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Pushpendra Singh Hada Constable No. 1112, S/O Shri Raghunath Singh Hada v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC2 Sept 2026CW/16333/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

The High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Constable Pushpendra Singh Hada challenging the retention of his promotion recommendation in a sealed cover. The Court held that the cover is legally valid during the pendency of the petitioner's criminal case irrespective of the committee's suggestion otherwise.

What the court decided

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Pushpendra Singh Hada Constable No. 1112… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Rajasthan HC (2026)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16333/2026 CNR: RJHC020687032026 | URN: CW / 34452U / 2026

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Pushpendra Singh Hada Constable No. 1112, S/o Shri Raghunath Singh Hada, Aged About 37 Years, R/o 10-C, 10 C, Jawahar Colony, Jhalawar City, Jhalawar, Jhalawar, Rajasthan-326001.

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Home Department, Secretariat, Ashok Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

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Director General Of Police, Rajasthan, Police Head Quarter (Phq), Lal Kothi, Jaipur-302015.

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Inspector General Of Police, Kota Range, Kota. 4. Commandant, Police Training School, Jhalawar.

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Superintendent Of Police, District- Jhalawar-Rajasthan.

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Naman Dadhich For Respondent(s) :

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA

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Order

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02/09/2026

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By filing the present writ petition the petitioner has made a limited prayer to issue directions to the official respondents to open the sealed cover containing recommendation of promotion committee qua him for promotion to the post of Head Constable against the vacancies for the year 2021-2022 and to grant him promotion to the post of Head Constable with all consequences benefits.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Department Promotion Committee has recommended for promotion of the petitioner to the post of Head Constable for the vacancies of the year 2021-2022, but the same is kept in sealed cover and it is because of pendency of criminal case against the petitioner for offence punishable under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short ‘ the Act of 1988’)

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Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that because of the pendency of a criminal case only against the petitioner, the respondents cannot keep the recommendation for promotion in sealed cover and the respondents ought to have opened the sealed cover and the petitioner be accorded promotion on the post of Head Constable.

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Considered the submissions made by the counsel for the petitioner and perused the material available on record.

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Admittedly, the petitioner is facing a criminal case for offence punishable under Sections 7 and 13 of the Act of 1988. Because of pendency of a criminal case against the petitioner, the recommendation of his promotion for the post of Head Constable, has been kept in sealed cover.

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For ready reference, the relevant provision dealing with the issue in question have been mentioned under Clause 12 of the circular dated 04.06.2008 issued by the Department of Personnel, Government of Rajasthan, which reads as under:-

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“12. लम्बि��तअनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही� / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणक�पदा�न्नम्बितपरीप्रभा�वा

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12.1 पदा�न्नम्बितक�म्बिवाचा�रीणक�समर्यम्बिवाचा�रीणस�म�म आनु�वा�ल�म्बिनु�नुम्बिलम्बि"त

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प्रक�रीक�री�जस�वाक# क��री�म म्बिवाशा�षरूपस�म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितक� ज�ए:-

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ध्र्य�नु म्बिदाल�र्य�

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(i) री�जस�वाकम्बिनुलम्बि��तही#. (ii) री�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारुद्धअनु�शा�सम्बिनुकप्र�म्बि+क�री�द्वा�री�आरी�पपत्र प्रस�रिरीत करीम्बिदार्य�गीर्य�ही�, (iii) री�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारूद्धसक्षमफौ�जदा�री�न्र्य�र्य�लर्यम आरी�पपत्र प्रस्त�त म्बिकर्य�ज�करीअम्बिभार्य�जनुलम्बि��तही�।

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12.2 अनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही�क�स3दाभा�म र्यहीस्पष्टम्बिस्5म्बितही6 म्बिकअनु�शा�सम्बिनुक प्र�म्बि+क�री�द्वा�री�आरी�पपत्रम्बिवाम्बि+वातरूपस�प्रस�रिरीतम्बिकर्य�ज�नु�क7 म्बिस्5म्बितम ही� अनु�शा�सम्बिनुकज�3चाक�र्य�वा�ही�लम्बि��तही�नु�गी�नु�ज�र्य�गी�।

