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DINESH MEHTA
Gaurav Sharma – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. recruitment details and petitioner's application background. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioner requests consideration as obc after exam. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. arguments regarding obc eligibility. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. court's analysis of timely eligibility and caste basis. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. row over recruitment timeline, existing rights. (Para 15 , 16) |
| 6. writ petitions dismissed. (Para 17 , 18) |
ORDER :
1. All these writ petitions involve common question of facts and law, for which they are being disposed of by this common order. However, for the sake of convenience, the facts of S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6603/2015 ( Gaurav Sharma v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.) are being taken into consideration.
2. The respondents invited applications for the post of PTI Grade - II and III vide recruitment notification dated 18.09.2013. The petitioner submitted his application form as General category candidate and an admit card came to be issued for the examination which were held on 21.02.2015, in which he was shown as General category candidate.
3. In the meantime, on 18.09.2013 by way of notification issued by the State Government, petitioner's caste (Pujari Sevak) came to be
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