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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
REKHA BORANA
Kirta Ram S/o Shri Sonaram – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, through Secretary, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The present writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:
“1- By an appropriate writ, order or direction the respondents may be directed to issue appointment order for the post of soldier (GD) and he may also be permitted to join the same from the date of issuance of the provisional select list for the post of soldier (GD) on the basis of merit list of CEE held of 27.11.2016 with all consequential benefits considering his service from the date of his provisional selection.
2- By an appropriate writ, order or direction the respondents may be directed to grant all consequential benefits to the petitioner.
3- Any other appropriate relief which this Hon'ble High Court deems just and proper may kindly be granted in favour of the Petitioner.”
2. The facts as averred in the writ petition are that certain vacancies of Soldiers were reserved under Unit Headquarter Quota (UHQ)/Regimental Centres for Sons of War Widow, Sons of Widow, Sons of Serving Soldier, Sons of Ex-Servicemen and Brother of Serving Personnel.
3. As the petitioner’s brother Baburam was already enrolled with the army in the year 2008, the petitioner being eligible in the said quota, applied and even found pl
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