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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicRajasthan High Court

Topic: Rajasthan High Court

‘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?

After elevation of 2 HC judges, SC collegium yet to act on its call to transfer them, say officials

Usually, transfer of judges is done in the “interest of justice”. But despite repeated pleas by the Centre, the transfer of 2 judges of Rajasthan HC has been pending for over a year now.

Should murder convict get parole to make babies? Plea in SC puts spotlight on ‘conjugal rights’

SC to hear appeal by Rajasthan govt against state HC decision to grant parole to life convict for purpose of procreation. Various HCs have issued conflicting judgments on subject.

Simply passing a ‘wrong order’ doesn’t warrant disciplinary action against a judge, SC says

A mistake should not be equated with misconduct, SC held, as it reinstated a sessions court judge from Rajasthan who had been discharged for passing a ‘wrong’ bail order.

Article 21A does not ‘guarantee’ right to education in mother tongue, says Rajasthan HC

Provision for compulsory education allows state to set medium of instruction, but mid-session change of Hindi medium school to English violates students’ fundamental rights, it says

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.