[2026:RJ-JP:1253]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 18881/2025 Kshitij Sharma S/o Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Aged About 28 Years, R/o Joshi Sadan, Bhamoriya Mohalla, Near Fort, Dausa (Rural) Dausa (Raj.)

----Petitioner Versus

1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary, Department Of Home, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.)

2. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Chief Secretary, Government Secretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

3. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer, Through Its Secretary, Ghooghara Ghati, Jaipur Road, Ajmer (Raj.)

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kamal Kant Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. M.F. Baig HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Order

13/01/2026

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon Annexure-5. It is submitted that under similar circumstances, Co- ordinate Bench of this Court in case of similarly situated persons have passed following directions:

“28. Therefore, considering the scope of Article 226 of the Constitution of India, these writ petitions are disposed of in following terms:-

“(I) The respondent Nos. 1 and 2 are directed to consider relaxation of age to the candidates who appeared in public examination for recruitment of dated03.02.2021 issued by the RPSC, Ajmer and dated17.07.2025 issued by RPSC for the post of Sub Inspectors and Platoon Commander (RAC), so that they may not be debarred on ground of attaining maximum permissible age;

(II) The State Government is directed to consider the suggestions as mentioned hereinabove and take a decision within eight weeks from date of receipt of copy of the order, regarding relaxation of age to candidates as mentioned hereinabove;

(III) The RPSC will permit the candidates, who filed an application in pursuant to advertisement dated17.07.2025 and are provisionally permitted by this Court and Co-ordinate Benches in these writ petitions, to appear in said examination to be held in pursuant to advertisement dated

17.07.2025;

(IV) The RPSC is also directed to declare the result of the candidates who appeared in said examination, in pursuant to permission granted to them by these petitions;

(V) If any of the petitioner(s) is successful in written examination and if he/she is aggrieved from any decision of the Government made in pursuant to directions under this order then he/she will have a right to re-approach this Court by filing a fresh writ petition.

”29. At this stage, we are not deciding any legal issue on merits and we are leaving the legal issue of relaxation of age to be open and to be considered at later stage as and when such issue is considered on merits.

30. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petitions is disposed of with pending applications, if any.”

2. Per contra, learned counsel for respondent-RPSC has apprised the Court that the said order is assailed and as on date, the order dated 30.10.2025, as relied upon by the petitioner is stayed.

3. Having heard the submissions made insofar and taking note of the material available on record, this Court is inclined to dispose of the present petition with the direction that the petitioner is at liberty to participate in appropriate proceedings before the Division Bench, as even otherwise the said ratio shall bore an effect upon the petitioner also.

4. The petitioner is also at liberty/permitted to participate and avail appropriate redressal before the Division Bench, in accordance with law.

5. In light of the above, the present petition is disposed of. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed.

(SAMEER JAIN),J DEEPAK /5