Hon'ble RASTOGI, J.-Since all these petitions as per Schedule appended herewith involve common question, hence at joint request, were heard together and are being disposed of by present order.

2. The dispute relates to eligibility of petitioners' who applied for the posts of Rural Lab. Technician/Lab. Technician for their participation in the process initiated by the respondents pursuant to two different advertisements dt.07 /07 /2008 & dt.06/1 0/2009 respectively.

3. Post of Rural Lab. Technician ("RLT") is included in Schedule-IV (Medical Side) of Rajasthan Rural Medical & Health Subordinate Service Rules, 2008 ("Rules, 2008") while post of Lab. Technician ("LT") is included in Schedule- of Rajasthan Medical & Health Subordinate Service Rules, 1965 ("Rules, 1965"). However, eligibility for the post of Lab. Technician (Rural) o under Rules, 2008 or of Lab. Technician under Rules, 1965 is one and the same.

4. The instant petitioners intending to participate in the process of selection initiated by respondents, submitted their applications pursuant to advertisements dt. 07/07/2008 & dt.06/1 0/2009, as the case may be, for the post of Rural Lab. Technician or Lab. Technician; but their candidature was rejected on the premise that they were not holding training of Laboratory Technician from institutes recognized by Government.

5. Earlier, in a bunch of writ petitions (CWP-11339/08 Deepak Nehra vs. State & Other cognate cases, decided vide order dt.06/02/09) this Court directed the petitioners to submit their representation independently to the State Government, which was directed to decide the same within one month. Their representations were rejected by State Government vide order dt.26/03/09 (Ann.12-CWP-5966/09) while holding that Institutes from where training of Lab. Technician acquired by petitioners has not been recognized by State Government; as such they cannot be considered to be eligible for the posts of RLT/LT under Rules, 2008 & 1965, which has been assailed by a bunch of instant petitions.

6. Apart from academic qualification of Secondary Standard, nine months' training of Laboratory Technician from the institutes recognized by ) Government is also one of ,the qualifications for the applicants claiming themselves to be eligible under Rules, 2008 & 1965. Schedule-IV (Medical Side) of Rules, 2008 prescribes minimum qualification of Laboratory Technician (Rural) ad infra:

S. Designation Methods Post Qualifi- Qualifi- Remarks

No. of Post of from cation cation &

recruit- which & Exper-

ment promo- exper- ience for

with % tion is ience Direct

to be for recruit-

made promo- ment

tion

2. Laboratory 100% - - Secondary If no suitable

Technician by Standard person is

direct with 9 available,

recruit- months post shall be

ment Laboratory filled in by

Technician transfer from

Course Laboratory

passed Technician

from appointed

Institutes under

recgonised Rajasthan &

by Govt. Health Subordinate Service, 1965

7. Group A-VI (Para Medical Cadre (Medical) of Schedule-I of Rules, 1965 prescribes minimum qualification of Laboratory Technician ad infra:

S. Name Source Pro- Minimum Post Min Remarks

N. of Post of mo- Qualification from Qual-

irecruit- tion & Experience which fica-

ment for Direct pro- tion &

with recruitment mo- exper-

percen- tion ience

tage is to for

Direct be promo-

recruit- made tion

ment/

4. Labora- 100.00% - Secondary or - - There shall

tory its equivalent be no

Techni- with 9 distinction

cian months between

Training Laboratory

Certificate Technician

from Institute. & Malaria

Recognised Technician.

by Govt., The cadre

Or will be re-

In the event designated

of non- as

availability of Laboratory

candidates Technician

possessing only.

certificate of

9 months

training from

Institution

recognised by

Govt., the

candidates

possessing

the following

qualifications

can be

considered-

Secondary of

a recognized

certificate of

Laboratory

Technology

course run b