, expressing serious concern over prison security and alleged criminal activities operating from within jails.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma and Justice Manish Sharma issued the directions while hearing a suo motu case on prison reforms.The Bench directed the government to exp…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) Rajasthan cricket over the past two-and-a-half years witnessed the rise and fall of the Rajasthan Cricket Association’s (RCA) ad-hoc committee — a body that was constituted as a temporary arrangement after the resignation of the association’s elected president but gradually evolved into a prolonged administrative regime marked by repeated extensions, leadership changes and allegations of promoting “parivarvad”.Also, there were repeated extensions, changing convener…
Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) In a major development in the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam worth Rs 20,000 crore in Rajasthan, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a chargesheet against former Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Mahesh Joshi and private individual Sanjay Badaya.The ACB submitted a chargesheet of nearly 3,000 pages before the court of Special ACB Judge Rajesh Kumar Dadiya.Public Prosecutor Manjula Jain, appearing for the state government, informed the court …
Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday sought clarification from the state government on the criteria adopted for appointing the Chairman and members of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC). The Court also directed the government to produce the original records relating to the appointments of the Commission’s current members.The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma and Justice Manish Sharma while hearing Public Interest L…
Jaipur, June 30 (IANS) A breakthrough has been achieved in the long-pending Pachna Dam water-sharing dispute, with both sides reaching a consensus after nearly two decades of conflict. The resolution came after a high-level meeting convened in Jaipur on the directions of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma. Cabinet Ministers Kirodi Lal Meena, Jawahar Singh Bedham, and Suresh Rawat, along with senior officials, held extensive discussions with representatives of both groups involved in the dispute. Af…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Rajasthan government on a plea filed by self-styled godman Asaram challenging the Rajasthan High Court judgment upholding his conviction and life sentence in the 2013 minor rape case.A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Sheel Nagu sought the response of the Rajasthan government on Asaram’s special leave petition (SLP) against the May 27 judgment of the Rajasthan High Court.During the hearing, senior counsel appearing fo…
Jaipur, June 30 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed an election petition seeking to set aside the election of Independent Bayana MLA Ritu Banawat, holding that the allegations raised were insufficient to invalidate the electoral mandate. The court also imposed a cost of Rs one lakh on Banawat for deliberately attempting to evade service of court summons. The order was passed by Justice Sudesh Bansal on a petition filed by Purushottam Lal, a candidate from the Bayana Assembly constituen…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the Economic Weaker Sections (EWS) criteria in the context of admissions to private medical colleges, refusing to accept the contention that the annual income ceiling of Rs 8 lakh for EWS candidates becomes meaningless when private medical colleges charge tuition fees running into lakhs of rupees. A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi declined to interfere with a Rajasthan High Court judgment …