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Jairam Verma Son of Shri Shivram Verma v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC1 Jul 2025CW/3930/2022

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What is this about?

Bachelor of Prosthetic and Orthotic (BPO) course approval; Rehabilitation Council of India recognition and registration; S.M.S. Medical College Jaipur; Rajasthan University of Health Sciences; parity with co-ordinate Bench decision Devendra Samota (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.12917/2017); Division Bench dismissal of D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.224/2024; writ petitions allowed; six-week compliance direction; session 2014-15 approval; Rajasthan HC Jaipur 01/07/2025.

What did the court decide?

Respondents directed to grant approval of the course acquired by the petitioners for session 2014-15 and to register them with the council as having valid qualification from a recognised institution, within six weeks of receipt of certified copy of the order; stay applications and pending applications disposed of. ¶52

Jairam Verma Son of Shri Shivram Verma Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents may be directed to approach the Rehabilitation Council of India for approval of the Bachelor of Prosthetic and Orthotic (BPO) course (Session 2013-14) at S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, and to register the petitioners and grant recognition/affiliation to the institution. +1 more

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Court's answer

Counsel for the respondents is directed to grant approval of the course acquired by the petitioners for session 2014-15 and to register them with the council as having valid qualification acquired from a recognised institution, completing the needful within six weeks of receipt of certified copy of the order.

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Ratio / Principle

Since the controversy has already been set at rest in Devendra Samota and the Single Bench order has been upheld by this Court in D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.224/2024, this Court finds no valid reason to take a different view.

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Key takeaways

Both writ petitions stand allowed in terms of the similar directions issued in the case of Devendra Samota (supra).ratio¶52

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench), Anoop Kumar Dhand, J. — Common order allowing S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.3930/2022 (Jairam Verma) and connected S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.5620/2025 (Mohammed Imran), which sought directions to the State authorities and the Rehabilitation Council of India for approval, recognition, affiliation and registration in respect of the Bachelor of Prosthetic and Orthotic (BPO) course at S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur. Since the controversy had already been set at rest by the co-ordinate Bench in Devendra Samota v. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.12917/2017, decided 20.09.2022), and that Single Bench order had been upheld by the Division Bench in D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.224/2024 (Rehabilitation Council of India v. Radhe Shyam Kumawat & Others, dismissed 19.05.2025), the Court found no valid reason to take a different view and allowed the petitions in terms of the similar directions in Devendra Samota: approval of the course acquired for session 2014-15 and registration of the petitioners with the council as holders of valid qualifications from a recognised institution, to be completed within six weeks.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.3930/2022

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Jairam Verma Son Of Shri Shivram Verma, Aged About 30 Years, Resident Of Jodhpura Via Pragpura Tehsil Kotputli Dist. Jaipur Rajasthan.

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Medical And Health Department, Government Secretariat, Jaipur.

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Directorate Of Medcial Education, State Of Rajasthan, Chikitsa Shiksha Bhawan, Govind Marg, Jaipur.

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Principal And Controller, S.m.s. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

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Department Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Through Head Of Department, S.m.s. Hospital, Jaipur.

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Rajasthan University Of Health Sciences, Through Registrar, Kumbha Marg, Pratap Nagar, Jaipur.

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Rehabilitation Council Of India, Through Its Chairperson, B-22, Qutub Industrial Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110016.

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----Respondents

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Connected With

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S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.5620/2025

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Mohammed Imran S/o Shri Naimuddeen, Aged About 34 Years, R/o 728, Dudu House, Behind Ramganj Bazar, Rajasthan.

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Medical And Health Department, Government Secretariat, Jaipur.

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Directorate Of Medical Education, State Of Rajasthan, Chikitsa Shiksha Bhawan, Govind Marg, Jaipur.

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Principal And Controller, S.m.s. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

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Department Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Through Head Of Department, S.m.s. Hospital, Jaipur.

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Rajasthan University Of Health Sciences, Through

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Registrar, Kumbha Marg, Pratap Nagar, Jaipur.

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Rehabilitation Council Of India, Through Its Chairperson, B-22, Industrial Institutional Area, New Delhi.

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s)	:	Mr. Himanshu Jain
For Respondent(s)	:	Mr. Ashish Kumar with Mr. Digvijay Singh
		Mr. Raunak Singhvi
		Mr. Rajesh Mootha
		Mr. Yash Joshi for
		Mr. Vigyan Shah,AAG

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JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND

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Order

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01/07/2025

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Since common question of law and facts are involved in these writ petitions, hence with the consent of counsel for the parties, these writ petitions are being decided by this common order.

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For convenience, the prayer mentioned in SB Civil Writ Petition No.3930/2022 has been taken into consideration.

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The instant writ petition has been filed with the following

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prayer:-

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“i. issue an appropriate writ, order or direction whereby respondents may be directed to approach Rehabilitation Council of India for seeking necessary approval for the Academic Course of Bachelor of Prosthetic and Orthotic (BPO) for the Session 2013-14 in S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur;

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ii. by an appropriate writ, order or direction, Rehabilitation Council of India may be directed to grant approval to the course of Bachelor of Prosthetic and Orthotic (BPO) for the Session 2013-14 in the S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur;

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iii. by an appropriate writ, order оr direction, Rehabilitation Council of India may be directed to register the petitioners for the course of Bachelor of Prosthetic and Orthotic (BPO) and also to grant the recognition and affiliation to the institution through which petitioner has successfully completed their Academic Course.

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iv. Any other order or direction which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may also be passed in favour of the Petitioner.”

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At the outset, learned counsel for the parties are in agreement that the controversy involved in this writ petition has already been set at rest by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Devendra Samota & Others Versus State of

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Rajasthan & Others (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.12917/2017) on 20.09.2022. Learned counsel submits that a Special Appeal bearing D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.224/2024 was submitted by the Rehabilitation Council of India against the aforesaid order passed by the Single Bench before the Division Bench, however the appeal has already been dismissed by the Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 19.05.2025. Learned counsel submits that, under these circumstances, the instant writ petition be disposed of in light of the similar directions issued in the case of Devendra Samota (supra).

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Heard and considered the submissions made at Bar and perused the material available on the record. 6. Considering the arguments put forward by learned counsel for the parties and looking to the fact that controversy involved in these writ petitions has already been set at rest in the case of Devendra Samota (supra) by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 20.09.2022 and looking to the fact that the order passed by the Single Bench has already been upheld by this Court

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in D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.224/2024 (Rehabilitation Council of India Versus Radhe Shyam Kumawat & Others) , this Court finds no valid reason to take a different view.

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Accordingly, these writ petitions stand allowed in terms of the similar directions issued in the case of Devendra Samota (supra).

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Learned counsel for the respondents is directed to grant approval of the course which have been acquired by the petitioners for the session 2014-15 and they may also be registered with the council by treating them as having valid qualification acquired from the recognised institution. The authorities are directed to do the needful exercise within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

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Stay applications as well as all applications (pending, if any) also stand disposed of.

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(ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J

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