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SANGEET LODHA, MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL
Anil Kumar Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Sangeet Lodha, J.
1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner, an aspirant for appearing in the competitive examination for Direct Recruitment to the cadre of District Judge against the vacancies belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category, notified by the respondent-Rajasthan High Court vide notification dated 05.01.2021 issued under the Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010 ('Rules of 2010'), claiming relief in the following terms:
(ii) Respondents may be directed to accept the application (hard copy) of the petitioner with required examination fee, for direct recruitment to the cadre of District Judge being made in pursuance the notification dated 05.01.2021 (Annexure-1).
(iii) Pleased to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner within age limit after giving the benefit of age relaxation and thereby cons
The court established that amendments to recruitment rules are prospective and do not affect ongoing selection processes unless explicitly stated.
Point of law: Schedule III of the Rules of 2010 prescribes specific time schedule for determination and notification of the actual number of existing and expected vacancies in each cadre as also for ....
The relaxation of the upper age limit for government jobs is at the discretion of the State/Government and cannot be claimed as a matter of right by candidates of the EWS category.
Where applications are called for prescribing a particular date as last date for filing applications, eligibility of candidates shall have to be judged with reference to that date and that date alone....
The court affirmed that special age limits for specific categories, like Ex-Servicemen, cannot be combined with general relaxations, maintaining the prescribed upper age of 50 years.
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