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2026 Supreme(Online)(Raj) 8437
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4988/2026
1. Pooja W/o Shri Ajay Kumar, Aged About 35 Years, Resident Of Kali Khachariyavas, Tehsil Data Ramgarh District Sikar Raj.
2. Rameshwar Dayal S/o Shri Bhagwan Sahay Saini, Aged About 37 Years, Resident Of Village Natharana Tehsil Kathumar District Alwar Raj.
3. Pranav Sharma S/o Shri Prahalad Ram Sharma, Aged About 37 Years, Resident Of Jr Mewara Nagar, Gita Bhawan Jaitaran District Beawar Raj.
4. Majoj Kanwar D/o Shri Keshar Singh, Aged About 33 Years, Resident Of Jhujar Pole, Village And Post Guda God Jee, Tehsil Udaipurwati District Jhunjhunu Raj.
----Petitioners Versus
1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Medical And Health, Government Of Rajasthan Secretariat, Jaipur.
2. Dr. Sarvapalli Radha Krishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University, Jodhpur, Through Its Registrar, Nagaur Road, Karar, Jodhpur Rajasthan.
3. The Registrar, Dr. Sarvapalli Radha Krishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University, Nagaur Road, Karar, Jodhpur Rajasthan.
4. The Director, M.s. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute For Endorcrine Disorders, Indira Colony, Banipark, Jhotwara Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
5. The Under Secretary To The Government, Ministry Of Ayush, Government Of India, Ayush Bhawan, B-Block, Gpo Complex, Ina, New Delhi.
6. The Under Secretary To The Government, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Government Of India, Nirman Bhawan, Room No.348, A-Wing, New Delhi.
7. Mission Director/commissioner, Ayurved And Indian System Of Medicine, National Ayush Mission, Ayush Bhawan, Sector-26, Pratap Nagar, Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
8. The Chief Medical And Health Officer, Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dheerendra Singh Sodha
For Respondent(s) : -
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT
10/03/2026
(SANJEET PUROHIT), J
143-Arjun/-
Order
1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in advertisement dated 17.02.2026 issued by respondent No.3 for contractual hiring of Yoga Professionals under the Rajasthan Contractual Hiring to Civil Post Rules, 2022, the eligibility criteria prescribed for the post of Yoga Professional is Bachelor of Neuropathy and Yoga Sciences “BNYS”. Counsel for the petitioners submits that on earlier occasions and under different service rules, the post of Yoga Professional/Instructor have been filled even by the diploma/P.G. diploma/certificate holders in Yoga Sciences. It is stated that most of the petitioners have already been appointed on contractual basis and discharging the same duties and having diploma/P.G. diploma/certificate in Yoga Sciences. However, under the impugned notification, the respondent have restricted the eligibility only to the degree holders of BNYS.
3. Matter requires consideration.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to supply copy of the writ petition to learned AAG Mr. N.S. Rajpurohit to represent
5. In the meantime, the respondents are directed to provisionally accept the offline application forms of the petitioners within a period of three days from today and to consider their candidature provisionally. It is made clear that this order shall not create any right/equity in favour of the petitioner.
6. It will be open for the respondents to move appropriate application for vacation/modification of this interim order.
7. Names of Mr. N.S. Rajpurohit, Deepak Bora and Mr. Sunil Purohit be shown in the cause list as counsel for the respondents.