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12.3 फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणउसम्बिस्5म्बितम लम्बि��तम�नु�ज�वा�गी�ज�स{ke न्र्य�र्य�लर्यम री�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारूद्धइस्तगी�स�अ5वा�चा�ल�नु (report of police) प्रस्त�तकरीम्बिदार्य�गीर्य�ही�एवा3 न्र्य�र्य�लर्यद्वा�री�उसक�प्रस3ज्ञा�नुम्बिलर्य� गीर्य�ही�। 12.4 �न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ� (sealed cover) प्रम्बि;र्य�उस�पदाक�म्बिलर्य�पश्चा�त्वात> अवाम्बि+ म आर्य�म्बिजतही�नु�वा�ल�समस्तम्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितक7 �6ठक# म भा�अपनु�ईज�वा�गी�औरीइसआशार्यक�अ3कनुक�र्य�वा�ही�म्बिवावारीणम अ3म्बिकत म्बिकर्य�ज�वा�गी�ज�तकम्बिकरी�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारूद्धलम्बि��तअनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही� / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणम्बिनुस्त�रिरीतनुहीB ही�ज�ए/म्बिनुल��नुस��ही�लनुहीB करीम्बिदार्य� ज�ए।

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12.5 उपरी�क्तरी�जस�वाक# क7 पदा�न्नम्बितही�त�स�र्य�ग्र्यत�क7 ज�3चाउनुक�म्बिवारूद्ध लम्बि��तज�3चा / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीण# / म्बिनुल��नुक�नुजरीअन्दा�जकरीत�हीEर्य�क7 ज�ए।र्यम्बिदारी�जस�वाकइनुक�अम्बितरिरीक्तम्बिनुर्यम�नु�स�रीगी�ण�वागी�णक�आ+�रीपरी अपनु�स्वार्य3 क7 र्य�ग्र्यत�क�आ+�रीपरीवार्यम्बिनुतही�ज�त�ही6 त�ही�उसक�चार्यनु क7 म्बिसफौ�रिरीशाएक�न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�म री"�ज�ए।

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12.6 �न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�परी "श्री� / श्री�मत�............ क�सन्दाभा�म म्बिवाभा�गी�र्य पदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितवाष� ........ म .... पदाही�त�पदा�न्नम्बितही�त�म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बित सम्बिमम्बितक7 म्बिसफौ�रिरीशाश्री�......... क�म्बिवारूद्धअनु�शा�सनु�त्मकज�3चा / फौ�जदा�री� प्रकरीणक�लम्बि��तरीहीनु�तक / म्बिनुल��नुस��ही�लही�नु�तकनुहीB "�ल�ज�ए" अ3म्बिकतम्बिकर्य�ज�ए।

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12.7 म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितद्वा�री�री�जस�वाकक7 पदा�न्नम्बितही�त�चार्यनुक7 म्बिसफौ�रिरीशा�न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ� म इसम्बिलर्य�री"�ज�त�ही6 म्बिकउसक� म्बिवारूद्ध अनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही�अ5वा�फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणलम्बि��तही6 अ5वा�वाहीम्बिनुलम्बिग्�त ही6।चार्यनुक7 र्यहीम्बिसफौ�रिरीशाज��न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�म री"�ज�त�ही6 वाहीइसशात�क� स�5 ही�त�ही6 म्बिकरी�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारूद्धलम्बि��तअनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही� / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणम वाहीदा�षम�क्तही�ज�एअ5वा�म्बिनुyEcu स��ही�लही�ज�एत� पदा�न्नतम्बिकर्य�ज�ए।इसप्रक�रीक7 म्बिस्5म्बितम ज�र्यम्बिदारी�जस�वाकउसक�म्बिवारूद्ध लम्बि��तअनु�शा�सम्बिनुक / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणम दा�षम�क्तही�ज�एअ5वा�म्बिनुल��नु स��ही�लही�ज�ए, त�स��म्बिन्+तप्र�म्बि+क�री��न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�"�लकरीरी�जस�वाक क�पदा�न्नतकरीनु�क7 क�र्य�वा�ही�म्बिनुर्यम�नु�स�रीकरी�।इसक�म्बिलर्य�म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बित सम्बिमम्बितक7 �6ठकक�समक्षप्रकरीणप�नुG री"नु�क7 आवाश्र्यकत�नुहीB ही6।

