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
Rajasthan HC throws out batch of contempt pleas in aided-institutions pay dispute, says remedy lies before Tribunal
BNS Section 103 – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
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 […]
Divorce by Mutual Consent
Under Hindu Law marriage is a sacrament and an eternal union. However, the grounds of divorce were introduced by the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA). Divorce by mutual consent is one of the grounds of divorce that was introduced later by way of an amendment in the HMA. Divorce By Mutual Consent Divorce by mutual consent […]
Rights of Unpaid Seller
An unpaid seller is the one who has not received payment from the buyer for the goods or services they provided. In such a case, the seller has certain rights, such as the right to retain possession of the goods, stop their delivery, or resell them, depending on the circumstances and applicable laws. As per […]
Doctrine of Privity of Contract
Privity’ is the principle followed in contract law which states that terms of a contract are only binding upon the parties to a contract. They therefore cannot be enforced by a third party. This means that only parties to the contract can sue or be sued under it. This principle emanates from the English law. Privity of contract is one of the most fundamental tenets of the contract law. It prevents vesting […]
Doctrine of Eclipse
The Judiciary is the guardian of the rights provided for in the Constitution of India. It is the job of the judiciary to restrain the actions of the Legislature and the Executive where they are infringing upon these rights. When the Constitution was adopted on January 26, 1950, with it came, the fundamental rights that are […]