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[2026:RJ-JD:45465-DB] Reportable HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 777/2026 CNR: RJHC010479342026 | URN: SAW / 1451U / 2026 Munni Devi D/o Shri Roopa Ram, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Kui Jodha, Balesar, Jodhpur, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

----Appellant Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Administrative Reforms, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

2. The Secretary, Rajasthan Subordinate And Ministerial Service Selection Board, Jaipur, District Jaipur, Rajasthan.

----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Karni Singh for Mr. Kailash Jangid For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manish Patel HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINIT KUMAR MATHUR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP SHAH

Judgment

22/09/2026 Vinit Kumar Mathur, J

1. The instant special appeal is directed against the order dated 01.04.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4599/2026, Munni Devi v. State & Ors., whereby the writ petition preferred by the appellant was dismissed.

2. Briefly stated facts of the case are that the appellant possesses the educational qualifications of Secondary and Senior Secondary and claims to be eligible for the post Class-IV advertised by the respondents on 12.12.2024. It is stated that the appellant is a permanent resident of the State of Rajasthan and belongs to the General Category, however, she got married to one Omprakash, who unfortunately expired on 03.02.2018. A death certificate in this regard was issued by the competent authority and, consequently, while filling up the online application on 12.04.2025 form for the post in question, the appellant claimed the benefit of the Widow category candidate.

3. It is the case of the appellant that, while filling up the online application form, the E-Mitra operator inadvertently mentioned her category as “OBC” instead of “General”, though she belongs to the General Category. According to the appellant, the aforesaid mistake was inadvertent and was not attributable to any deliberate act on her part.

4. The respondent-Board thereafter issued an admit card to the appellant bearing Roll No. 2605095 for appearing in the written examination to be held on 20.09.2025. In the admit card, the appellant's category was reflected as “OBC Widow”.

5. It is further the case of the appellant that, upon noticing the aforesaid discrepancy, she approached the respondent-Board in person before the date of the written examination and requested for correction of her category from “OBC Widow” to “General Widow”. However, according to the appellant, no such correction was carried out and, therefore, the appellant appeared in the written examination held on 20.09.2025.

6. On 16.01.2026, the respondent-Board declared the result along with the category-wise cut-off marks and the list of candidates. As per the result, the cut-off marks for the “OBC Widow Category” was 0.0033, whereas the cut-off marks for the “General Widow Category” was 32.6964. The appellant's Roll No.

2605095 was also reflected in the result, with Rank No.758418.

7. Thereafter, the respondent-Board published the merit-wise list of candidates and individual marks sheets. In the said list/marks sheet, the appellant was shown under the category of “OBC Widow” and was stated to have secured 72.9512 marks after normalization.

8. The appellant thereafter submitted a representation before the respondent-Board, requesting that her category be treated as “General Widow” instead of “OBC Widow”, contending that she belongs to the General Category and that the entry of OBC category in the application form had been made inadvertently by the E-Mitra operator. The said representation, however, has not been considered by respondent – Board. It is in these circumstances, the appellant approached this Court by way of filing S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.4599/2026, seeking appropriate relief with regard to correction of her category and consideration of her candidature under th