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12.8 र्यम्बिदार्यहीरी�जस�वाकलम्बि��तअनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही�अ5वा�फौ�जदा�री� प्रकरीणम दा�षम�क्तही�ज�एत�उसक�म्बिलए�न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�म री"�गीईरिरीम्बिक्तपरी उसक7 पदा�न्नम्बितउसस�ठ�ककम्बिनुष्ठरी�जस�वाकक7 पदा�न्नम्बितक�म्बिदानु�3कस�ही� ही�गी�औरीवा�तनुम्बिनु+��रीणभा�उस�म्बिदानु�3कस�म्बिकर्य�ज�र्य�गी�।जही�3 तकप्रश्नु

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उसक7 पदा�न्नम्बितस�वा3म्बिचातरीही�क�ल�वाम्बि+ क�पIण�वा�तनुभा�गीत�नुम्बिकर्य�ज�नु�क� ही6, इससन्दाभा�म सक्षमप्र�म्बि+क�री�गी�ण�वागी�णक�आ+�रीपरीम्बिनुण�र्यकरी गी�।र्यम्बिदा वा�तनुक�अन्तरीक�भा�गीत�नुनुहीB म्बिकर्य�ज�एत�इसक�म्बिलएस्पष्टक�रीणम्बिदाए ज�एम्बिजसम र्यहीदा�"।ज�एम्बिकदा�षम�म्बिक्ततथ्र्य�त्मकही6 अ5वा�तकनु�क7/स3दा�हीक� ल�भाक�त kS री परी।स्पष्टम्बिकर्य�ज�त�ही6 म्बिकर्यम्बिदारी�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारूद्धलम्बि��त अनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही�अ5वा�फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणम अम्बिभार्य�जनुपक्षअम्बि+री�म्बिपत आरी�प/अपरी�+ क�प्रम�म्बिणत / म्बिसद्धकरीवा�नु�म असफौलरीही�औरीरी�जस�वाक गी�ण�त्गीकआ+�रीपरी दा�षम�क्त ही�ज�एत�उस�वा�तनुक�अन्तरीक7 री�म्बिशाक� भा�गीत�नुदा�र्यही�गी�।र्यम्बिदाअनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�रीवा�ही� / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणम री�जस�वाक क�स3दा�हीक�ल�भादा�करीदा�षम�क्तम्बिकर्य�गीर्य�ही6 र्य�अम्बि+री�म्बिपतआरी�प/अपरी�+ क�म्बिसद्ध�न्तG प्रगी�म्बिणकरीण Ekkuk गीर्य�ही6 म्बिकन्त�चा�त�वानु�, परिरीवा�क्ष�क�ल�भा, अन्र्यक�रीण# स�दाम्बिKLतनुहीB म्बिकर्य�गीर्य�ही�, त�ऐस�प्रकरीण# म वा�तनुक�अन्तरी क7 री�म्बिशाक�भा�गीत�नुदा�र्यनुहीB ही�गी�।

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12.9 म्बिकन्त�र्यम्बिदाअनु�शा�सम्बिनुक / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणम री�जस�वाकक�दाम्बिKLत करीम्बिदार्य�ज�एत�ऐस�री�जस�वाकक7 पदा�न्नम्बितही�त�स�र्य�ग्र्यत�क7 ज�3चा��दाक� वाषN3 क7 रिरीम्बिक्तर्य# क�म्बिवारूद्धक7 ज�एएवा3 उसपIवा�वाष�क7. म्बिजसम इसक�म्बिलर्य� रिरीम्बिक्तरी"�गीई5�, क7 म्बिसफौ�रिरीशाक�प�नुम्बिवा�ल�क।करीइसरी�जस�वाकक�स्5�नु परीअन्र्यरी�जस�वाकक7 पदा�न्नम्बितक7 ज�ए।

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12.10 �न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�प्रकरीण# क7 सम�क्ष�समर्य-समर्यपरीक7 ज�एत�म्बिक अनु�शा�सम्बिनुक / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणम्बिनुम्बिण�तही�त�ही��न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�परीआवाश्र्यक क�र्य�वा�ही�क7 ज�सक�।

