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2025 Supreme(Online)(RAJ) 5678
[2025:RJ-JP:7576]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2732/2025
1. Dr. Ajeet Kumar S/o Thawariya Ram, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Thawariya, Ram Village Mundawar, Tehsil Mundawar, District Alwar, Rajasthan-301407 worked at Government Girls College, Narayanpur, District Kotputli-
Behror (Assistant Professor Hindi).
2. Balram Saini S/o Shri Tarachand Saini, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Sabalpura Mohalla, Behror, District Kotputli- Behror Rajasthan-301701 worked at Government Girls College, Behror District Kotputli-Behror (Assistant Professor History).
3. Dr. Priyanka Meena D/o Shri Radheyshyam Meena, Aged About 37 Years, R/o B197, Malviya Nagar, Alwar, Rajasthan-301001 worked at Government Girls College, Narayanpur, District Kotputli-Behror (Assistant Professor Sociology).
4. Dr. Bhomaram S/o Shri Bansidhar, Aged About 51 Years, Resident of Village Nangal Lakha, Tehsil Bansur, District Kotputli-Beror, Rajasthan-301402 worked as Government Girls College, Narayanpur, District Kotputli-Behror (Assistant Professor Geography).
5. Pankaj Kumar Meena S/o Shri Subhash Chand Meena, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Beejwar Chauhan, Alwar, Rajasthan-301401 worked at Government Girls College, Narayanpur, District Kotputli-Behror (Assistant Professor History).
6. Parul Yadav D/o Shri Satish Yadav, Aged About 25 Years, R/o Ward No.8, Kalyanpura, Alwar, Rajasthan-301701 worked at Government Girls College, Behror (Assistant Professor English Literature).
7. Dr. Anu Yadav D/o Shri Ram Kishore Yadav, Aged About
42 Years, R/o Ward No.1, Ateli Mandi (Rural21) Mahendragarh, Haryana- 123021 worked at Government College, Neemrana District Kotputli-Behror (Assistant Professor Geography).
8. Dr. Tasvir Singh S/o Shri Bhagirath Singh, Aged About 48 Years, R/o Niamatpur (233), Mehendragarh, Haryana - 123023 worked at Government College, Bardod, Kotputli-
Behror (Assistant Professor Geography).
9. Rajesh Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Vishmbhar Dayal Sharma, Aged About 39 Years, R/o Pratapgarh Road, Thanagazi Alwar, Rajasthan-301022 worked at Government Girls College, Pratapgarh, Thanagazi, Awlar (Assistant Professor Sanskrit).
10. Rekha D/o Shri Kaluram, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Khairtal Alwar, Rajasthan-301404 worked at Government Girls College, Bardod, Kotputli-Behror (Assistant Professor Sociology).
11. Dr. Lokesh Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Hanuman Sahai Sharma, Aged About 36 Years, R/o V/p Duhar Chaugan, Tehsil Thanagazi, Alwar, Rajasthan-301022 worked at SPC Government College, Bhim, Rajsamand (Assistant Professor Chemistry).
12. Leeladhar Shahu S/o Shri Nandlal Shahu, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Ward No.6, Sangthiya, PO Lalaniya, District Hanumangarh, Rajasthan-335523 worked at Government College Patodi, District Balotra (Assistant Professor Hindi Literatrature)
13. Dr. Ravindra Kumar S/o Shri Ved Prakash Verma, Aged About 41 Years, R/o Shikashak Colony, Behror, Alwar, Rajasthan-301701 worked at Shri Dharmchand Gandhi, Jain Government College Behror, Kotputli-Behror (Assistant Professor ABST)
----Petitioners Versus
1. State of Rajasthan, through its Secretary, College Education, Secretariat, Jaipur, (Rajasthan)
2. The Commissioner College Education, Block-4, Shiksha Sankul, JLN Marg, Jaipur.
3. Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur.
4. The Joint Director (HRD), College Education Block-4, Shiksha Sankul, JLN Marg, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Praveen Sharma For Respondent(s) :
JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND
Order
20/02/2025
1. Instant petition has been preferred with the following prayers:-
“1. Action of the respondents by which they are not allowing petitioners to continue their posts of college lecturers under vidya sambal yojana in respective colleges in respective subject may kindly be held illegal and arbitrary.
2. By appropriate writ of direction the respondents may kindly be directed to allow petitioners to continue on the post of college lecturer under vidya sambal yojna in respective colleges in respective subject for next academic session 2024- 2025/next academic semester and further academic sessions/semesters and also directed to respondents not to terminate services of petitioners till availability of vacant post in any Govt. College in State of Rajasthan in subject of petitioners.
3. Any other relief which this Court may deems fit and proper may be granted to the petitioners.”
2. By way of filing this writ petition, a prayer has been made to continue the petitioners as College Lecturer under the Vidhya Sambal Yojna and not to replace them from another set of contractual employees in pursuance of the advertisement dated
21.01.2025.
3. During the course of arguments, it is apprised to this Court that the similar controversy involved in this petition, came before this Court in the case of “Ram Chaturvedi & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.” (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.1474/2023) and the said controversy has been set at rest with the following directions:-
“(i) Respondents while engaging the Guest Faculty in the session 2023-24 in various colleges/universities under the Raj-CES under Vidya Sambal Scheme, shall give preference to engage the petitioners who have already rendered services as Guest Faculty in this scheme in the previous sessions/years, at previous place of posting or nearby place obviously subject to availability of vacancies in the previous college/university or nearby place as well as after considering the satisfactory services of petitioners.
(ii) Petitioners who have been engaged as Guest Faculty in the previous sessions shall not be dislodged/replaced from its previous place with fresh appointment of Guest Faculty, subject to availability of vacant post and need of engagement.
(iii) After re-engagement/adjustment of the petitioners i.e. previous Guest Faculty in the Vidya Sambal Scheme, against vacancies for the year 2023-24, the remaining vacant posts of previous years, and on the new vacancies accrued in session 2023-24 may be filled by the fresh aspirants in accordance with the criteria of selection prescribed in the scheme. (iv) It is made clear that petitioners who were already engaged in the previous sessions and are willing for appointment/engagement in the present session 2023-24 in the Vidya Sambal Scheme, are required to apply afresh pursuant to advertisement issued by respondents and his/her re- engagement in the Vidya Sambal Scheme for session 2023-24 would be governed by terms and conditions of the scheme and shall not create any additional equity/claim which is not available in the scheme.”
4. In the aforesaid case of Ram Chaturvedi (supra), the Coordinate Bench of this Court has issued directions to the respondents to give preference to engage the co-petitioners, who have already rendered services as Guest Faculty in this scheme in the previous sessions/years.
5. Since the controversy involved in this petition has already been set at rest in the case of Ram Chaturvedi (supra), this Court finds no valid reason to take a different view.
6. In view of the above, this writ petition stands disposed of with direction to the respondents to give preference to the petitioners at the time of process of appointment in pursuance of the advertisement dated 21.01.2025.
7. Stay application and all pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.
(ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J GARIMA /18 Powerd by TCPDF (w.tcpdf.org)
