Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur

This is a wiki or a guide about the Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur.

The High Court has an approved strength of 50 Judges. Of these, 38 Judges are permanent while 12 are additional judges.

Rajasthan High Court Judges

The names of the judges of the Rajasthan High Court, together with their date of appointments as additional judge and permanent judge, and their dates of retirement is given below.

Details about the judges transferred from the High Court is also given.

Rajasthan High Court Jaipur Case Status & Cause List

The High Court has an efficient online information system which provides the latest information about the case status and the cause list.

Litigants can use the system to obtain information about their pending and disposed cases.

The Jaipur High Court also allows judgements and orders to be downloaded in pdf format.

The case status of the pending and disposed cases can be ascertained from here.

The daily cause list of the High Court can be ascertained from here.

Bar Council of Rajasthan

The Rajasthan High Court has a Bar Council. It is an autonomous body set up under the Advocates Act, 1961.

The Advocate General of the State of Rajasthan is Ex-officio member of the Rajasthan Bar Council.

The election to the Rajasthan Bar Council takes place by a complex process wherein the electorate comprises of every single lawyer enrolled in Rajasthan.

The counting involves elimination by preferential voting basis and the 25 members securing highest votes get elected to the office for a period of 5 years.

Amongst these elected members by internal elections, office of the Chairman and Vice Chairman as also nomination to the Bar Council of India takes place.

The office of Rajasthan Bar Council is situated at High Court Premises, Jodhpur.

Rajasthan High Court Recruitment

The Rajasthan High Court has a large number of vacancies and is conducting recruitment of candidates.

At present, the following job vacancies are available in the Rajasthan High Court.

Recruitment offers

– Recruitment – Legal Researcher, 2018
– Recruitment – Class IV Employee (Office Peon/Equivalent Post) for District Courts
– Civil Judge Cadre
– Translator
– Lower Division Clerk (Rajasthan Subordinate Courts Ministerial Establishment Rules, 1986),
– Stenographer (Rajasthan Subordinate Courts Ministerial Establishment Rules, 1986)
– District Judge Cadre
– Law Clerk-cum-Legal Research Assistant
– Civil Judge Cadre
– Junior Judicial Assistant and Clerk Grade – II
– Junior Personal Assistant and Stenographer Grade – II
– Civil Judge Cadre
– DJ Cadre
– Recruitment to the Post of Driver
– Law Clerk-cum-Legal Research Assistant
– Civil Judge Cadre
– Junior P.A/Proof Reader
– Junior Judicial Assistant (JJA)

Click here to check the latest vacancies available in the Rajasthan High Court

Roster and sitting list

The roster and sitting list of the judges of the Rajasthan High Court is changed on a periodic basis.

Click here to see the latest roster and sitting list

Calender of holidays

The latest calendar of the Rajasthan High Court, specifying the working days and the holidays is given below:

Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court Bench FAQs

Q1. What is the Jaipur high court website for checking case status?

Click here for the official website of the Jaipur high court to check the case status and download orders and judgements.

Q2. How do I check Court Case related information running in Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur Bench?

The Jaipur high court website has a very efficient and systematic system by which litigants can check the court case related information.

They can check the status of the case and see whether it is pending or disposed of.

They can also download orders and judgements which have been passed in the case by the Court.

The download of the Court orders and judgements is in the pdf format.

The case status can be searched with the following search terms.

• Filing/Diary No. Search
• Case No. Search
• Party Search
• Advocate Search
• Judge Wise Search
• Orders Date Wise
• Judgments Date Wise
• Free Text Search
• Filing Status By Party Name
• Reportable Judgments
• PIL Judgments
• By SB/Lower Court Detail
• By Fir Number
• Department Search

Q3. What is the Address & Contact details of Rajasthan High Court of Jaipur Bench?

The address and contact information of the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, Jaipur, is as follows

Address: Bhagwant Das Rd, Ashok Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302015

Nodal Officer: Registrar Cum CPC

Telephone: 2227341, 2227124, 2227135,2227065, 2227581, 2227232,2227573

Fax No: 0141 – 2227168 (Administration)/ 2227842 (Protocol)

eMail Id: hcjaipur-rj@nic.in

E-Courts

The Rajasthan High Court has implemented the E-Court facility under which cases can be filed electronically.

The judgements and orders are sent by registered email address to the litigants.

Common Case Types, Adjournment Types, Purpose Types and Disposal Types are enabled in the E-Court.

