Rajasthan High Court – Jaipur
Mahesh Chand Jatav S/O Chirmoli vs The Chairman (2026:Rj-Jp:11845) on 19 March, 2026
[2026:RJ-JP:11845]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4364/2026
Mahesh Chand Jatav S/o Chirmoli, Aged About 37 Years, R/o
Patti Narayan Pur, Panda Ka Pura, Kyarda Kalan, Kyarda Khurd,
District Karauli, Rajasthan
----Petitioner
Versus
1. The Chairman, Rajasthan Staff Selection Board,
Agriculture Management Institute Building, Durgapura,
Jaipur, Rajasthan.
2. The Secretary, Rajasthan Staff Selection Board,
Agriculture Management Institute Building, Durgapura,
Jaipur, Rajasthan.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shivatma Kumar Tank
For Respondent(s) :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA
Order
19/03/2026
1. The above writ petition has been filed by the petitioner
challenging the denial of correction in his category in the
recruitment process for the post of Class-IV employees.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the
petitioners participated in the direct recruitment process for the
post of Class-IV employee initiated by Rajasthan Staff Selection
Board, Jaipur.
3. In the present writ petition, petitioner belongs to SC-LD
category. It was submitted that disability certificate date
13.01.2018 has been placed on record by the petitioner in support
of his claim, yet while ignoring the same and on account of the
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[2026:RJ-JP:11845] (2 of 5) [CW-4364/2026]fact that the petitioner is less educated and has no knowledge
with regard to computer or the process of filing the online
application form, got his form filled through third person/E-Mitra,
who instead of showing the category of petitioner as ‘SC-LD’,
showed the petitioner as ‘SC’.
4. It is also submitted by learned counsel for the
petitioner that after filing the application form, the petitioner
participated in the written examination and although, he secured
more marks than the cut-off marks declared for ‘SC-LD’
candidates, yet only on account of human error occurred while
submitting the application form, the petitioner was not considered
in the category of ‘SC-LD.
5. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the
petitioner that after declaration of result, petitioner also submitted
application/affidavit seeking correction in his category, yet no
action was taken by the respondent-Board. It is also submitted
that, in case, the petitioner was treated in the category of ‘SC-LD’,
then he would have secured proper place in the merit list for
further consideration in the recruitment process.
6. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
perused the record.
7. Clause 17 of the advertisement issued by respondent-
Board is reproduced hereunder:
“17. vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa la’kks/ku dh izfØ;k%& cksMZ }kjk
vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa la’kks/ku gsrq dksbZ vkWQykbZu izkFkZuk i= Lohdkj
ugha fd;k tk;sxkA cksMZ }kjk tkjh foKfIr fnukad 14-07-
2023 }kjk ;fn fdlh vH;FkhZ dks vius OTR esa Lo;a ds uke] firk
ds uke] tUefrfFk ,oa fyax esa ifjorZu djuk gS rks mls loZizFke
vius vk/kkj@tuvk/kkj esa ifjorZu djokuk gksxk rRi’pkr~ OTR
LØhu ij Qsp dk cVu nckuk gksxk ftlls vk/kkj@tuvk/kkj esa
ntZ uohu MkVk mlds OTR esa Lor% gh vk tk;sxkA vH;FkhZ dksa
vius OTR esa vkj{k.k Js.kh] fnO;kaxtu Js.kh ,oa ewy fuokl esa
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[2026:RJ-JP:11845] (3 of 5) [CW-4364/2026]okafNr la’kks/ku djus dh vuqefr nh xbZ gSA vH;FkhZ la’kks/ku djus
ds mijkUr gh vkWuykbZu vkosnu HkjsaA ;fn vH;FkhZ HkrhZ dk
vkWuykbZu vkosnu lcfeV dj pqdk gS rks ,slh fLFkfr esa vkWuykbZu
vkosnu esa la’kks/ku djus dh vof/k ds nkSjku Hkh mls Lo;a ds uke]
firk ds uke] tUefrfFk ,oa fyax esa ifjorZu dh vuqefr ugha gksxhA
vH;FkhZ dks ;fn vkj{k.k Js.kh@fnO;kaxtu Js.kh@ewy fuokl esa
la’kks/ku djus gS rks igys mls OTR ist ij vkj{k.k
Js.kh@fnO;kaxtu Js.kh@ewy fuokl esa la’kks/ku djuk gksxk blls
mls Lo;a ds vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa iwoZ esa Hkjs x;s vkj{k.k
Js.kh@fnO;kaxtu Js.kh@ewy fuokl esa la’kks/ku djus dk fodYi
miyC/k gks tk;sxk] ftls mi;ksx esa ysdj og okafNr la’kks/ku dj
ldrk gSA vkWuykbZu vkosnu Submit fd;s tkus ds i’pkr~ ;fn
vkosnd dks fdlh izdkj dh =qfV dk irk yxrk gS rks vH;FkhZ
vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa QksVks] gLrk{kj ,oa mu lwpukvksa dks ifjofrZr
ugha dj ik,xk tks mlus OTR ds le; ntZ dh gSA ‘ks”k lwpukvksa
esa og la’kks/ku fuEukuqlkj dj ldrk gS%&
i. ;fn dksbZ vH;FkhZ vius vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa la’kks/ku djkuk
pkgrk gS rks vkosnu izkfIr dh vafre fnukad ds i’pkr~ 07 fnol ds
Hkhrj fu/kkZfjr ‘kqYd 300@& :i;s nsdj vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa la’kks/
