[2026:RJ-JD:11648]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5440/2026

1. Keshav Singh S/o Bhagwan Singh, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Sewar District, Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

2. Beby Kanwar W/o Swai Singh, Aged About 37 Years, R/o Ward No.12 Hasanpur, District, Sikar, Rajasthan.

3. Jyoti Kumari D/o Radheshyam Verma, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Kachchi Basti, Gokul Nagar, Bharatpur, Raj.

4. Virendra Kumar Bunkar S/o Bhomaram Bunkar, Aged About 32 Years, R/o Tehsil, Jamwaramgarh Post Gathwari Village Bhojpura, District Jaipur, Raj.

5. Rdheshyam Saini S/o Kajormal Saini, Aged About 36 Years, R/o Bija Ki Dhani, District, Jaipur, Raj.

6. Rajendra Tada S/o Chetarmal Tada, Aged About 29 Years, R/o Naratpura, District, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

7. Mukesh Jaat S/o Sukhdev Jaat, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Jaato Ki Dhani Kathmana Tehsil, District Tonk, Raj.

8. Rama Mewara D/o Tikamchand Mewara, Aged About 25 Years, R/o 49 K Jagpura, District, Kota, Rajasthan.

9. Rahul Tailor S/o Jitendra Tailor, Aged About 33 Years, R/o Railway Station Road, Ajmer.

10. Kapil Kumar S/o Banshilal, Aged About 32 Years, R/o Tehsil Sarola Dist. Kota, Rajasthan.

----Petitioners Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary Medical And Health, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

2. The Secretary, Department Of Ayush, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur.

3. The Secretary, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan Ayurved University Jodhpur.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Mansoor Ahmed Siddiqui For Respondent(s) : -

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT

Order

10/03/2026

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 respondent No.1 and Mr. Deepak Bora to represent respondent No.2 and Mr. Sunil Purohit to represent respondent No.3.

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.

(SANJEET PUROHIT),J

141-Arjun/-