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12.11 र्यम्बिदाम्बिकस�म �न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�प्रम्बि;र्य�अपनु�ईअपनु�ईगीईही�ल�म्बिकनु ��दाम र्यहीज्ञा�तही�म्बिकस��म्बिन्+तरी�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारूद्धरिरीम्बिक्त (म्बिजसक�म्बिवारूद्ध उसक7 पदा�न्नम्बितक7 म्बिसफौ�रिरीशाक7 गीईही6) क�म्बिदानुक�ईअनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही� / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणलम्बिग्�तनुहीB 5�औरीत्र�म्बिOपIण�सIचानु�क�क�रीण�न्दा म्बिलफौ�फौ�प्रम्बि;र्य�म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितद्वा�री�अपनु�ल�गीई5�त�इस प्रक�रीक7 fLFkfr म स��म्बिन्+तप्र�म्बि+क�री��न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�"�लकरीरी�जस�वाकक� म्बिनु+��रिरीतप्रम्बि;र्य�क�अनु�स�रीपदा�न्नतकरीनु�क7 क�र्य�वा�ही�करी�।ऐस�प्रकरीण# म म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितक�समक्षप्रकरीणरी"�ज�नु�क7 आवाश्र्यकत�नुहीB ही6। 12.12 क�छरी�जस�वाकम्बिनुर्यम# म म्बिवाम्बिहीतप्रम्बिकर्य�क�अनु�स�रीअम्बिनुवा�र्य�रूपस� स�वा�म्बिनुवाQत्तम्बिकर्य�ज�नु�क��दापश्चा�त्वात> क�र्य�वा�ही�क�परिरीण�मस्वारूपपIण�स�वा� ल�भादा�त�हीEएरी�जक7र्यस�वा�म प�नुG ल�म्बिलर्य�ज�त�हीS।स�भावाही6 म्बिकउसअवाम्बि+ म ज�म्बिकवा�री�जक7र्यस�वा�स��हीरीरीही�हीS उनुक7 पदा�न्नम्बितक�स3दाभा�म री�जक7र्य स�वा�स��हीरीही�नु�क�क�रीणम्बिवाचा�रीनुहीB ही�सक�।इसप्रक�रीक�री�जस�वाक म्बिनुर्यम�नु�स�रीपदा�न्नम्बितक�प�त्रही#गी�औरीम्बिनु+��रिरीतप्रम्बि;र्य�क�अनु�स�रीम्बिवाभा�गी�र्य पदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितक�प�नुम्बिवा�ल�कनुम्बिकर्य�ज�करीपदा�न्नम्बितही�त�म्बिवाचा�रीम्बिकर्य� ज�र्य�गी�।

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12.13 र्यहीउल्ले�"नु�र्यही6 म्बिकरी�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारूद्धलम्बि��तअनु�शा�सनु�त्मक क�र्य�वा�ही�अ5वा�फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणलम्बि��तही�नु�क7 म्बिस्5म्बितक�म्बिवाभा�गी�र्य पदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितवाष�क�प्र5मम्बिदावासअ5��तU 1 अप्र�लक7 म्बिस्5म्बितम ही�नुहीB दा�"� ज�नु�ही6 वारीनुU री�जस�वाकम्बिजसरिरीम्बिक्तक�म्बिवारूद्धपदा�न्नम्बितही�त�चार्यम्बिनुतम्बिकर्य�ज�नु� प्रस्त�म्बिवातही6, उसरिरीम्बिक्तक7 उपलब्+त�क� समर्यम्बि�न्दाI तकलम्बि��त अनु�शा�सनु�त्मकक�र्य�वा�ही�अ5वा�फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणक7 म्बिस्5म्बितम्बिवाचा�री�5�ही�गी�। र्यहीइसम्बिलर्य�आवाश्र्यकही6 क्र्य#म्बिकही�ल�3म्बिकरिरीम्बिक्तर्य# क�अवा+�रीण 1 अप्र�लक� र्य�उससमर्यक7 स�भा�वानु�ओं3 क�मध्र्यनुजरीम्बिकर्य�ज�त�ही6 म्बिकन्त�समस्त

