IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK RUSIA &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE PRADEEP MITTAL

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ON THE 4 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 7179 of 2016 NIRMALA CHOUHAN Versus HIGH COURT OF M.P. AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Devendra Kumar Tripathi - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Parag Tiwari, Advocate for respondents.

ORDER Per: Justice Pradeep Mittal By way of this petition, the petitioner challenges the memo dated

17.02.2016, whereby approval for her appointment as Peon has been denied on the ground that she belongs to the Scheduled Tribe category and secured 20 marks in the examination, whereas no post was reserved for woman of the Scheduled Tribe category. It is contended that, petitioner got more marks than the unreserved woman candidate, the petitioner ought to have been considered against an unreserved category post.

2. The facts leading to the present petition are that pursuant to the advertisement for the post of Peon/Chowkidar/Waterman/Gardener the petitioner applied for the post of peon. In the examination she obtained 20 marks. After preparation of select list the petitioner finds place at serial no. 3.

3. It is submitted that the select list