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Time of India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC allows BJP govt to withdraw Cong-era plea in ‘Ekal Patta' case
1 2 Jaipur: A Rajasthan High Court division bench headed by chief justice MM Shrivastava Monday permitted the current BJP govt to withdraw a criminal revision petition filed by the previous Congress govt in the controversial 'Ekal Patta' land lease case. The court also permitted activist Ashok Pathak as an intervenor in the case, which dates back to 2014, involves allegations of corrupt practices in issuing a single land lease to M/S Ganpati Constructions. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had filed a chargesheet in 2015 against two—builder Shailendra Garg and Nishkam Diwakar, who then served as deputy secretary-II in the urban development and housing (UDH) previous Congress govt, under Ashok Gehlot's leadership, had filed the revision petition challenging a trial court's Nov 2021 order. The trial court had rejected an application seeking withdrawal of prosecution in the corruption case. While the high court initially allowed the withdrawal of prosecution in Jan 2023, the situation changed with the BJP forming the govt in Dec Advocate General Shiv Mangal Sharma said, " The previous govt maintained that a high-level committee constituted of UDH stated there was no evidence of wrongful loss to the govt or gain to private parties, and hence, the prosecution was unwarranted. It was pleaded that continuation of proceedings would be an abuse of judicial process and contrary to larger public interest. However, we (current govt) filed an application to withdraw the revision petition filed by the previous govt, which has been allowed by the high court."The case has seen multiple legal turns, including the ACB's 2019 closure report clearing former UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal, which was rejected by the trial court. Though the high court later quashed criminal proceedings against Dhariwal in 2022, activist Pathak challenged these orders in the Supreme Court. In Nov 2024, the apex court remanded the matter back to the high court for merit-based consideration.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Raj HC lifts ban on E3 category scholarship for foreign studies
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court 's division bench, headed by Chief Justice MM Shrivastava, Thursday overturned a previous ruling by a single bench that suspended overseas education scholarships for E3 category students under the Swami Vivekananda Scholarship Scheme .The decision came after Manjeet Deora appealed against the single bench order from Apr 29, where Justice Anoop Dhand stayed the scholarship for candidates from families with annual incomes exceeding Rs 25 lakh in the E3 category. The high court has now directed the education department to release pending scholarship funds to the petitioner, who is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Western Australia since Feb 2024. However, the court has mandated that the petitioner submit property documents as to Punit Singhvi, the appellant's counsel, "The scholarship cannot be stopped after the student has been studying abroad for one and a half years. Moreover, the petitioner was never informed about the rejection of her application."Additional advocate general Vigyan Shah said the scholarship scheme, has three income-based categories: E1 (up to Rs 8 lakh), E2 (Rs 8-25 lakh) and E3 (above Rs 25 lakh).
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
HC directs Centre, Raj to decide on Baran pumped storage project
1 2 Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has directed the Union govt to decide within two months on pending approvals for a proposal to fell 1.19 lakh trees in Baran for setting up a pumped storage project. The court order, passed on April 28, also said no trees shall be cut until further orders, and without its permission. The division bench of Chief Justice M M Shrivastava and Justice Sunil Beniwal called this a matter of public importance concerning the felling of over one lakh trees if the project is green signalled. At present permissions are pending at both Centre and state levels. "At this stage, we think it proper that the Central govt should take a final decision in the matter and any decision taken in the matter to grant or not to grant approval should be placed before this court for perusal, with a copy of the same to learned Amicus Curiae. Further proceedings in this case would depend upon the decision that may be taken by the Central govt in the matter," the court said. The court also said, "Taking into consideration the nature and magnitude of the exercise required to be undertaken by the Central govt in coordination with the state govt, we are inclined to list the matter after two months. However, we make it clear that no tree shall be cut without the permission of the court." The case involves an application for forest clearance which is under consideration by both Union and state govt. Earlier, the HC had taken suo motu cognisance of a media report about the feeling of 1.19 lakh trees on forest land in Baran, part of which also falls within the govt's proposed Cheetah corridor. Senior counsel for the executing company said the project was unable to proceed despite having procured land and investment of approximately Rs 500 crore. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like New Container Houses Brazil (Take A Look At The Prices) Container House Search Now Undo While the counsel for the Union of India told court that in-principle approval was granted to the project, some queries raised by the state govt remain unresolved. Once these are addressed, the Centre will be in a position to take a final decision. Amicus Curiae expressed concern that approval may lead to immediate tree felling, to which the state promised to respond promptly.