More information about the E-Court project of the Rajasthan High Court is available here.

Names of sitting judges

Names of sitting judges AS ON 01/09/2018

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT

Approved Judge Strength: 50 [ Pmt.: 38 Addl.: 12 ]

(List of Judges arranged according to date of initial appointment)

Sl. No.

Name of the Judge

Source

Date of Appointment as Addl.Judge

Date of Appointment as Permanent Judge

Date of retirement

Remarks

PRADEEP NANDRAJOG

BAR

20/12/2002

16/04/2004

23/02/2020

CJ w.e.f. 02/04/2017

[PHC: Delhi]

MOHAMMAD RAFIQ

BAR

15/05/2006

14/05/2008

24/05/2022

SANGEET RAJ LODHA

BAR

05/07/2007

04/11/2008

12/10/2021

MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI

BAR

05/07/2007

04/11/2008

11/09/2022

KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA [P]

BAR

05/12/2007

01/07/2009

30/05/2019

Joined on 18/04/2013

[PHC: P&H]

6

SMT. SABINA [P]

SERVICE

12/03/2008

23/02/2010

19/04/2023

Joined on 11/04/2016

[PHC: P & H]

NIRMALJIT KAUR [P]

BAR

10/07/2008

29/06/2012

27/01/2021

Joined on 09/07/2012

[PHC: P & H]

ALOK SHARMA

BAR

30/05/2011

06/02/2013

23/10/2019

SANDEEP MEHTA

BAR

30/05/2011

06/02/2013

10/01/2025

PRATAP KRISHNA LOHRA

BAR

08/01/2013

07/01/2015

03/09/2019

VEERENDRA SINGH SIRADHANA

BAR

08/01/2013

07/01/2015

22/07/2019

VIJAY BISHNOI

BAR

08/01/2013

07/01/2015

25/03/2026

ARUN BHANSALI

BAR

08/01/2013

07/01/2015

14/10/2029

MAHENDRA KUMAR MAHESHWA

SERVICE

21/01/2013

07/01/2015

30/03/2020

BANWARI LAL SHARMA

SERVICE

21/01/2013

07/01/2015

08/05/2019

PRAKASH GUPTA

SERVICE

15/10/2014

20/05/2016

10/11/2022

GANGA RAM MOOLCHANDANI

SERVICE

11/04/2016

16/03/2018

11/04/2020

GOVERDHAN BARDHAR

SERVICE

11/04/2016

16/03/2018

31/10/2021

PANKAJ BHANDARI

SERVICE

11/04/2016

16/03/2018

22/01/2025

DINESH CHANDRA SOMANI

SERVICE

11/04/2016

16/03/2018

31/10/2018

SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA

BAR

16/11/2016

16/03/2018

26/09/2026

DR. PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI

BAR

16/11/2016

16/03/2018

20/09/2032

DINESH MEHTA

BAR

16/11/2016

16/03/2018

27/01/2030

VINIT KUMAR MATHUR

BAR

16/11/2016

16/03/2018

30/03/2032

ASHOK KUMAR GAUR

BAR

16/05/2017

00/08/2018

24/09/2023

MANOJ KUMAR GARG

BAR

16/05/2017

00/08/2018

18/11/2025

INDERJEET SINGH

BAR

16/05/2017

00/08/2018

24/07/2027

DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR MATHUR

SERVICE

16/05/2017

00/08/2018

01/09/2018

ADDITIONAL JUDGES

Name of Additional Judge

Date of Birth

Source of Recruitment

Date of initial

Date of appointment

Remarks

No.

expiry of present term

-Nil-

JUDGES TRANSFERRED FROM RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT

Sl.

Name of the Judge

Source Of Recruitment – Appointment

Date of Appointment as Addl.Judge

As Pmt. Judge

Date of retirement

Date of

Remarks

No.

DINESH MAHESHWARI

BAR

02/09/2004

29/05/2006

14/05/2020

CJ, Karnataka

AJAY RASTOGI

BAR

02/09/2004

29/05/2006

17/06/2020

CJ, Tripura

GOVIND MATHUR

BAR

02/09/2004

29/05/2006

13/04/2021

Transferred to Allahabad

RAGHVENDRA SINGH CHAUHAN

BAR

13/06/2005

24/01/2008

23/12/2021

Transferred to Karnataka

VINEET KOTHARI

BAR

13/06/2005

24/01/2008

01/09/2021

Transferred to Karnataka

Latest judgements of Rajasthan High Court

The latest orders and judgements passed by the Rajasthan High Court on important issues are given below:

Capital Gains From Penny Stocks | Rajasthan High Court Judgement

MASTI

On the question whether capital gains from penny stocks can be assessed as unexplained income, there is a recent judgement of the Rajasthan High Court in CIT vs. Pooja Agarwal.

