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TopicRajasthan High Court

Topic: Rajasthan High Court

Asian Paints fake products case: SC says companies can challenge acquittals as ‘victims’ in criminal cases

Court says Section 372 of CrPC gives 'expansive understanding' to term 'victim' & not narrow meaning. It allows Asian Paints' plea in case against man selling its counterfeit products.

Citing ‘volatile’ India-Pakistan situation, Rajasthan HC lawyers seek ‘no-work period’ from 12-16 May

In resolution, association asks Rajasthan HC Chief Justice to declare 12-16 May as 'no-work period'. HCs of Punjab & Haryana, J&K, Ladakh have also restricted court activities.

How woman with visual disability moved SC over Rajasthan HC’s refusal to make her a judge, and won

Rekha Sharma's case comes in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's 2024 ruling in another such case, leading to the appointment of Siddharth Sharma to the Rajasthan judiciary, last year.

Rajasthan HC calls for legislation on live-in relationships, directs registration by govt authority

Court says that the registration authority set up will also address grievances of live-in partners, especially issues concerning children born from such unions.

‘Not a sword against dissent’: What Rajasthan HC said flagging ‘re-entry’ of sedition law

The court ruled this month that Section 152 of BNS requires deliberate action with malicious intent & noted that it ‘reintroduces’ sedition law, which the govt planned to ‘repeal’ in BNS.

How a marital dispute case spurred Rajasthan HC to issue norms for lookout circulars & what they say

The HC observes that these circulars are being issued 'indiscriminately, without sufficient justification', leading to harassment of individuals & more work for authorities, courts.

Jodhpur lawyer bearing delivery expenses of minor rape victim is ‘grateful the court chose him’

Lawyer Shreyansh Mardia has been asked by Rajasthan High Court to bear all expenses until the delivery of a 16-year-old rape survivor. Anyone in my place would have done this, he says.

‘Child’s mental health paramount’ — Rajasthan HC order rejecting paternity test in divorce case

Man had urged HC to consider DNA paternity test to support divorce application against his wife. Test showed he wasn't child's father. 

‘Laminated paper cups’ are 95% paper. They still come under single-use plastic ban, rules HC

Rajasthan HC was hearing a petition by manufacturers who said Union environment ministry's 2021 notification banning single-use plastics didn't include laminated paper cups.

UAPA judgment isn’t isolated case. Judiciary appears to be changing lanes from reformation to retribution

Two contradictory court judgments this week raise an uncomfortable question: Has the judiciary, from the trial court to the Supreme Court, moved from a reformative institution to a retributive one?

On Camera

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.