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2026 Supreme(Raj) 235

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR
SAMEER JAIN, J.
Anish Khan S/o Shri Dinu Khan – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7910 of 2026
Decided On : 01-05-2026

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Raj Kumar Goyal, Morvi Sharma, Priyanka Paliwal
For the Respondents: Sachin Singh Rathore, S.S. Naruka

When a legal issue is already settled by previous judicial precedents, the court may dispose of a pending petition by directing the competent authority to pass a speaking order in accordance with the established ratio, thereby ensuring consistency and judicial efficiency.

Headnote:(A) Writ Jurisdiction - Disposal of petition - Reliance on settled ratio - Where the issue raised in a petition is already covered by the ratio of previous judgments, the court may dispose of the petition in terms of such settled law, directing the competent authority to pass a speaking order within a specified timeframe. (Para 3)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner approached the court seeking relief in a matter that had already been adjudicated upon in previous similar petitions. The respondent did not dispute the applicability of the settled legal position.

Findings of Court:
The court observed that the matter was no longer open for fresh adjudication and was governed by the principles established in earlier rulings.

Issues: Whether the petition could be disposed of based on the ratio of previously decided cases.

Ratio Decidendi: When a legal issue is already settled by the court, the petition can be disposed of in accordance with that settled ratio, ensuring consistency and judicial economy.

Result: Petition disposed of with directions to the authority to pass a speaking order.

Table of Content
1. submission of settled legal position by parties (Para 1 , 2)
2. disposal of petition based on governing precedent (Para 3 , 4)

JUDGMENT :

SAMEER JAIN, J.

1. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the instant lis is no more res integra, and is already addressed by the ratio encapsulated in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6034/2026 titled Dayanand Bharia and Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. decided vide judgment dated 02.04.2026.

2. Learned counsel for the respondent-State Mr. Sachin Singh Rathore appearing on behalf of learned AAG Mr. S.S. Naruka has not disputed the said fact.

3. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of in light of the ratio of Dayanand Bharia (supra) and Lakhpat & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan, S.B. CWP No. 5692/2026, which shall be squarely applicable to the instant petition. The petitioners are directed to mark their attendance on 11.05.2026 at or around 11:00 AM before the competent/appropriate authority. It is directed that the said authority shall pass a speaking order, strictly in accordance with law, within an upper limit of 15 days from the date of petitioners being present.

4. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

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