The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on a plea to extend the period of interim bail of Asaram Bapu, a convict in the rape case of a minor, until April 7.
A galaxy of dignitaries, including the sitting judges, functionaries of the bar, and officials of the state and Central government were present at the oath ceremony.
The Rajasthan High Court has put on hold the state government's decision to dissolve the Bhoodan Yagya Board until further orders.
The Rajasthan High Court has constituted a five-member court commission to conduct a study and submit a report on measures to eradicate the social evils of 'nata' and the practice of issuing fatwas to excommunicate individuals held "guilty" by khaps.
The Rajasthan High Court has quashed an FIR filed in 2017 at Churu Kotwali related to a 2013 television interview featuring Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty. The FIR accused the actress of using the word "Bhangi," allegedly offending the Valmiki community.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra issued the notice to the petitioners before the Rajasthan High Court and tagged the transfer petitions with the already pending matters in the issue.
The court gave the speaker and his secretary three weeks’ time to reply to the notice.
The six MLAs were initially with the BSP but later switched to Congress. The Assembly Speaker declared them members of Congress.
Earlier on Monday, Speaker CP Joshi had dropped his plea in the Supreme Court, against the High Court order asking him to defer his decision on disqualification notices issued to former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 rebel Congress MLAs.
Rajasthan Speaker's counsel, Kapil Sibal, told the top court that the High Court had passed a fresh order on July 24 which raised several other issues including interpretation of the 10th Schedule and added that the Congress government will weigh the legal options.
