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Dr. Niharika Paliwal vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:36722)
2025 Latest Caselaw 9568 Raj

Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 9568 Raj
Judgement Date : 18 August, 2025

Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Dr. Niharika Paliwal vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:36722) on 18 August, 2025

Author: Rekha Borana
Bench: Rekha Borana
[2025:RJ-JD:36722]

      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                       JODHPUR
                 S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15416/2025

1.       Dr. Niharika Paliwal D/o Bheru Lal Paliwal, Aged About 40
         Years, 82, Bhattiyani Chohatta, Asha Pal Gali, Udaipur,
         Rajasthan.     Working        As      Assistant          Professor     (Home
         Science) Guest Faculty Under Vidya Sambal Yojna At
         Govt. Girls College Salumber, Rajasthan.
2.       Dr. Arun Meghwal S/o Narayan Lal Meghwal, Aged About
         40 Years, Ratanpura- Bhudar, Tehsil Rishabhdeo, Udaipur,
         Rajasthan.    Working        As     Assistant        Professor       (Political
         Science) Guest Faculty Under Vidya Sambal At Govt.
         College Semari, Salumber, Rajasthan.
3.       Dr. Chandan Tiwari S/o Shrikant Tiwari, Aged About 34
         Years, Near Gatod Ji Mandir, Semari Salumber, Rajasthan.
         Working As Assistant Professor (Hindi) Guest Faculty
         Under Vidya Sambal At Govt. College Semari, Salumber,
         Rajasthan.
4.       Rajandra Kumar S/o Kailash Chand Bhargwa, Aged About
         46 Years, Purana Post Office, Bhanwata Road, Kuchaman
         City,   Didwana-       Kuchaman,           Rajasthan.         Working       As
         Assistant Professor (Hindi) Guest Faculty Under Vidya
         Sambal Yojna At Govt. Girls College Degana, Nagaur,
         Rajasthan.
5.       Kishan Bhambu S/o Arjun Ram, Aged About 28 Years,
         Paliyas, Degana, Nagaur, Rajasthan. Working As Assistant
         Professor (Home Science) Guest Faculty Under Vidya
         Sambal Yojna At Govt. Girls College Degana, Nagaur,
         Rajasthan.
6.       Dharmendra Kumar Nirmal S/o Norang Lal, Aged About
         42 Years, Ward No. 27, Sultana, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.
         Working As Assistant Professor (B.b.a.) Guest Faculty
         Under Vidya Sambal Yojna At Govt. College Jhunjhunu,
         Rajasthan.
7.       Padma Kumari W/o Rajveer, Aged About 30 Years, Jatav
         Mohalla, Tehsil Mundawar, Pehal, Khairtal, Tijara, Alwar,
         Rajasthan. Working As Assistant Professor (Music) Guest
         Faculty Under Vidya Sambal Yojna At Govt. G.d. College
         Alwar, Rajasthan.
8.       Pradeep Choudhary S/o Nanu Lal Jat, Aged About 28
         Years, Main Market, Tantiya, Indoli, Tonk, Rajasthan.

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         Working As Assistant Professor (Home Science) Guest
         Faculty Under Vidya Sambal Yojna At Govt. College
         Siswali, Baran, Rajasthan.
9.       Rakesh Rajora S/o Kanti Lal Rajora, Aged About 40 Years,
         House No. A-44/73, Police Line Baran Road, Jai Hind
         Nagar 1, Kota, Rajasthan. Working As Assistant Professor
         (Geography) Guest Faculty Under Vidya Sambal Yojna At
         Govt. Girls College Kaithoon, Kota, Rajasthan.
10.      Ranveer Singh Sevag S/o Sanwal Ram Sevag, Aged About
         44 Years, Dhani Sewagawali, Ward No. 1, Post Sirohi,
         Neemkathana, Sikar, Rajasthan. Working As Assistant
         Professor (Geography) Guest Faculty Under Vidya Sambal
         Yojna At Govt. Girls College Ladnu, Didwana- Kuchaman,
         Rajasthan.
11.      Amit Yadav S/o Rajbeer Singh, Aged About 37 Years,
         House       No.      10,     Silarpur,       Atali    (37),   Mahendragarh,
         Haryana. Working As Assistant Professor (Physics) Guest
         Faculty Under Vidya Sambal Yojna At Govt. College
         Nagaur, Rajasthan.
12.      Sonu Kumar Malav S/o Prem Shankar Malav, Aged About
         32 Years, 29 Phaphu Ji Ka Bag Haripura Manjhi, Teh.
         Kanwas, Haripura Manjhi, Kota, Rajasthan. Working As
         Assistant Professor (English) Guest Faculty Under Vidya
         Sambal At Govt. Girls College Chhabra, Baran, Rajasthan.
13.      Yogesh Kumar Khati S/o Premchand Khati, Aged About 33
         Years, 43, Mandir Ke Pichale Hisse Amalawada, Turkadiya,
         Amlawada, Jhalawar, Rajasthan. Working As Assistant
         Professor (History) Guest Faculty Under Vidya Sambal At
         Govt. Girls College Chhabra, Baran, Rajasthan.
14.      Swarnkesh Loyalka S/o Suresh Kumar Loyalka, Aged
         About 34 Years, Behind Primary School, Khetri, Loyal,
         Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. Working As Assistant Professor
         (Physics) Guest Faculty Under Vidya Sambal At Govt.
         College Newai, Tonk, Rajasthan.
                                                                       ----Petitioners
                                          Versus
1.       State Of Rajasthan, Through Secretary, Department Of
         Higher Education, Secretariat, Jaipur, (Raj.)
2.       Commissioner, College Education, Shiksha Sankul, J.l.n.


