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Rajasthan High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March 2022 [Citations: 1 - 114]

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CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw 1 TO 2022 LiveLaw 114 Monthly Digests Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: January 2022 Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: February 2022 Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 Nominal Index Laxmilal Salvi v. Registrar General, Rajasthan High Court 2022 LiveLaw 1 Seemajan Kalyan Samiti, Rajasthan v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw 2 School Development Management Committee, Shri Hari Singh Senior Secondary School and Ors v. State of Rajasthan and Anr. "Sensitive Policy Matters", Rajasthan HC dismisses PIL seeking Directions to Declare 10Km from India-Pakistan Border As No Mining Zone Case Title: Seemajan Kalyan Samiti, Rajasthan v. Union of India Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 2 A division Bench of Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur dismissed a public interest litigation seeking direction to the Union government that ten kilometres of area from international border line should be declared as no mining/commercial/industrial zone. Non-Reporting Of 'POCSO Case': "Sometimes Such Matters Aren't Reported To Save Girl's Reputation": Rajasthan HC Suspends Sentence Of Faculty, Hostel Warden Case Title: Pragya Prateek Shukla and another v. State Of Rajasthan, Through PP Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 15 The Rajasthan High Court suspended the sentence awarded to a Faculty Member in the college and the Hostel Warden booked under Section 21 of the POCSO Act for their alleged failure to report a 'POCSO Case' of the hostel involving a minor girl, as it noted thus: "Incidents are not uncommon where after deliberations, it is decided in a bonafide manner not to report such matters to the police, lest the reputation of the girl is tarnished. Can't Interfere With Cut-Off Date In Art 226 Jurisdiction, Unless It Is Fixed For Whimsical Considerations/ In Mala Fide Manner: Rajasthan High Court Case Title: Dr. Naveen Jakhar v. State of Rajasthan Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 46 The Rajasthan High Court has observed that that the writ Courts, under Article 226 of the Constitution, may not interfere in every decision that is taken on the administrative side and fixing of a cut-off date, will be out of purview of a writ Court until the same is either fixed by keeping in mind the whimsical considerations or fixed in a mala fide manner Justice Ashok Kumar Gaur ruled, "This Court finds that the writ Courts, under Article 226 of the Constitution, may not interfere in every decision that is taken on the administrative side and fixing of a cut-off date, will be out of purview of a writ Court until the same is either fixed by keeping in mind the whimsical considerations or fixed in a malafide manner." 'General Allegations Based On Newspaper Reports Won't Be A Cause For Taking Cognizance In Public Interest'; Rajasthan HC Disposes PIL Seeking Directions To Cover All Borewells In State Case Title: Air Tree Foundation Society v. State of Rajasthan Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 59 The division bench of Rajasthan High Court observed that mere general averments/allegations based on newspaper reports should not and will not be a cause for taking cognizance in public interest.