Rajasthan HC says its building inaugurated in 2019 ‘at risk of collapse’, takes cognisance

The Rajasthan High Court on Monday initiated suo moto proceedings about the structural condition of its Jodhpur building, which was inaugurated in December 2019, reported Bar and Bench.

The action came after an assessment by the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay found that the 21-metre-high central dome of the building was at risk “of imminent collapse and may fall at any moment”.

The building was constructed at a cost of Rs 316 crore, reported The Times of India. Its foundation stone was laid on April 20, 2007, the construction began in 2011 and the structural work was completed by the end of 2013.

However, structural problems had emerged “within a span of few years”, said a division bench of Justices Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Praveer Bhatnagar on Monday.

Pointing out that the dome posed a serious threat to those working in the court, the bench said that it was “gravely concerned”.

It noted that a portion of the dome had collapsed in April 2023 and further incidents of false ceiling and plaster falling in courtrooms were reported in 2024 and 2025.

There were also problems with water seepage and in the drainage system, the reinforcement steel had corroded, and there were cracks in structural elements, the bench pointed out. It added that the...

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