SAMEER JAIN
Rajendra Singh Bajiya S/o Sh. Ram Singh Bajiya – Appellant
Versus
Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jaipur – Respondent
ORDER :
Sameer Jain, J.
1. With consent of the learned counsel representing the parties the instant petitions are adjudicated jointly by this judgment. The instant judgment shall be applicable on both the petitions of mutatis mutandis basis.
2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that vide the impugned order dated 23.10.2024 the services of the petitioners on the post of Assistant Professor (Entomology) were transferred from Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura, Jaipur to College of Agriculture Kishangarhbas, Alwar (in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17205/2024) and College of Agriculture (in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17192/2024) Peethampuri Neem Ka Thana, in an arbitrary and illegal manner under the veil of administrative exigencies. It is further submitted that the petitioners are rendering services ever since 07.10.2020, as Assistant Professor (Entomology) – appointed via direct placement/recruitment.
3. Further, learned counsel has placed reliance upon Annexure-3 i.e. State Government letter dated 04.01.2023 and Annexure-5 i.e. letter dated 19.01.2022 and submitted that a blanket ban was imposed upon all the departments under the adminis
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