JYOTI KANWAR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF RAJASTHAN – Respondent
CW 5235/2021
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5235/2021
Jyoti Kanwar W/o Late Sh. Ramesh Kumar Solanki, Aged About
34 Years, R/o Ramdev Mandir Ki Gali, Rai Colony, Barmer,
Rajasthan.
----Petitioner
Versus
1.
State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Rural
Development And Panchayati Raj Department, Govt. Of
Rajasthan, Jaipur.
2.
The Director, Elementary Education, Rajasthan, Bikaner.
3.
The Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Barmer.
4.
The District Education Officer, Elementary Education,
Barmer.
5.
The Block Elementary Education Officer, Panchayat Samiti
Chouhtan, Barmer.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s)
:
Mr. Praveen Singh Rathore
JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA
Order
30/03/2021
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
controversy involved in the instant writ petition stands resolved in
view of the adjudication made by a Division Bench of this Court at
Jaipur Bench in DB Civil Writ Petition No.2963/2007 (Gopal
Kumawat Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.), decided on 29th July,
2015, holding thus :
“32. In the present case, no material has been placed
before us, nor any plea has been taken in the reply
that the probationers, during the period of their
probation, do not perform the same duties and
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responsibilities and are not required to carry out the
same functions as confirmed employees.
33. We find the practice of payment of fixed
remuneration without any allowances and benefit of
increments to the probationers, who were appointed
after adopting the regular selection process, on
substantive posts, or even after following the
selection process on ad hoc basis, as well as all those
employees who are appointed on substantive posts,
to be wholly illegal and arbitrary, and pernicious
practice of forced labour.
34. We find no justification for the State Government,
to adopt the practice of paying fixed remuneration to
the probationers, which is not prevalent, either in the
Central Government, or in any other States in the
country. The Government of Rajasthan has adopted
this evil practice of forced labour for its employees,
taking advantage of the attraction of the Government
service. The Notifications dated 13.03.2006,
amending the Rules, are thus, declared to be
unconstitutional, being violative of Article 14, 16, 21,
23 and 38 of the Constitution of India, and against
the conscience of the Constitution of India.
35. The writ petition is allowed. The Notification dated
13.03.2006, amending the Rajasthan Service Rules,
1951, and the Notification of the same date i.e.
13.03.2006, amending the Rajasthan Civil
Services(Revised Pay Scale) Rules, 1998- Fixed
remuneration to probationer trainees, are hereby
quashed. The State-respondents are directed to pay
the entire differential amount of regular pay scale and
allowances to the petitioner, after deducting the
amount of fixed remuneration paid to him during the
period of probation.”
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In case, the claim of the petitioner is found to be covered by
the adjudication referred to hereinabove; the petitioner be also
allowed the same benefits.
Needless to observe that the rights of the parties would be
governed by the final adjudication on SLP pending before the Apex
Court of the land wherein judgment in the case of Gopal Kumawat
(supra), is under challenge.
In the result, the writ petition is disposed of in the light of
the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court dated 29th July,
2015, in the case of Gopal Kumawat (supra).
Accordingly, the petitioner is entitled to full salary for the
period of probation; subject to adjudication on the SLP pending
before the Apex Court of the land which would govern the rights of
the parties.
Before conferring actual benefits, it shall be required of the
respondents to procure an undertaking from the
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