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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
SUNIL BENIWAL
Purvi Pokharna D/o Avant Kumar Pokharna – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer:-
“It is, therefore, most respectfully and humbly prayed that by an appropriate writ, order or direction:
(I) the present writ petition filed by the petitioner may kindly be allowed;
(II) the impugned order dated 28.02.2025 (Annex.13) may kindly be quashed and set-aside.
(III) the list dated 27.07.2023 (Annex.7) may kindly be quashed and set-aside qua the petitioner;
(IV) the Gross Family income of the petitioner be considered between 0-8 lacs;
(V) the respondents may be directed to grant the benefit of the Scholarship to the petitioner while treating her to be in the E-1 Category.
(VI) Any other order or direction, which this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case may kindly be passed in favour of the humble petitioner.”
2. The facts, in nutshell, as narrated in the present writ petition, are that the petitioner applied for the purpose of grant of Scholarship in pursuance of the Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence Scheme , 2021. The petitioner, along with her application, submitted Income Tax Return (‘ITR’) of her father. The application sub
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