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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3682/2026 Dr. Ritanshu Sethi S/o Suresh Sethi, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Mastana Cottage, H. No. 226/a, Gali No. 5, D. C. Colony, Sirsa, Haryana - 125055 ----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Secretary, Department Of Medical Education, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur, Raj.

2. The Commissioner, Department Of Medical Education, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Chikitsa Siksha Bhawan, Near Pink Square Mall, Govind Marg, Jaipur, Raj.

3. The Chairman, Dm / Mch / Ms / Md / Other Candidates Allotment Board - 2026, S. M. S. Medical College, Jaipur, Raj.

4. The Principal, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

5. The Principal, Govt. Medical College, Sriganganagar, Raj.

6. The Secretary, National Medical Commission, Pocket - 14, Sector - 8, Phase - I, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110077

7. The Director, Aiims Bathinda, Jodhpur Romana, Mandi Dabwali Road, Bathinda, Punjab - 151001 ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh For Respondent(s) : Ms. Tanvisha Pant for Mr. Vigyan Shah, AAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUROOP SINGHI

Order

25/02/2026

1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers:-

“ In these circumstances, it is, therefore, prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to accept this writ petition and;

I. The service bond coerced by the state be declared unenforceable and void as the state has failed to provide continuous employment/stipend/salary to the petitioner, resulting in clear violation and breach of conditions of bond.

II. The impugned action of the Respondents in not releasing the documents and not reducing the bond amount as done for previous (2021) batches, may kindly be declared illegal and arbitrary. And Respondents be directed to release the originals documents of petitioner, forthwith.

III. The respondents be directed to release the originals documents and NOC to the petitioner upon an undertaking for joining of Fellowship of INI, in the meantime.

Any other appropriate order or direction that the Hon’ble Court deems just and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case may kindly also be passed in favour of the petitioner.”

2. Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset has relied upon interim orders passed by this Court in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.18011/2025 titled as Dr. Harshpreet Kour Vs. State of Rajasthan and Others dated 10.02.2026 and S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.19839/2025 titled as Dr. Yash Vardhan Vs. State of Rajasthan and Others dated 16.02.2026. Relevant portion of the order passed in the case of Dr. Yash Vardhan (supra) reads as under:-

“18. It is a matter of fact that no reply to the application under consideration or counter to the additional affidavit has been filed by the State.

It is not in dispute that the order which provides for submission of bank guarantee by the petitioners equivalent to the amount of service bond has been issued by the State of Rajasthan on 28.01.2026 and thus, there was no occasion whatsoever for any candidate to presume or apprehend imposition of any such condition prior to the said order coming into effect.

19. It is also a matter of record that prior to issuance of circular dated 28.01.2026, the circular dated 01.04.2025 was holding its field.

Clause 15 of the circular dated 01.04.2025 reads as under:-

“15. यदद कोई छात दकसी Institute of National Importance (AIIMS, PGI, JIPMER) मे Fellowship फे दलए चयदनत होता है तो उसे भी Fellowships उपरान 2 वरर की राज मे राजकीय सेवा देने

की शतर पर ही अनुमदत दी जायेगी।"

And, Clause 15 of the circular dated 28.01.2026 reads as under:-

“15. यदद कोई अभरर सातकोतर अरवा सुपर सेदशयदलटी पाठकम पूरर करने के उपरांत दकसी 'इंसीटूट ऑफ नेशनल इमॉटस' (Any AIIMS/ PGI Chandigarh, JIPMER) तरा अन 'इंसीटूट ऑफ नेशनल इमॉटस' संसान) मे सीदनयर रेजीडेनी हेतु चयदनत होता है, तो उसे राज सरकार / संसान दारा बांड रादश के समतुल बैक गारंटी जमा

कराने पर अनुमदत दी जा सके गी।”

Clause 15 of both t