RAS question
The Rajasthan High Court is located in which city?
Correct answer: (C) Jodhpur.
The principal seat of the Rajasthan High Court is located in Jodhpur, with a bench at Jaipur.
Explanation
The Rajasthan High Court has its principal seat at Jodhpur. The official Rajasthan High Court contact page lists "Rajasthan High Court Principal Seat Jodhpur" separately from "Rajasthan High Court Bench Jaipur", so Jaipur is not the main location of the High Court. The High Court was established under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance during the formation of Greater Rajasthan, and the placement of the principal seat at Jodhpur alongside Jaipur as the capital reflected the political compromise of integration. The key distinction is simple but often tested in RAS: Jodhpur is the principal seat, while Jaipur has a bench.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Jaipur has a bench of the Rajasthan High Court, but Jodhpur is the principal seat.
- (B) Udaipur is not a Rajasthan High Court principal seat or bench location.
- (D) Ajmer does not house the Rajasthan High Court; Jodhpur has the principal seat and Jaipur has a bench.
Concept
Rajasthan's political and administrative institutions include the distinction between a High Court's principal seat and its bench. RAS repeats such questions because state integration and institutional location are core factual anchors in Rajasthan polity.