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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 24687/2025

1. Deva Ram Jani S/o Simartha Ram, Aged About 47 Years, Resident Of Bakaniyon Ka Was, Po Magne Ki Dhani, District Barmer. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Kudla, Panchayat Samiti Barmer Gramin, District Barmer)

2. Prahlad Ram S/o Kishna Ram, Aged About 39 Years, Resident Of Rajbera, Undu, Sheo, Barmer, Rajasthan 344701 (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Rajbera, Panchayat Samiti Shiv, District Barmer).

3. Junja Ram S/o Bhanwar Lal, Aged About 32 Years, Resident Of Saiyon Ka Tala, Aadel, Barmer, (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Adarsh Aadel, Panchayat Samiti Aadel, District Barmer).

4. Khetoo W/o Prem Singh Ji, Aged About 33 Years, Resident Of Sarnoo, Bhimji, Barmer, (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Sarnu Chimanji, Panchayat Samiti Barmer Gramin, District Barmer).

5. Vijay Kumar S/o Sh. Dewa Ram, Aged About 35 Years, Residents Of Salgasar, Nokhra, Barmer. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Nokhra, Panchayat Samiti Aadel, District Barmer.

6. Dudaram S/o Purkha Ram, Aged About 74 Years, Resident Of Hudo Ki Dhani, Bankasar, Sarli Barmer, Rajasthan. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Sarli, Panchayat Samiti Barmer Gramin, District Barmer).

7. Bhagi W/o Lun Khan, Aged About 32 Years, Resident Of Kayam Ki Basti, Poshal, Barmer. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Kayam Ki Basti, Panchayat Samiti Shiv, District Barmer).

8. Ummed Singh S/o Mohan Singh, Aged About 51 Years, Resident Of Mege Ka Gaon, Jasa Ka Gaon, Barmer. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Hathi Singh Ka Gaon, Panchayat Samiti Shiv, District Barmer)

9. Prayag Singh Rathore S/o Jor Singh Rathore, Aged About

63 Years, Resident Of 46, Nagana, Aarang, Jor Singh Ki Dhani, Barmer. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Aarang, Panchayat Samiti Shiv, District Barmer).

10. Pancha Ram S/o Hari Ram, Aged About 43 Years, Resident Of Udaniyon Ki Dhani, Dabad, Gudamalani, Barmer. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Dabad, Panchayat Samiti Gudamalani, District Barmer).

11. Tej Singh S/o Hari Singh, Aged About 65 Years, Resident Of Payala Kala, Panyala Kalan, Barmer. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Lunva Jagir, Panchayat Samiti Gudamalani, District Barmer).

12. Pempo Devi W/o Pana Ram, Aged About 65 Years, Resident Of Aalpura, Barmer. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Aalpura, Panchayat Samiti Gudamalani, District Barmer).

13. Damaram S/o Ghama Ram, Aged About 32 Years, Resident Of House No.170, Ramdevra, Panyala Kalla, Barmer. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Ramdevra, Panchayat Samiti Payla Kalan, District Barmer).

14. Ganga Ram S/o Gopu Ram Ji, Aged About 78 Years, Resident Of Gayatri Colony, Krishi Mandi Road, Barmer. (Sarpanch Of Gram Panchayat- Shivkar, Panchayat Samiti Barmer Gramin, District Barmer).

----Petitioners Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Principal Secretary To The Government, Department Of Rural Development And Panchayati Raj, Secretariat, Jaipur.

2. Commissioner, Employment Guarantee Scheme, Department Of Rural Development And Panchayati Raj, Mgnarega, Section-3, Secretariat, Jaipur.

3. Zila Parishad Barmer, Through Its Chief Executive Officer At Barmer.

4. District Programme Coordinator, Mgnrega, District Collector, Barmer.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Harish Kr. Purohit For Respondent(s) : --

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order

06/02/2026 By way of filing the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs:

“it is therefore, respectfully prayed that this writ petition may kindly be allowed and by an appropriate writ, order or direction the impugn order dated 02.12.2025 (Annex.1) passed by the respondent no.2, may kindly declared illegal and be accordingly quashed and set aside. ….”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are Sarpanch who are aggrieved by the issuance of office order dated 02.12.2025 passed by the Commissioner, EGS, Rural Development-cum-Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Rajasthan, whereby a decision ha