| 1 | CW / 18805 / 2024 (M/S SHREE VINAYAK HOTELS AND RESORTS VS DESERT TULIP HOTEL AND RESORTS PVT. LTD.) Date of Order/Judgment: 13/08/2026 The petitioner challenged the return of its Section 18 petition to the Commercial Court. HELD- Sections 18(1) and 29 of the Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 confer exclusive jurisdiction on the Rent Tribunal, attracting the bar under Section 11 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Commercial use of leased premises does not, by itself, make the dispute commercial u/Sec 2(1) (c) (vii); the pith and substance of the real controversy is determinative. Petition allowed & case remitted back. |
| 2 | CW / 6974 / 2025 (LRS OF SUNNY VS THE UNION OF INDIA) Date of Order/Judgment: 29/04/2026 Petitioner sought regularization of his long-serving part-time service. HELD-Long and continuous service performing perennial work cannot be denied regularization merely because the employee was treated as part-time or paid from the contingency fund. A sanctioned post could be inferred from the nature of the work and continuous service. Regularization as MTS (Group-C) from 25.07.2011 with consequential benefits was directed; pending applications, if any, were disposed of. |
| 3 | CW / 9593 / 2022 (SAI TIRUPATI UNIVERSITY VS THE DISCOM THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN) Date of Order/Judgment: 06/04/2026 The petitioner challenged the withdrawal of the seven-year electricity-duty exemption under the Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy, 2019. HELD- Though the State can alter or withdraw its policy in larger public interest or for fiscal requirements, it cannot take away accrued rights arising from a clear representation acted upon to the promisee’s detriment. The amendment dated 10.05.2022 operates prospectively; projects commissioned before it retain the seven-year exemption from their COD. |
| 4 | CW / 15655 / 2024 (M/S UNITED COAL CARRIER VS RAJASTHAN STATE MINES AND MINERAL LIMITED) Date of Order/Judgment: 30/03/2026 The petitioner challenged termination of its contract for delayed commencement and deficient performance. HELD- Where a force majeure clause extends to causes beyond the affected party’s reasonable control, persistent third-party obstruction materially preventing performance falls within the clause even if not expressly enumerated. Delay and shortfall caused thereby cannot be attributed to the contractor or justify termination. Petition allowed. |
| 5 | CW / 1358 / 2025 (GANGA KUMARI VS STATE OF RAJASTHAN) Date of Order/Judgment: 30/03/2026 The petitioner challenged the State’s notification placing transgender persons in the OBC category, contending it did not provide effective reservation. HELD- Mere inclusion in OBC does not fulfill NALSA’s mandate to extend “all kinds of reservation” where it confers no tangible benefit. The High Court cannot itself create or redesign reservation; the State must formulate an appropriate policy. Pending such decision, 3% additional weightage was directed. |
| 6 | CW / 5942 / 2026 (SQN. LDR. DEEPAK SINDHU VS UNION OF INDIA) Date of Order/Judgment: 30/03/2026 The petitioner challenged the premature transfer from Jodhpur to Tezpur. HELD- Administrative power of transfer is not unbridled; deviation from an established minimum-tenure policy requires exceptional circumstances supported by cogent reasons. Mere “administrative exigency” is insufficient. Non-consideration of compelling medical circumstances and the representation vitiated the decision for non-application of mind. Transfer quashed; fresh order permitted in accordance with policy. |
| 7 | CRLA / 560 / 2008 (STATE VS PINTU @ PRAVEEN SINGH AND ORS.) Date of Order/Judgment: 28/03/2026 The State challenged the acquittal under Sections 302 and 498-A IPC, while the accused challenged his conviction under Section 304 Part I IPC. HELD- A single blow, without premeditation or intention to cause death, but with knowledge that it was likely to cause death, attracts Section 304 Part II IPC. The State’s appeal was dismissed; the accused’s conviction was altered and he was sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment. All pending applications stand disposed of. |
| 1 | SAW / 1121 / 2022 (ANTIMA JAIN D/O SHRI HUKUM CHAND JAIN VS THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN) Date of Order/Judgment: 05/08/2026 The appellant challenged rejection of her candidature for failure to produce the OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate. HELD- Failure to produce a reserved-category certificate, at the most, disentitles a candidate to the benefit of reservation; it does not disentitle her to compete in the open category. The open category is open to all, and merit is the criterion. The appeal was disposed of; pending applications, if any, were also disposed of. |
| 2 | CFA / 275 / 2022 (N.L. ENGINEERS PRIVATE LIMITED, VS RAJASTHAN RAJYA VIDYUT PRASARAN NIGAM LIMITED) Date of Order/Judgment: 04/08/2026 The appellant challenged rejection of its recovery suit under Order VII Rule 11 CPC. HELD- Res judicata cannot be adjudicated under Order VII Rule 11 CPC; however, where the bar of limitation is apparent from the plaint itself, rejection under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC is permissible, even suo motu. Liberty to approach the Civil Court does not create a fresh cause of action or limitation period. The appeal was dismissed; pending applications, if any, were disposed of. |
