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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17333/2024

1. Ramesh Beniwal S/o Ran Singh, Aged About 37 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 25, Jhorarpura Pass, Bhadra, Hanumangarh.

2. Surendra Singh Nirwan S/o Ratan Singh Nirwan, Aged About 40 Years, Resident Of Near Krishna Marriage Palace, Patel Nagar, Bikaner.

3. Maninder Singh S/o Laxman Prasad, Aged About 36 Years, Resident Of Village Doonwas, Tehsil Mundawa, District Khairtal Tijara.

4. Babulal Vishnoi S/o Hema Ram, Aged About 38 Years, Resident Of Village Post Sankhad, Tehsil And District Sanchore.

5. Mohit Gupta S/o Nanakchand Gupta, Aged About 37 Years, Resident Of B, 239, Budh Vihar, District Alwar.

6. Suresh Kumar Yadav S/o Shyam Lal Yadav, Aged About

35 Years, Resident Of Village Anantpura, District Neem Ka Thana.

7. Lalit Kumar Gaur S/o Shivlahri Gaur, Aged About 41 Years, Resident Of Vpo Garh Himmat Singh, Tehsil Mandawar, District Dausa.

8. Jitendra Singh Gaur S/o Mohan Singh Gaur, Aged About

39 Years, Resident Of Indra Colony, Nainwan Road, Opposite Gate No 6, Gandhigram Road, District Bundi.

9. Yogesh Kumar Gupta S/o Suresh Chand, Aged About 46 Years, Resident Of Ward No 20, Near Ganga Mandir, Tehsil Nagar, District Dausa.

10. Suresh Chand Yadav S/o Babulal Yadav, Aged About 39 Years, Resident Of Vpo Achrol, Tehsil Amer, District Jaipur.

11. Gajraj Singh Shekhawat S/o Sumer Singh Shekhawat, Aged About 41 Years, Resident Of Vpo Newari, Tehsil Udaipurwati, District Neem Ka Thana.

12. Giriraj Prasad Sharma S/o Chiranji Lal Sharma, Aged About 38 Years, Resident Of Devari Post Shekpura, District Dausa. ----Petitioners Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Department Of Animal Husbandry, Jaipur.

2. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ghoogra Ghati, Jaipur Ghati, Ajmer Through Chairman.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Chayan Bothra.

Ms. Vaishnav Nikita.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ravinder Singh Jala.

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE NUPUR BHATI

Order

02/04/2026

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

“(a) by an appropriate writ, order or direction the respondent department be directed to confirm the petitioners on the post of Veterinary Officer from the date of completion of two years of their initial appointment on urgent temporary basis; and (b) the respondent department be directed to count the past services of the petitioners on the post of Veterinary Officer on urgent temporary basis for the purpose of grant of pension/gratuity and other service emoluments as applicable to other regularly appointed Veterinary Officers;

(c) Grant such further relief(s) which in the facts and circumstances of this case may do complete justice to the petitioners; and (d) Costs of the writ petition be awarded to the petitioners.”

2. Brief facts of the case, as stated in the writ petition are that the petitioners had been working as Veterinary Officers on an urgent temporary/contract basis since around 2013, with their tenure being extended from time to time for nearly a decade. On 22.10.2019, the respondent initiated a recruitment process through the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) for regular appointment to the post of Veterinary Officer. The petitioners participated in the selection process, successfully cleared the screening test and interview, and were thereafter called for document verification held between 16.08.2024 and 18.08.2024. Upon successful completion of all stages, their names were included in the final merit list, and appointment orders were issued on 10.09.2024. As per the conditions of appointment, candidates already working on an urgent temporary basis were required to tender resignation before joining the regular post. In compliance, the petitioners submitted their resignations, which were accepted by the respondent department, and they joined their new postings without any actual break in service. However, despite rendering long years of service on the same post, the respondent departm