Rajasthan High Court – Jaipur
Savita Daughter Of Shri Hariram Wife Of … vs Secretary, Rajasthan Service … on 5 March, 2026
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3805/2026
Savita Daughter Of Shri Hariram Wife Of Late Shri Sunil, Aged
About 40 Years, Resident Of D-46, Jawahar Nagar, Bharatpur
(Raj.)
----Petitioner
Versus
Secretary, Rajasthan Service Selection Board, Rajasthan Krishi
Prabandh Sansthan Parisar, Durgapura, Jaipur (Raj.)
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Bajrang Sepat for
Mr. Komal Kumari Giri
For Respondent(s) :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA
Order
05/03/2026
1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner submitted her application form pursuant to
advertisement No.19/2024 for recruitment on the post of Class-IV
employees. Learned counsel submits that although the petitioner
belongs to General EWS Widow Category, yet on account of bona
fide error, which is attributable to the computer operator, instead
of submitting application for General EWS Widow Category, the
petitioner submitted her application under General Widow
Category.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused
the record.
3. It would reveal by perusing the advertisement
No.19/2024 dated 12.12.2024 that in Clause-17, it has been
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[2026:RJ-JP:9389] (2 of 3) [CW-3805/2026]specified by the recruiting agency i.e. Rajasthan Staff Selection
Board that after submitting online application form, in order to
rectify any error in the category of reservation/domicile/category
of special ability, opportunity would be granted to the respective
candidate. Such opportunity would be of seven days from the last
date of submitting application form as prescribed in the
advertisement.
4. Admittedly, the petitioner never submitted any
application for correction of her category within the period of
correction window prescribed in the advertisement. As per
petitioner, representation was submitted by the petitioner much
after declaration of result, which is nothing, but an after thought
as well as against the scheme of recruitment examination.
5. It is settled proposition of law as held by the Co-
ordinate Bench of this Court at Principal Seat, Jodhpur in D.B.
Civil Writ Petition No.15900/2021 (Mustak Khan vs. The
Rajasthan High Court Jodhpur & Ors.), the relevant portion of
the aforesaid order is reproduced as hereunder:-
“5. On the other hand, learned counsel for
the respondents while relying on the judgment
of this Court in Sunil Bhanwariya v. Registrar,
Examination Cell, RHC, Jodhpur & Anr.
submits that the petitioner having participated
in the preliminary examination in the General
category cannot raise this issue at belated
stage after declaration of the result for the
post of District Judge.
8. In the considered opinion of this Court,
having participated in the examination and
knowing that he has applied in the General
category, he cannot be allowed to change his
category from General to OBC (NCL) category.
No prima facie case is made out by the
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[2026:RJ-JP:9389] (3 of 3) [CW-3805/2026]his category in the application form from
General to OBC (NCL).”
6. In the light of above, there is no case for interference in
exercise of writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of
India. Hence, the writ petition filed by the petitioner, is hereby
dismissed.
7. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s), disposed
of.
(ANAND SHARMA),J
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