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¶51

(i) म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितद्वा�री�म्बिकस�भा�म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बित सम्बिमम्बित्तवाष�म पदा�न्नम्बितही�त�म्बिवाचा�रीकरीत�समर्यपदा�न्नम्बितक�प�त्र री�जस�वाक# क�म्बिवारुद्धलम्बि��तअनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही� / फौ�जदा�री� प्रकरीण / दाKL�दा�शा / म्बिनुल��नुक7 म्बिस्5म्बितक�आ3कलनुउसरिरीम्बिक्त क�स3दाभा�म म्बिकर्य�ज�र्य�गी�म्बिजसरिरीम्बिक्तक�म्बिवारूद्धरी�जस�वाकपदा�न्नम्बित ही�त�म्बिवाचा�री�5�ही6, अ5��तU री�जस�वाकम्बिजसरिरीम्बिक्तक�म्बिवारूद्धचार्यम्बिनुत ही�त�ही6, उसरिरीम्बिक्तक7 उपलब्+त�म्बिजसम्बिदावासक�ही�त�ही6. उस म्बिदावासतकक7 म्बिस्5म्बितम री�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारुद्धलम्बि��तअनु�शा�सम्बिनुक क�र्य�वा�ही� / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीण / दाKL�दा�शा / म्बिनुल��नुइत्र्य�म्बिदापरी म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितक�म्बिवाचा�रीकरीनु�ही�गी�।

¶52

(ii) म्बिजनुप्रकरीण# म रिरीम्बिक्तक7 उपलब्+त�क�म्बिदावासस�पIवा�ही� म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितक7 �6ठकआर्य�म्बिजतही�चा�क7 ही�औरी स3�3म्बि+तरी�जस�वाकक�चार्यम्बिनुतही�ज�नु�क�परिरीण�मस्वारूपपदा�न्नम्बित आदा�शाप्रस�रिरीतम्बिकर्य�ज�नु�ही�त�, आदा�शाप्रस�रिरीतकरीनु�स�पIवा� स��म्बिन्+तप्र�म्बि+क�री�क�र्यहीस�म्बिनुम्बिश्चातम्बिकर्य�ज�नु�आवाश्र्यकही�गी� म्बिकम्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितद्वा�री�वार्यम्बिनुतरी�जस�वाकरिरीम्बिक्तक7 उपलब्+त�क7 म्बितम्बि5 तकस�वा�अम्बिभाल�" क�त�रीपरीस्वाच्छछम्बिवाक� ही6, अ5��तU वार्यम्बिनुतरी�जस�वाकक�स3दाभा�म म्बिजसम्बिदावासक�रिरीम्बिक्त उपलब्+ हीEईही6, उसम्बिदावासतकअनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही� / फौ�जदा�री� प्रकरीण / दाKL�दा�शाएवा3 म्बिनुल��नुक7 म्बिस्5म्बितनुहीB ही�, अन्र्य5� म्बिस्5म्बितम उसक7 पदा�न्नम्बितक�आस्5म्बिगीत (in abeyance) री"त� हीEर्य�सम्बिमम्बितक7 म्बिसफौ�रिरीशा# क��न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ� म री"�ज�नु�क7 क�र्य�वा�ही�क7 ज�ए।

¶53

(iii) म्बिजनुप्रकरीण# म म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितक7 �6ठकआर्य�म्बिजत ही�चा�क7 ही6 औरीरी�जस�वाकम्बिजसउपलब्+ रिरीम्बिक्तक�म्बिवारुद्धचार्यम्बिनुत हीEआही6, उसरिरीम्बिक्तक7 उपलब्+त�क7 म्बितम्बि5 स�पIवा�ही�री�जस�वाकक� म्बिवारूद्धलम्बि��तअनु�शा�सम्बिनुकक�र्य�वा�ही� / आपरी�म्बि+कफौ�जदा�री� प्रकरीणप�री�भाही�करीम्बिनुम्बिण�तही�ज�एऔरीउस�शा�म्बिस्तअ5वा�दाKL अम्बि+री�म्बिपतही�ज�एत�उसक�पदा�न्नम्बितआदा�शाप्रस�रिरीतनुहीB म्बिकर्य� ज�एऔरीउसक7 पदा�न्नम्बितस��न्+�म्बिसफौ�रिरीशा# क�आस्5म्बिगीतरी"त� हीEर्य�म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितक7 �6ठकआर्य�म्बिजतकरीक�प्रकरीणक� प�नुम्बिवा�ल�कनुक7 क�र्य�वा�ही�क7 ज�ए, त�म्बिकउक्तअर्य�ग्र्यही�चा�क� री�जस�वाकक�पदा�न्नम्बितक�प्रकरीणम्बिनुस्त�रिरीतही�करीअन्र्यस�र्य�ग्र्य री�जस�वाक# क�पदा�न्नम्बितक�ल�भाप्र�प्तही�सक�।

