Sunita Kumari Patidar vs State Of Rajasthan
2021 Latest Caselaw 5542 Raj

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 5542 Raj
Judgement Date : 25 February, 2021

Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Sunita Kumari Patidar vs State Of Rajasthan on 25 February, 2021

Bench: Dinesh Mehta

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3381/2021

1. Sunita Kumari Patidar D/o Narendra Patidar, Aged About 27 Years, R/o Ward No. 12, Moti Mangari, Post Khera, Kachhwasa, Dungarpur Dist. Dungarpur Rajasthan. At Present Working As A Senior Teacher At Govt. Secondary School Bhemela Palwasi Block Dovda District Dungarpur. (Subject Social Science) Empl. Id Rjdu201715002695

2. Pushpa Varahat D/o Shri Dhanpal, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Ward No. 6, Withchak Baroti Tehsil Bichhiwara, District Dungarpur Dist. Dungarpur Rajasthan. At Present Working As A Senior Teacher At Govt. Secondary School Chhella Gram Panchayat Kherwara District Dungarpur. (Subject Social Science) Empl. Id Rjdu201815026922

3. Amliya Bhawana W/o Shri Raman Lal Damor, Aged About 34 Years, R/o Vpo Padal, Manaroat Tehsil Jhothari District Dungarpur. At Present Working As Senior Teacher At Govt. Secondary School Vasipal Karata Block Dovda District Dungarpur. (Subject Social Science ) Empl. Id Rjdu201815045697

----Petitioners Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Education, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

2. The Director, Secondary Education, Bikaner, District Bikaner, Rajasthan.

3. The Joint Director, Secondary Education, Udaipur, District Udaipur, Rajasthan.

4. The Deputy Director, Secondary Education, Udaipur Zone Udaipur, Rajasthan.

5. The District Education Officer Secondary, Dungarpur.

                                                                ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)         :    Mr. Dinesh Kumar Ojha
                               Mr. Ramdev Potalia
For Respondent(s)         :





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                      JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA

                                     Order

25/02/2021

1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the issue

raised in the present writ petition is squarely covered by judgment

of this Court in Manoj Khandelwal & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. :

S.B.C.W.P. No. 7283/2014, decided on 16.07.2014 at Jaipur Bench

and the said judgment has been followed in Krishan Lal & Ors. v. The

State of Rajasthan & Ors. : S.B.C.W.P. No. 19179/2017, decided on

30.10.2017 at Jaipur Bench. The petitioners are also entitled to

the same relief as granted in the case of Manoj Khandelwal

(supra) and Krishan Lal (supra) claims learned counsel.

2. In view of the submissions made, the writ petition filed by

the petitioners is disposed of with the similar directions as given in

the case of Manoj Khandelwal (supra), which read as under:-

"This Court in Suman Bai and Another Vs. State and Others - 2009 (1) WLC (Raj.) 381, held that candidates in lower order of merit cannot become entitled merely because they had approached court earlier. Petitioners had a fresh cause of action for approaching in such situation and their writ petition not barred either as res judicata or as being him in properly constituted. This directed the respondents to treat petitioners senior to respondents, who were in lower order of merit.

It is further contended in the writ petition that in the matter of School Lecturers (English) in the same Department, where appointments were delayed because of the fault of the State authorities, the candidates were accorded appointment from the date the candidates stood lower in merit were appointed and they have been granted all consequential benefits of services.

The petitioners approached the respondents by way of representations for extending them same benefits of service which have been granted to the candidates who stood lower in merit than the petitioners, but till date nothing has been done. Hence, this writ petition on behalf of the petitioners for a direction to the respondents to treat their appointment

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from the date the candidates lower in merit, were given, with all consequential benefits of service, such as seniority, continuity of service, pay fixation, grant of annual grade increments.

Having regard to the facts of the case, writ petition is disposed of requiring the petitioners to make a representation to respondent no.2 - Director, Secondary Education, Bikaner, alongwith a copy of this order, who shall, after verifying the facts stated above, consider and decide the same by a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of its making, addressing the grievance of the petitioners for extending them the relief as prayed for, as the candidates, who stood lower in merit, are getting benefit of higher pay, seniority, annual grade increments and other service benefits including the selection scales. If the respondent no.2 decides to place the petitioners above in seniority than the candidates who stood lower in merit, then the petitioners would be entitled to all benefits of seniority but they would be entitled only to notional benefits."

3. For the purpose aforesaid, the petitioners shall file

representation before the competent authority giving out the

requisite details along with certified copy of the order instant

within a period of four weeks from today. On receipt of the

representation, the concerned respondent shall decide the same,

in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the

date of receipt of the representation and accord notional benefits

to the petitioners from the date persons similarly situated to them

and lower in merit were given appointment.

4. Upon consideration of the representation so filed, if

respondents find the case(s) of the petitioner (s) to be covered by

the judgment(s) aforesaid, before giving actual benefits, an