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[2026:RJ-JD:15144]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7430/2026

Varinder Singh S/o Shri Baldev Singh, Aged About 33 Years, Resident Of Chak 68/3 Gb, Post 70 Gb, Tehsil Anupgarh, Dist Sri

Ganganagar (Raj.).

----Petitioner Versus

1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Chief Electoral Office, State Election Commission, Secretariat, Jaipur.

2. The District Election Officer (Collector), District Rajsamand (Raj.).

3. The Electoral Registration Officer Cum Sub Division Magistrate (Sdm), Bhim, Dist. Rajsamand (Raj.).

4. The Director, Elementary Education Bikaner, Bikaner (Raj.).

5. The District Education Officer, Elementary Education, District Rajsamand (Raj.).

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. O.P. Sangwa

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE NUPUR BHATI

Order

02/04/2026

1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with

the following prayers:-

“(i) The act and action of the respondents is required to be declared bad in the eyes of law, unjust, arbitrary, contrary to concept of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 under Section 27 not deployment of teachers for non-educational purpose and also violative Article 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and

the same may kindly be quashed and set aside qua the petitioner.

(ii) The impugned order dated 24.03.2026 (Ann.2) passed by the respondent no.3 Electoral Registration Officer cum Sub Division Magistrate (SDM), Bhim, Dist. Rajsamand (Raj.), may kindly be

quashed and set aside.”

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[2026:RJ-JD:15144] (2 of 4) [CW-7430/2026] 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the instant writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in SBCWP No.352/2026 titled as Rajesh Kumar Meena Vs. State of Rajasthan

& Anr, decided on 15.01.2026.

3. For ready reference, the order dated 15.01.2026 passed in the case of Rajesh Kumar Meena (supra) is reproduced

hereunder:-

“1. The present writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned orders dated 01.02.2026 (Annex.4) whereby the petitioner has been appointed as ‘Booth Level Officer’ (BLO) at Madya Bagh, Senior Secondary School, Indawar, Merta City, District Nagaur, whereas the petitioner is not an elector/voter in that constituency. He further submits that as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India issued vide order dated 09.06.2025, a ‘Booth Level Officer’ (BLO) should be a voter in the polling station where, he is deputed as ‘Block Level Officer’ (BLO). 2. In this regard, certain guidelines have been issued by

the Election Commission of India which reads as follows:

“1.1 ERO to appoint a BLO for each part of an electoral roll, under Section 13B(2) of the Representation of the People At, 1950, amongst any Group C and above regular serving employees of state/

local government enrolled as elector in that part.

1.2 In the absence of regular state/local government employees, ERO may appoint BLO amongst Anganwadi workers, Contract Teachers, or central government employees. However, in such cases, CEO shall obtain a non-availability certificate (Annexure-I)

singed by ERO and countersigned by DEO.

1.3 In the absence of any employee of categories mentioned above enrolled as an elector in that part of electoral roll, ERO with the prior approval of CEO, may appoint BLO amongst such categories of

employee working in the area covered by that part of electoral roll.”

3. A reading of the above clause makes out that the employees who are falling under Group-C category are required to be appointed as Booth Level Officer in the booth in which such employee is registered as an elector. If the officers of Group – C are not available in the booth then they have to resort to any other Anganwadi workers, contract teachers or Central Government employees who are registered as voters in that particular booth. If the above two category employees are not fou