ku dj ldrk gSA vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa vH;FkhZ QksVks] gLrk{kj ,oa
mu lwpukvksa dks ifjofrZr ugha dj ik,xk tks mlus OTR ds le;
ntZ dh gS ;Fkk uke] firk dk uke] tUefrfFk] fyax bR;kfnA ‘ks”k
izfof’kf”V;ksa esa la’kks/ku fd;k tk ldsxkA ‘kS{kf.kd ;ksX;rk esa vH;FkhZ
vafre frfFk ds i’pkr~ 07 fnol esa gh la’kks/ku dj ldrs gSaA blds
i’pkr~ ‘kS{kf.kd ;ksX;rk ds dkWye esa cksMZ@ fo’ofo|ky; dk uke]
jksy ua-] mRrh.kZ o”kZ bR;kfn esa dksbZ la’kks/ku ugha dj ldsxkA
cksMZ }kjk tkjh dk;kZy; vkns’k fnukad 27-07-2023 ds vuqlkj
vkWuykbZu vkosnu ds fy;s One Time Registration (OTR)
esa ‘kS{kf.kd ;ksX;rk esa dsoy ek= ,dckjh; la’kks/ku dh vuqefr nh
x;h gSA loZizFke vH;FkhZ vius OTR esa ‘kS{kf.kd ;ksX;rk esa okafNr
la’kks/ku dj ysosaA vH;FkhZ la’kks/ku djus ds mijkUr gh vkWuykbZu
vkosnu HkjsaA ;fn vH;FkhZ HkrhZ dk vkWuykbZu vkosnu lcfeV dj
pqdk gS rks ,slh fLFkfr esa vH;FkhZ dks ‘kS{kf.kd ;ksX;rk esa la’kks/ku
djus gsrq igys] OTR ist ij Lo;a dh ‘kS{kf.kd ;ksX;rk esa la’kks/ku
djuk gksxk blls ml ‘kS{kf.kd ;ksX;rk esa la’kks/ku djus dk fodYi
Lo;a ds vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa vkWuykbZu vkosnu dks la’kksf/kr djus
dh vof/k ds nkSjku miyC/k jgsxk] ftls mi;ksx esa ysdj og
‘kS{kf.kd ;ksX;rk esa okafNr la’kks/ku dj ldrk gSA vkWuykbZu vkosnu
esa la’kks/ku gsrq fu/kkZfjr Qhl tek djkus dh izfØ;k vkWuykbZu
vkosnu djus dh izfØ;k ds leku gh gksxhA
ii. ;fn fdlh vH;FkhZ ds vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa =qfV jg tkrh gS
rFkk og fdlh dkj.ko’k vkosnu djus dh vafre fnukad ds i’pkr~
7 fnol ds Hkhrj vius vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa la’kks/ku ugha dj ikrk
gS rks mls vius vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa la’kks/ku djus dk ,d vksj
vafre volj ijh{kk vk;kstu ds i’pkr~ vkWuykbZu =qfV la’kks/ku gsrq
,d fuf’pr le; fn;k tk;sxk ftlesa vH;FkhZ vius vkWuykbZu
vkosnu dh =qfV dks vkWuykbZu la’kks/ku dj ldsxkA vkWuykbZu
vkosnu esa la’kks/ku gsrq fnukad ,oa le; dh lwpuk i`Fkd ls cksMZ dh
osclkbZV ds ek/;e ls nh tk;sxhA mDr fu/kkZfjr le; esa vH;FkhZ
vius vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa fu/kkZfjr la’kks/ku ‘kqYd 300@& :i;s
vkWuykbZu vkosnu djus dh izfØ;k ds leku Hkqxrku dj la’kks/ku
dj ldsxkA
iii. blds i’pkr~ vkWuykbZu vkosnu esa fdlh izdkj dk
la’kks/ku@ifjorZu Lohdkj ugha fd;k tk;sxk rFkk ,slh fdlh Hkh
=qfV dk lEiw.kZ nkf;Ro vH;FkhZ dk gksxkA”
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8. Aforesaid Clause of the advertisement would make it
clear that in order to obviate any possibility of discrepancies in the
application as well as to grant opportunities to the candidates for
making necessary correction in the application form, provisions
have been made, where on two different occasions rectification in
the application form was allowed. Firstly, the candidate could have
made rectification within seven days from the last date of filing of
application form and as per Clause 17(ii) of the advertisement,
even thereafter if any candidate fails to make rectification and
could not avail the first opportunity then, after completion of
examination, second opportunity would be granted to the
respective candidate for making necessary corrections.
9. In the instant case, before appearing in the
examination, the petitioner was issued admit card, in which also
category of the petitioner was shown as ‘SC’ and not as ‘SC-LD,
even then, the petitioner did not raise any objection and appeared
in the examination as ‘SC’ candidate. Even after examination,
Board has issued one press note as well as published it on its
official website granting opportunity of rectification in the
application form even after completion of examination. However,
the petitioner even then did not submit any application for seeking
the necessary rectification.
10. It is only after declaration of result, when the petitioner
found that he has not secured proper place in the selection list as
per the category filed by him, he submitted application for
rectification, which was not entertainable as per the Scheme of
examination declared by respondent-Board.
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11. It is settled proposition of law that category of the
candidate cannot be allowed to be changed at subsequent stage,
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 petitioner. He
did not file any proof to the effect that he made
any endeavour to change his category in the
application form from General to OBC (NCL).”
12. In the light of above discussion as well as the
observations made by the Division Bench of this Court, this Court
does not find any ground to interfere in the instant writ petition
and, the same, is hereby, dismissed.
13. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.
(ANAND SHARMA),J
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