Author: Advocate Shruti Goyal

Shruti Goyal (Advocate, Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench), a leading lawyer based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, has earned a strong reputation for her expertise in civil, criminal, family, property, pocso, ndps, civil writs and corporate law. With nearly a decade of experience, she is widely recognized for her client-focused and justice-driven approach, ensuring transparent communication and effective legal solutions. She upholds the values of Justice, Equality, and Trust, which form the foundation of her practice. Known for her professionalism and high client satisfaction, Advocate Goyal has been consistently regarded as one of the most dependable legal professionals in Jaipur.

Quashing of FIR under Section 528 BNSS – Grounds, Procedure & Key Judgments

An FIR (First Information Report) marks the beginning of criminal proceedings. While genuine complaints deserve investigation, sometimes FIRs are filed with mala fide intent — to harass, settle scores, or convert civil disputes into criminal cases. In such cases, the law provides a remedy: quashing of FIR. The High Court, exercising its inherent powers under […]

Rajasthan HC (Jaipur Bench) Allows Enforcement of GAFTA Appeal Award 4618A — Declares Foreign Award a Decree; Respondent Ordered to Disclose Assets

Jaipur High Court: 17.09.2025 The Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench) has declared GAFTA Appeal Award No. 4618A dated 28.09.2021—a London award in favour of Kingsroad Handelsges M.B.H.—to be a decree of this Court and directed enforcement under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996. The court rejected the respondent’s public-policy objections and ordered the respondent to […]

Rajasthan High Court Jaipur Bench: Petitioners cannot continue as Municipal “Administrators” after five-year term — petitions dismissed

Rajasthan High Court Jaipur Bench Petitioners cannot continue as Municipal Administrators after five-year term — petitions dismissed Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench has dismissed a batch of writ petitions by former sarpanchs who sought directions allowing them to continue as chairpersons/administrators of newly constituted municipal bodies after the expiry of their five-year elected term. The […]

Rajasthan HC Ends 2013 LDC Recruitment Battle: No Right to Remaining Posts

Jaipur | 4 September 2025 — The Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench) has dismissed a batch of petitions pressing the State to fill every post under the decade-old Lower Division Clerk (LDC)-2013 recruitment, holding that the process has “reached its terminus” and candidates have no vested right to appointment merely by featuring in select/waiting lists. […]

Rajasthan High Court Acquits Man Convicted of Murder, Says Circumstantial Chain Incomplete

Jaipur, September 1, 2025 – The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has set aside the conviction and life sentence of a man accused of abducting and murdering a woman in Sawai Madhopur, holding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence. A Division Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Baljinder […]

High Court of Rajasthan frames common order in RPSC paper-leak matter; bail allowed to a group of accused, another group denied bail

Jaipur, September 1, 2025. — A single-judge bench of the Rajasthan High Court (Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Jain) on Monday disposed of multiple bail petitions arising out of FIR No. 10/2024 registered at the Special Police Station (SOG), ATS and SOG, relating to alleged large-scale leakage and sale of question papers in the Sub-Inspector […]

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Removal of Panchayat Administrators Without Hearing

Jaipur, August 18, 2025 In a significant ruling concerning local self-governance, the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, has struck down the State Government’s orders removing several outgoing Sarpanchs from the post of Administrator of their Gram Panchayats without giving them an opportunity of hearing. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, delivering a reserved judgment on August 18, […]

Rajasthan HC throws out batch of contempt pleas in aided-institutions pay dispute, says remedy lies before Tribunal

BNS Section 103 – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)

The BNS’s Section 103 explains the punishments for murder. A person found guilty of murder faces life in prison or the death penalty as well as fine. Also, anyone who is part of a group of five or more people who commit murder together on the basis of a certain discrimination criteria like caste, sex […]

Doctrine of Repugnancy

The concept of Doctrine of Repugnancy is contained in Article 254 of the Constitution of India, 1950 (COI). Article 254 of the COI deals with the inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislatures of States. It states that – If any provision of a law made by the Legislature of a State is […]