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Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur
Geeta Kumari Pargi vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:52968) on 6 December, 2025
[2025:RJ-JD:52968]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 23695/2025
1. Geeta Kumari Pargi D/o Shri Ramlal Garasiya W/o Shri
Ganesh Lal Pargi, Aged About 37 Years, R/o Uplapada,
Timurva, Post Joulana Tehsil Aarthuna, District Banswara,
Rajasthan.
2. Meera Bhabhor D/o Shri Mansingh, W/o Shri Unkarlal,
Aged About 47 Years, R/o Aamla Post Badliya Tehsil
Aanadpuri, District Banswara, Rajasthan.
3. Karishma Kumari D/o Shri HakraKatara, W/o Shri Dinesh
Bariya, Aged About 38 Years, R/o Harendragarh Post
Dungrabada Tehsil Sajjangarh, District Banswara,
Rajasthan.
4. Rakesh Maida D/o Shri Prabhu Lal Maida, Aged About 35
Years, R/o Sangripada Post Bhapor Tehsil And District
Banswara, Rajasthan.
----Petitioners
Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department
Of Personnel (A-Ii) Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat,
Jaipur.
2. Secretary, Tribal Area Development (Tad), Department,
Governemnt Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur.
3. Commissioner, Tribal Area Development (Tad),
Department, Udaipur.
4. Director, Swach Pariyojana, Udaipur.
5. Project Officer, Swach Pariyojana, Banswara.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sunil Chaudhary
Mr. Ram Dev Potalia
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MUNNURI LAXMAN
Order
06/12/2025
1. The present writ petition has been filed challenging the
action of the respondent authorities for not passing any order on
the representation filed by the petitioners whereunder they have
requested to consider their case for covering the Contractual
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Hiring To Civil Posts Rules, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as 'the
Rules of 2022').
2. The case of the petitioners is that the petitioners were
recruited by direct contract through the outsourcing agency and
their case is also covered by the order dated 26.08.2025 passed
by Division Bench of this Court in D.B. Civil Writ Petition
No.11737/2024 titled as Rodu Lal & Ors. Vs. The State of
Rajasthan & Ors. and connected batch of petitions.
3. The operative portion of the order dated 26.08.2025 reads
as follows:
"40. This Court is further of the firm opinion that if the
respondents continue with the services of the petitioners,
without covering them under the Rules of 2022 would be
against the principles as enumerated by the Hon'ble Apex
Court in a catena of judgments wherein the Court has
opined that the practice of appointment of contractual
employees without any rules would lead to a situation of
exploitation by the employer. With this intent only, the
Rules of 2022 have been framed and therefore, the
benefit of the said rules cannot be denied to the
petitioners and similarly situated persons merely on the
count of having been appointed through placement
agency.
41. In light of the aforesaid facts & findings and the
judgments, this Court is of the opinion that Rule 3 of the
Rules of 2022 has to be read harmoniously, whereby, the
petitioners and similarly situated persons, who have been
appointed through placement agency after issuance of
public advertisement are to be covered under the ambit of
Rule 3 of the Rules of 2022. Since, the above rule has
been read harmoniously in favour of the petitioners,
therefore, there is no requirement to decide question No.
(b), which was framed under para 13. The harmonious
reading of the Rule itself clarifies that, there ought to be
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no discrimination between the contractual employees
appointed through placement agency as well as the
contractual employees appointed directly.
42. For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petitions are
allowed in the following terms:
(i) The respondents shall consider the individual case of
each contractual employee, appointed prior to
enforcement of the Rules of 2022 strictly in accordance
with Rule 3 of the Rules of 2022,meaning thereby, that if
an employee has been appointed on a post created by the
Administrative Department with the concurrence of the
Finance Department and the appointment has been
through issuance of a public advertisement further without
there being any differentiation whether the public
advertisement has been issued by the State Government
or by the placement agency.
(ii) If the case of the individual is in conformation with
the Rule 3 of the Rules of 2022, as interpreted above,
then the benefit of the Rules of 2022 shall be extended to
such petitioners."
4. In view of the aforesaid, the present writ petition is
disposed of in the same terms as in the case of Rodu Lal & Ors.
(supra) and the petitioners are at liberty to file a representation, if
any such representation is filed, the same shall be considered in
light of the order passed in the case of Rodu Lal & Ors. (supra).
5. The said exercise shall be done within a period of three
months from the date of representation filed by the petitioners.
6. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.
(MUNNURI LAXMAN),J
88-BhumikaP/-
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