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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT

JODHPUR

D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 18949/2018

Beena Bhatt W/o Shyam Sundar Sharma, Aged About 49 Years,

Bijoliya, Bhilwara. (Raj).

----Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Principal Secretary,

Women And Child Development Department,

Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

2. The Director, Integrated Child Development Projects,

Jaipur.

3. The Deputy Director, Women And Child Development

Department, Bhilwara.

4. The Assistant Director, Women And Child Development

Department, Bhilwara.

5. The Child Development Project Officer, Integrated Child

Development Services, Mandalgarh, District Bhilwara.

6. The Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, Jaipur through its

Secretary, Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, Jaipur.

----Respondents

Connected With

D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 508/2019

1. Champa Ojha D/o Shiv Chand Ojha, Aged About 48

Years, R/o Mataji Mandir Road, Osiyan, Aanganwadi

Kendra 3, Osiyan, Teliyo Ka Bas, Osiyan, District

Jodhpur.

2. Hemkanwar W/o Ramkrishan Ratnu,, Aged About 48

Years, R/o Chopasani Charnan, Chopasani Charnan

Kendra 1 District Jodhpur.

----Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Secretary, Department Of

Women And Child Development, Government Of

Rajasthan, Jaipur.

2. The Secretary, Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, Jaipur.

----Respondents

D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11503/2019

1. Neelam Sharma D/o Babu Lal Sharma, Aged About 50

Years, By Caste Brahmin, Resident Of Ward No.37,

Chuna Fatak, Hanumangarh Junction - 335 512.

2. Laxmi Devi D/o Vasu Dev, Aged About 45 Years, By

Caste Charan, Resident Of Vaidya Charnan, Via Khetasar,

Tehsil Osiyan, District Jodhpur.

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----Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Principal Secretary,

Department Of Personnel, Secretariat, Jaipur

(Rajasthan).

2. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department

Of Women And Child Development, Government Of

Rajasthan, Jaipur (Rajasthan).

3. The Secretary, Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, Jaipur

(Rajasthan).

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Achraj Singh Saluja

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manish Patel

Mr. Praveen Khandelwal, AAG with

Mr. Devesh Mehra

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT

Order

30/01/2026

1. Vide the instant common judgment/order, the above titled

bunch of writ petitions are being decided together as not only the

facts are similar, but so are the issues and the law points involved

therein.

2. The petitioners inter alia seek issuance of an appropriate writ

and/or direction commanding the respondents to treat the them

as being within the prescribed age limit for appointment to the

post of Supervisor (Female) to be filled by way of Supervisor

(Female) (Anganwadi Karyakarta Quota) Direct Recruitment

Examination-2018. Direction is also sought to fill up the posts of

Supervisor (Female) by way of direct recruitment in accordance

with Rules 6 and 30, and consequently to fill up the posts through

screening instead of a written examination by holding of a written

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examination pursuant to Notification dated 24.08.2018 as illegal

and also declare the establishment of the Staff Selection Board by

Notification dated 19.01.2014 as ultra vires Article 14 and the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India.

3. Petitioners claim as deemed to be in continuous service with

effect from respective dates of original appointment viz Beena

Bhatt – 04.04.1988, Champa Ojha - 23.10.2000, HemKanwar -

02.01.2002, Neelam Sharma - 23.08.2007, Laxmi Devi -

05.02.2002.

3.1. In the year 2018, the respondents issued an advertisement

dated 01.10.2018 for recruitment to the post of Supervisor

(Female) under the Anganwadi Karyakarta quota, prescribing an

upper age limit of 40 years and providing for selection through a

written examinatio