Harshal Sarupariya S/O Abhay Sarupariya v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Pharmacist recruitment, Rajasthan Medical and Health Department; sports quota / Outstanding Sports Person Category appointment; sports certificate genuineness inquiry (12 weeks) directed to respondents; Final Merit List 24.05.2025 and 24.03.2025 rejection challenged for quashing; advertisement dated 05.05.2023; petitions disposed in light of Garvit Vyas Vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. (DB Special Appeal Writ No. 111/2025, decided 01.08.2025, Jodhpur); Jitendra Vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. (SB CWP 12634/2025, 07.10.2025) referred; strict order-of-merit consideration if outstanding sports person; reasoned and speaking order within 8 weeks on deviation; connected writ petitions 6113/2025, 14984/2023, 5809/2025, 5816/2025, 5817/2025; representation suggested during arguments; disposed by Ashok Kumar Jain, J. on 17/11/2025.
What did the court decide?
All five writ petitions disposed of in light of the judgment in Garvit Vyas Vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors.; respondents directed to conduct an inquiry into the petitioners' certificates within 12 weeks of receipt of the order; if a petitioner is found to be an outstanding sports person, candidature to be strictly considered in accordance with the order of merit for the category applied for; in case of deviation, respondents to pass a reasoned and speaking order within 8 weeks after concluding the inquiry.