[2026:RJ-JD:7957]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2791/2026

1. Dr. Alpana Sharma D/o Late Shri Purushottam Lal Sharma, Aged About 52 Years, Resident Of Goga Gate Circle, Gangashahar Road, District Bikaner (Raj), At Present Working At Bhimsen Chaudhary Government College, Lunkaransar, District Bikaner, Rajasthan.

2. Dr. Mohit Kumar S/o Madan Lal, Aged About 35 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 19, Dabliwas Molvi, Dabli Rathan, District Hanumangarh (Raj), At Present Working At Government Girls College Hanumangarh, Rajasthan.

3. Meethalal Raigar S/o Bhoodar Mal Raigar, Aged About 29 Years, Resident Of Village And Post Khatwa, Tehsil Lalsot, District Dausa (Raj), At Present Working At Government College Kairathal, District Kairathal-Tijara, Rajasthan.

----Petitioners Versus

1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Secretary, Higher Education, Government Of Rajasthan, Government Secretariat, Jaipur-302005.

2. The Commissioner, Department Of College Education, Block-Iv, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Shiksha Sankul, Jln Marg, Jaipur.

3. Rajasthan College Education Society, Through The Ex-

Officio Secretary, Executive Committee, Rajasthan College Education Society, Block - Iv, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Shiksha Sankul, Jln Marg, Jaipur Cum Additional Commissioner, College Education Department, Jaipur.

4. The Joint Director (Hrd), Department Of College Education, Block - Iv, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Shiksha Sankul, Jln Marg, Jaipur.

5. The Principal, Bhimsen Chaudhary Government College, Lunkaransar, District Bikaner, Rajasthan.

6. The Principal, Government College Tijara, District Kairathal-Tijara, Rajasthan.

7. The Principal, Government Girls College Hanumangarh, District Hanumangarh, Rajasthan.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Varsha Bissa (through VC)

Mr. Lucky Rajpurohit.

For Respondent(s) : Ms. Late Ladrecha for Mr. S.S. Ladrecha, AAG.

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE NUPUR BHATI

Order

12/02/2026

1 The issue involved in the present case relates to the engagement of guest faculties in various subjects under the Vidya Sambal Yojna and other similar schemes in higher education institutions. The controversy essentially relates to whether such teaching posts in colleges should continue to be held by the existing guest faculties or be opened for fresh appointments in each academic session.

2. This issue involved in the present case has already been considered by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court at Jaipur in the case of State of Rajasthan & Ors. Vs. Ram Chaturvedi & Ors. (D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 903/2023), decided on 19.09.2025, wherein the Court took note that the State of Rajasthan, in the year 2021, introduced the Vidya Sambal Yojna to engage experts and experienced teachers/trainers as guest faculties in educational institutions wherever more than 60% of the sanctioned posts were lying vacant, with the objective of ensuring continuity of teaching and completion of students’

courses.

3. Learned counsel for the respondents submitted that the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 09.10.2025 passed in the case of Dr. Shashi Pandit Vs. The State of Rajasthan & Ors. (D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 1270/2025) and other connected matters, referred the issue covered in the present writ petition by referring to another judgment of the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court at Jaipur in the case of State of Rajasthan & Ors. Vs. Ram Chaturvedi & Ors. (supra).

4. Relevant portion of the order dated 09.10.2025 passed in the case of Ram Chaturvedi & Ors. (supra) is reproduced hereunder:

“4. The Hon’ble Coordinate Bench of this Court, vide its order dated 19.09.2025, while according due weightage to the experience of guest faculties, arrived at the following conclusion:–

1.“After carefully considering the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in the matter of Ram Chaturvedi & Ors. (supra) as well as the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Manish Gupta & Ors. (supra), we deem it just and proper to dispos