| 3 | SAW / 850 / 2025 (RAJASTHAN LEATHER INDUSTRIES LTD. VS STATE OF RAJASTHAN) Date of Order/Judgment: 30/04/2026 Petitioner sought removal of the restriction on alienation imposed through mutation. HELD- The State cannot unilaterally impose a restriction on alienation after transfer where none exists in the agreement or statute. Mutation cannot impose substantive restrictions on title. Such arbitrary State action affecting proprietary rights is amenable to Article 226; the restriction was illegal and the appeal was allowed. |
| 4 | CMA / 2724 / 2025 (M/S SRASTI LIQUOR BOTTLING LLP VS MRS. SITA RAJESH VARMA W/O SHRI RAJESH SHAMLAL VARMA,) Date of Order/Judgment: 30/04/2026 Can a Commercial Court under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 grant relief of a final nature or determine disputes reserved for arbitration? HELD- Section 9 permits only interim protection and cannot determine inter se disputes or grant status quo ante. The Court may protect the LLP’s property, but final relief must be left to the arbitrator. Directions exceeding Section 9 were set aside; appeal partially allowed. |
| 5 | CW / 5442 / 2026 (M/S. SAHARA EX SERVICEMEN WELFARE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED VS JAIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY) Date of Order/Judgment: 29/04/2026 Whether a bidder can suppress a previous debarment, which had expired before the tender, when the tender required disclosure of previous transgressions during the preceding three years. HELD- Expiry of the previous debarment did not excuse its non-disclosure. Suppression of the material fact through a false affidavit to obtain a State contract amounted to fraud. The authority was justified in cancelling the work order and contract in accordance with the tender conditions. |
| 6 | SAW / 39 / 2024 (RAMSAHAY SON OF SHRI SHRAWAN VS SMT. SHYOPYARI DEVI D/O SHRI NARAYANLAL, W/O LATE SHRI SANWALRAM) Date of Order/Judgment: 23/04/2026 Can a revenue appeal be remanded merely because the Revenue Appellate Authority failed to formulate points for determination under Order XLI Rule 31 CPC? HELD-Revenue Courts need not strictly follow CPC procedure. Failure to formulate points for determination did not justify remand. The Board of Revenue could examine the evidence and all aspects under Sec 224 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 and decide the appeal on merits. Remand set aside; appeal allowed. |
| 7 | CW / 5616 / 2022 (DR. MAHIPAL SINGH SIHAG S/O SHRI RAMJAS SIHAG VS STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER CUM COMMISSIONER) Date of Order/Judgment: 21/04/2026 Whether information about a third-party public servant can be denied under Sec 8(3) & 11 of the RTI Act merely because it concerns events more than twenty years old. HELD-Sec 8(3) is a “sunset clause” intended to lift exemptions, not a ground for blanket denial. Where third-party information is prima facie confidential, Section 11 procedure, including notice and balancing privacy against larger public interest, is mandatory. Impugned order quashed; information to be supplied within 60 days. |
| 8 | SAW / 1364 / 2025 (DR. SANGEETA ARYA W/O NIRANJAN ARYA VS THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN) Date of Order/Judgment: 04/04/2026 The appellants challenged cancellation of the Rajasthan Police Sub-Inspector/Platoon Commander Examination, 2021. HELD- Where examination irregularities occur at a systemic level, affect the integrity of the entire examination and make reliable segregation of tainted and untainted candidates impossible, cancellation of the entire examination is warranted. The appeals were dismissed; the connected PIL and pending applications, if any, were also disposed of. |
| 9 | CW / 2455 / 2022 (STATE OF RAJASTHAN VS VIJAY KUMAR YADAV) Date of Order/Judgment: 27/03/2026 The petitioner challenged the Tribunal’s order setting aside his compulsory retirement. HELD- Compulsory retirement is not a “service matter” under Section 2(f) of the Rajasthan Civil Services Service Matters Appellate Tribunal Act, 1976; hence, the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal. Its order was a nullity. The writ petition was allowed and the Tribunal’s order was quashed; the appeal before the Tribunal was dismissed. |
| 10 | CRLMP / 3521 / 2019 (VIKRAM SHARMA S/O LATE SHRI MUNNI LAL SHARMA B/C JANGIR BRAHMIN VS STATE OF RAJASTHAN) Date of Order/Judgment: 25/03/2026 The petitioners challenged the order summoning them under Section 319 Cr.P.C. HELD- At this stage, more than a prima facie case is required against an accused not charge-sheeted; the merits and defence cannot be appreciated. The plea of alibi would be considered at the appropriate stage of trial. The petition was rejected; the stay application and any other pending application, if any, were disposed of. |
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