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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
SAMEER JAIN
Mohit Soni S/o. Shri Giriraj Prasad – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan, Represented through Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government Secretariat – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. In the present batch of writ petitions, the core controversy requiring adjudication predominantly pertains to the legality and validity of the impugned result dated 17.12.2024 declared by the respondents in pursuance to the examination conducted in furtherance to the advertisement dated 20.06.2023 whereby the respondent-Board had invited applications for the post of Junior Accountant and Tehsil Revenue Accountant. Although ancillary issues are also raised, the principal question of law revolves around the legality and validity of the impugned result whereby the respondents have included the candidates of Ministerial Employees (hereinafter referred to as ‘ME category’) by treating their candidature in the SC, ST or General category. Having regard to the commonality of issues both in law and in fact, and upon consent being recorded from the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties, this Court deems it appropriate to treat SBCWP NO. 278/2025 titled as Mohit Soni and Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. as the lead petition for the purposes of this adjudication.
2. It is, however, considered apposite to clarify at the outset that while there may exist factual va
Candidates availing relaxed standards under the ME category cannot migrate to other reserved categories, affirming the principle against double reservation in public employment.
Reserved category candidates who score above the general category cut-off must be treated as general candidates, ensuring merit prevails in recruitment processes as mandated by the Constitution.
The court ruled that reserved category candidates who availed age relaxation cannot migrate to general category vacancies, ensuring adherence to equal treatment principles.
Point of law: if a candidate who secured more marks than the last selected candidate, if a candidate from OBC/BC has secured more marks than the last selected candidate from open category, such candi....
Merit-based selection requires inclusion of qualified candidates from reserved categories in the unreserved list at the preliminary examination stage, ensuring compliance with equality and fairness p....
Candidates from reserved categories can claim horizontal reservations in open categories based on merit unless explicitly prohibited by law or policy.
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