The Rajasthan High Court has ruled in favour of the taxpayer and held that the capital gains from the penny stocks are genuine and the income-tax exemption has to be granted.

It was held by the High Court that when the relevant documents to prove the genuineness of the penny stocks are available, the fact of transactions entered into cannot be denied simply on the ground that in his statement the appellant denied having made any transactions in shares.

It was noted by the High Court that if the payments and receipts for the penny stocks are made through a/c payee cheques and the transactions are routed through Kolkata Stock Exchange.

It was stated that there is no evidence that the cash has gone back into the taxpayer’s account and so the transaction which are supported by documents appear to be genuine transactions.


HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT
JAIPUR
D.B. Income Tax Appeal No. 385 / 2011

Commissioner of Income Tax-I,
New Central Revenue Building
Statue Circle, Jaipur —-Appellant

Versus

Smt. Pooja Agarwal, 1783, Telepada. Jaipur —-Respondent

Connected With D.B. Income Tax Appeal No. 603 / 2011 Commissioner of Income Tax-I, New Central Revenue Building Statue Circle, Jaipur
—-Appellant
Versus

Shir Jitendra Kumar Agarwal, P/o M/s Garg Jewellers, 222, Johari Bazar, Jaipur. –Respondent
_____________________________________________________

For Appellant(s) : Mr. Anuroop Singhi with Mr. Aditya Vijay
For Respondent(s) : Mr. N.L Agarwal with Mr. S.L.Poddar
_____________________________________________________

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.S. JHAVERI
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY KUMAR VYAS

Order 11/09/2017

1. Since both these appeals arise out of the same order, they are being decided by this common order.

2. By way of these appeals, the appellant has challenged the judgment and order of the Tribunal whereby the Tribunal has dismissed the appeal of the department confirming the order of CIT(A).

3. This Court while admitting the Income Tax Appeal (2 of 6) [ ITA-385/2011] No.385/2011 on 14.03.2012 has framed following substantial question of law:

“Whether the Tribunal as well as CIT(A) were justified in deleting the addition of Rs.98,56,872/- made by the Assessing Officer on account of bogus share transaction, which were nearly accommodation entries, made through one Shri P.K. Agarwal, who was found to be an entry provider, ignoring that the assessee in her deposition during survey specifically denying having made any share transactions in last 5 years?”

4. This Court also while admitting the Income Tax Appeal No.603/2011 on 03.07.2013 has framed following substantial question of law:

“Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was justified in deleting the addition of Rs.1,06,34,000/- which was made by the Assessing Officer and confirmed by CIT(A) on account of undisclosed investment of assessee in land and simply directing to compute 10% profit on the said investment as income of the assessee, even after holding that the investment is assessee’s own turnover in land dealing and not the investment made for others?”

5. However, subsequent to application which was moved by the Department, it was further amended by order dated 29.08.2017.

“1.Whether the Tribunal was justified in confirming the deletion of Rs.1,06,34,000/- which made by the Assessing Officer on account of undisclosed investment of the assessee, without giving any finding in respect of the same?

2.Whether the Tribunal as well as CIT(A) were justified in not confirming the addition of Rs.1,06,34,000/- ignoring that the said entries were merely accommodation entries in view of exchange of cash with broker Shri P.K.Agarwal?”

6. Counsel for the appellant has taken us to the order of AO stating that the assessee involved in jewelry business has taken entry for the purpose of converting the black money into white and referred this entry from broker, one Shri P.K.Agarwal.

Entry provided from Calcutta has been taken.

7. The assessee derives income from salary, capital gains and other sources. A survey under Section 133A of the Act was conducted as the business premises of M/s Royal Jewellers, Telipada of which assessee is 50% partner, on 21 st and 22nd of January, 2008, during which various incriminating documents were found and impounded wherein several unaccounted transaction were recorded. Reassessment proceedings were initiated by issuing notice under Section 147 R/W 148 of the Act. Vide Show Cause Notice the assessee was specifically asked as to why the amount of Rs.98,56,872/- should not be treated as an accommodation entry.

