Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma, S/O Shri Kiran Chand Sharma v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Contractual appointment of Ayurvedic doctors — upper age limit (extension only up to 60 years) versus 62-year superannuation of regular Ayurvedic doctors — claim of parity by contractual employee with regular employee's service terms rejected as a matter of State policy — not arbitrary classification under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India — dismissal mutatis mutandis upon prior final adjudication by Co-ordinate Bench — cites Dr. Vinod Kumar (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6006/2025, decided 05.05.2025) and Dr. Mahesh Chandra Sharma & Ors. (D.B. C.W.P. No.13496/2021 and connected matters, decided 13.07.2022) — Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, decided 18/08/2025.
What did the court decide?
In view of the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court adjudicating the same issue (anchored, as invoked by this Court, in Dr. Mahesh Chandra Sharma & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.), the present petition stands dismissed, mutatis mutandis.