¶54

(iv) ऐस�प्रकरीण# म म्बिजनुम म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितक7 �6ठक आर्य�म्बिजतही�चा�क7 ही�औरीरी�जस�वाक# क�पदा�न्नम्बितक�चार्यनुक7 म्बिसफौ�रिरीशा# क�उपरी�न्तआदा�शाप्रस�रीणक7 म्बिस्5म्बितम री�जस�वाकम्बिजस म्बिदावासक�उपलब्+ रिरीम्बिक्तक� म्बिवारूद्धचार्यम्बिनुतहीEआही6, उसक7 पदा�न्नम्बितक�आदा�शाप्रस�रिरीतही�नु�स�पIवा�र्यम्बिदाम्बिकस�म�मल�म र्यही री�जस�वाकम्बिनुलम्बि��तही�ज�एत�वाहीरी�जस�वाकज�तकम्बिनुल��नुस� �ही�लनुहीB ही�ज�ए, त�तकपदा�न्नम्बितनु�दा�शा आस्5म्बिगीतरी"�ज�ए। उसक�चार्यनुस्वातG ही��न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�म आज�र्य�गी�।

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(v) म्बिजनुप्रकरीण# म म्बिवाभा�गी�र्यपदा�न्नम्बितसम्बिमम्बितक7 �6ठकरिरीम्बिक्त उत्पन्नही�नु�क�पश्चा�तU ही�रीही�ही� (म्बिवाशा�षकरीपIवा�वाषN3 क7 रिरीम्बिक्तर्य# परी

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पदा�न्नम्बितही�त�) औरीम्बिकस�री�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारुद्धक�ईअनु�शा�सनु�त्मक / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीणज�उसक�म्बिलएप्र�प्तहीEईरिरीम्बिक।क�पश्चा�तU प्र�री�भाहीEआही�औरी�6ठकक�म्बिदानु�3कक�लम्बि��तही�, त�र्यहीप्रकरीण उसरी�जरी�वाक क7 पदा�न्नम्बितम ��+कनुहीB ही�गी�चा�ही�इसप्रकरीणम री�जस�वाकक�स�वा�स�पदाच्र्य�त (dismissal) / स�वा�स�हीO�नु� (removal) क�अम्बितरिरीक्तअन्र्यक�ईसज�दा�गीईही�।

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(vi) वाष�क�प्र5मम्बिदावासक�री�जस�वाकक�म्बिवारूद्धअनु�शा�सनु�त्मक / फौ�जदा�री�प्रकरीण / म्बिनुल��नुलम्बि��तही�म्बिजसक� क�रीण�न्दा म्बिलफौ�फौ�क7 क�र्य�वा�ही�आवाश्र्यकही6, परीन्त��6ठकस�पIवा�ही�र्यम्बिदा उसक�म्बिनुस्त�रीणही�ज�एत�इसस��न्+ म प्रस�रिरीतआदा�शाप्रवाQत्त ही�गी�, �न्दाम्बिलफौ�फौ�क7 प्रम्बिकर्य�नुहीB।"

¶61

A bare perusal of Clause 12.7 of the circular dated 04.06.2008 indicates that the sealed cover in which the fate of delinquent employee has been kept can be opened in the following circumstances; that only if he is acquitted in the disciplinary proceedings/criminal case pending against him or reinstated from suspension i.e. his suspension has been revoked.

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In the instant case, admittedly, a criminal case is pending against him before the competent court of law, hence the case of the respondent falls under Clause 12.7 of the circular, which clearly stipulates that fate of the respondent which has been kept in a sealed cover can be opened, in case, suspension of a delinquent employee is revoked.