8. The assessee submitted reply to the Show Cause Notice contending therein that the share transactions are genuine and the ‘Short Term Capital Gain’ of Rs.98,56,872/- has been earned from the purchases and sales of shares of Konark Commercial Ltd.

And Limtux Investment Ltd. Investigation revealed that the entire share transactions were bogus and mere accommodation entries obtained from an entry provider Shri P.K.Agarwal form Kolkata.

The said fact was revealed during search carried out by the Investigation Wing, Jaipur in the case of B.C.Purohit Group.

9. It is pertinent to note that during the survey operation, it was admitted by the assessee that no investment in shares was made by him during the said period. It was further found that the company M/s Konark Commercial Ltd. Was never listed in Calcutta Stock Exchange and the assessee was never its shareholder.

10. After considering the entire factual matrix the Assessing Officer held that the assessee had arranged the said accommodation entries from entry providers for converting its undisclosed money into white money and thus the amount of Rs.98,56,872/- was treated as undisclosed income of the assessee.

11. Counsel for appellant has taken us to the order of AO.

12. However, counsel for the respondent has taken us to the order of CIT(A) and also to the order of Tribunal and contended that in view of the finding reached, which was done through Stock Exchange and taking into consideration the revenue transactions, the addition made was deleted by the Tribunal observing as under:-

“Contention of the AR is considered. One of the main reasons for not accepting the genuineness of the transactions declared by the appellant that at the time of survey the appellant in his statement denied having made any transactions in shares. However, subsequently the facts came on record that the appellant had transacted not only in the shares which are disputed but shares of various other companies like Satyam Computers, HCL, IPCL, BPCL and Tata Tea etc. Regarding the transactions in question various details like copy of contract note regarding purchase and sale of shares of Limtex and Konark Commerce & Ind. Ltd., assessee’s account with P.K. Agarwal & co. share broker, company’s master details from registrar of companies, Kolkata were filed.

Copy of depository a/c or demat account with Alankrit Assignment Ltd., a subsidiary of NSDL was also filed which shows that the transactions were made through demat a/c. When the relevant documents are available the fact of transactions entered into cannot be denied simply on the ground that in his statement the appellant denied having made any transactions in shares. The payments and receipts are made through a/c payee cheques and the transactions are routed through Kolkata Stock Exchange. There is no evidence that the cash has gone back in appellants’s account. Prima facie the transaction which are supported by documents appear to be genuine transactions.

The AO has discussed modus operandi in some sham transactions which were detected in the search case of B.C. Purohit Group. The AO has also stated in the assessment order itself while discussing the modus operandi that accommodation entries of long term capital gain were purchased as long term capital gain either was exempted from tax or was taxable at a lower rate. As the appellant’s case is of short term capital gain, it does not exactly fall under that category of accommodation transactions.

Further as per the report of DCIT, Central Circle-3 Sh. P.K. Agarwal was found to be an entry provider as stated by Sh. Pawan Purohit of B.C. Purihit and Co. group. The AR made submission before the AO that the fact was not correct as in the statement of Sh. Pawan Purohit there is no mention of Sh. P. K. Agarwal. It was also submitted that there was no mention of Sh. P. K. Agarwal in the order of Settlement Commission in the case of Sh. Sushil Kumar Purohit. Copy of the order of settlement commission was submitted.

The AO has failed to counter the objections raised by the appellant during the assessment proceedings. Simply mentioning that these findings are in the appraisal report and appraisal report is made by the Investing Wing after considering all thematerial facts available on record does not help much. The AO has failed to prove through any independent inquiry or relying on some material that the transactions made by the appellant through share broker P.K. Agarwal were non-genuine or there was any adverse mention about the transaction in question in statement of Sh. Pawan Purohi.

Simply because in the sham transactions bank a/c were opened with HDFC bank and the appellant has also received short term capital gain in his account with HDFC bank does not establish that the transaction made by the appellant were non genuine. Considering all these facts the share transactions made through Shri P.K. Agarwal cannot be held as non-genuine. Consequently denying the claim of short term capital gain made by the appellant before the AO is not approved. The AO is therefore, directed to accept claim of short term capital gain as shown by the appellant.”

13. The same was confirmed by CIT appeal, in view of this we are of the opinion that the view taken by the Tribunal as well as CIT is correct.

14. In that view of the matter, the issues are answered in favour of the assessee and against the department.

15. The appeals stand dismissed.

(VIJAY KUMAR VYAS),J.
(K.S. JHAVERI),J.