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         Marg, Jaipur, (Raj.)
3.       The    Principal,       Hada      Rani     Govt.     College   Salumber,
         Rajasthan.
4.       The Principal, Govt. P.g. College Sarada, Salumber,
         Rajasthan.
5.       The Principal, Govt. College Siswali, Baran, Rajasthan.
6.       The Principal, Janki Devi Bajaj Govt. Girls College Kota,
         Rajasthan.
7.       The Principal, Babu Shobharam Govt. College Alwar,
         Rajasthan.
8.       The Principal, Shri Radheshyam R. Morarka Govt. College
         Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.
9.       The Principal, Govt. Bangur College Didwana- Kuchaman,
         Rajasthan.
10.      The Principal, Govt. College Nagaur, Rajasthan.
11.      The    Principal,       Govt.     Girls    College       Degana,   Nagaur,
         Rajasthan.
12.      The Principal, Govt. College Degana, Nagaur, Rajasthan.
13.      The Principal, Govt. College Chhabra, Baran, Rajasthan.
14.      The Principal, Govt. College Newai, Tonk, Rajasthan.
                                                                   ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)            :     Mr. Shiv Kumar Sharma
For Respondent(s)            :     Mr. Ravindra Jala for
                                   Mr. S.S. Ladrecha, AAG



               HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE REKHA BORANA

Order

18/08/2025

1. The present petition has been filed laying a challenge to

order dated 21.01.2025 (Annexure-12) for the recruitment of

Guest Faculties.

2. At the very inception, counsel for the petitioners submits

that the issue rests covered by the judgment passed by a Co-

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ordinate Bench of this Court at Jaipur in Ram Chaturvedi & Ors.

Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.; S.B. Civil Writ Petition

No.1474/2023 (decided on 28.08.2023).

3. The judgment of Ram Chaturvedi (supra) was further

assailed by the respondents before the Division Bench of this

Court at Jaipur by way of a special appeal being D.B. Special

Appeal Writ No.903/2023; State of Rajasthan Vs. Ram

Chaturvedi and other connected matters wherein vide order

dated 17.10.2024, following interim order was passed:

"After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we are inclined to stay the effect and operation of the direction contained in Para11 of the impugned order only to the extent that the benefit of re-engagement by preferential treatment will not be available to those who were earlier discontinued as Guest Faculty and were not working as Guest Faculty when the occasion arise for re-engagement and that this preferential treatment would be available only in the matter of engagement of Guest Faculty in the Institution wherein they have been engaged and actually working and not in any other Institution. Rest of directions will remain operative."

4. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents is not in a

position to refute the above submissions.

5. In view of the above ratio, the present writ petition is

disposed of with a permission to the petitioners to file

applications to participate in the fresh recruitment process sought

to be initiated vide order dated 21.01.2025 (Annexure-12).

6. On the said applications being filed, the respondents shall be

under an obligation to consider the candidature of the petitioners,

keeping into consideration their appointment as Guest Faculties in

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the previous session and further, the guidelines as issued in Ram

Chaturvedi (supra).

7. Stay petition and pending applications, if any, stand

disposed of.

(REKHA BORANA),J 3-manila/-

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