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2026 Supreme(Raj) 696

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
SAMEER JAIN, J.
Kailash Chand Saini S/o Shri Banwari Lal Saini – Petitioner
Versus 
State Of Rajasthan, Transport Department Of Rajasthan – Respondent
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7823 of 2026
Decided On : 30-04-2026

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Raj Kumar Saini
For the Respondent: Ms. Ritika Naruka with Mr. Jitendra Kumar Takar for Mr. S.S. Naruka

When a matter is already governed by settled binding precedents, the court may dispose of the petition by directing the competent administrative authority to apply the established legal ratio and pass a reasoned speaking order within a definitive timeframe.

Headnote:(A) Writ Jurisdiction - Disposal of petition based on established precedent - Res integra - Where the issue raised in a petition is already covered by the ratio decidendi delivered in prior judicial pronouncements, the court may dispose of the petition in terms of such settled law to ensure judicial consistency. (Para 1 and 3)

(B) Administrative Law - Duty to pass speaking order - Where a writ petition is disposed of in light of an existing legal ratio, the competent authority is required to consider the matter and issue a reasoned speaking order, strictly in accordance with law, within a specified timeframe. (Para 3)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner sought legal intervention on a matter which had already been adjudicated upon in previous similar petitions. The respondent did not dispute that the issues were covered by the current settled law and agreed to the applicability of the ratio established in earlier cases.

Findings of Court:
The court observed that since the matter was already addressed by previous binding judgments, the case did not require fresh adjudication. Consequently, the court directed that the aggrieved parties perform the necessary procedural requirements to enable the competent authority to decide their claims in light of the established legal framework.

Issues: Whether the petition could be disposed of based on existing legal precedents and what procedural directions are necessary for the respondent to resolve the dispute.

Ratio Decidendi: Where a legal issue is no longer open to contest due to recent binding judicial decisions, the court shall dispose of such petitions by mandating the competent authority to act in accordance with the established legal principles and to record its findings through a speaking order.

Result: Petition disposed of with directions.

Table of Content
1. reliance on established precedent for legal consistency (Para 1 , 2)
2. disposal of writ petition based on precedent with specific directives (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. Jitendra Kumar Takar appearing on behalf of 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. V. State of Rajasthan: S.B.CWPNo.5692/2026, which shall be squarely applicable to the instant petition. The petitioners are directed to mark their attendance on 12.05.2026 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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