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Recently, the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in the case of State of Rajasthan Vs. Dr. Anil Kumar Paliwal in D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 722/2025 decided on 03.07.2026 has observed as under:-

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"2. The challenged in the present appeal is to the judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge dated 28.03.2025, whereby the learned Single Judge, while interpreting Clause 12.7 of the Circular dated 04.06.2008, has held that the seal cover shall be opened

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relating to consideration for promotion of an individual if his suspension order has been revoked, even if a criminal case is pending against him.

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3. We notice that Clause 12.7 of the Circular relates to departmental enquiry proceedings. Be that as it may, criminal proceedings have a separate role to play and, therefore, apart from Clause 12.7, if a criminal case is pending against any individual, he cannot be awarded with promotion during the period when he is under cloud. Such a view taken otherwise would result in causing departmental chaos.

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4. A similar view was taken by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India and Others Vs. K.V. Jankiraman and Others, reported in (1991) 4 SCC 109. The relevant paragraphs of the said judgment read as under:

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“13. Paras 5, 6 and 7 of the Memorandum then read as follows:

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"5. Where the acquittal in a court case is not on merits but purely on technical grounds, and the Government either proposes to take the matter to a higher court or to proceed against the officer departmentally, the appointing authority may review whether the ad-hoc promotion should be continued.

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6. Where the acquittal by court is on technical grounds, if the Government does not propose to go in appeal to a higher court or to take further departmental action, action should be taken in the same manner as if the officer had been acquitted by the court on merits.

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7. If the officer concerned is not acquitted/exonerated in the court proceedings or the departmental proceedings, the ad-hoc promotion already granted should be brought to an

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end by the issue of the ‘further order’ contemplated in the order of ad-hoc promotion [Please see para 3(vi) above] and the officer concerned reverted to the post from which he was promoted on adhoc basis. After such reversion, the officer may be considered for future promotion in the usual course by the next D.P.C."

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16. On the first question, viz., as to when for the purposes of the sealed cover procedure the disciplinary/criminal proceedings can be said to have com-menced, the Full Bench of the Tribunal has held that it is only when a charge memo in a disciplinary proceedings or a charge-sheet in a criminal prosecution is issued to the employee that it can be said that the departmental proceedings/criminal prosecution is initiated against the employee. The sealed cover procedure is to be resorted to only after the charge-memo/charge-sheet is issued. The pendency of preliminary investigation prior to that stage will not be sufficient to enable the authorities to adopt the sealed cover procedure. We are in agreement with the Tribunal on this point. The contention advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant-authorities that when there are serious allegations and it takes time to collect necessary evidence to prepare and issue charge-memo/chargesheet, it would not be in the interest of the purity of administration to reward the employee with a promotion, increment etc. does not impress us. The acceptance of this contention would result in injustice to the employees in many cases. As has been the experience so far, the preliminary investigations take an inordinately long time and particularly when they are initi-ated at the instance of the interested persons, they are kept pending deliberately. Many

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times they never result in the issue of any chargememo/charge-sheet. If the allegations are serious and the authorities are keen in investigating them, ordinarily it should not take much time to collect the relevant evidence and finalise the charges. What is further, if the charges are that serious, the authorities have the power to suspend the employee under the relevant rules, and the suspension by itself permits a resort to the sealed cover procedure. The authorities thus are not without a remedy. It was then contended on behalf of the authorities that conclusions nos. 1 and 4 of the Full Bench of the Tribunal are inconsistent with each other. Those conclusions are as follows:

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"(1) consideration for promotion,

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selection grade,crossing the efficiency bar or higher scale of paycannot be withheld

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merely on the ground ofpendency of a disciplinary or criminal proceedingsagainst an official;

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(4) the sealed cover procedure can be resorted only after a charge memo is served on the concerned official or the charge-sheet filed before the criminal court and not before;”

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17. There is no doubt that there is a seeming contradiction between the two conclusions. But read harmoniously, and that is what the Full Bench has intended, the two conclusions can be reconciled with each other. The conclusion no. 1 should be read to mean that the promotion etc. cannot be withheld merely because some disciplinary/criminal proceedings are pending against the employee. To deny the said benefit, they must be at the relevant time pending at the stage when charge-memo/charge-sheet has

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already been issued to the employee. Thus read, there is no inconsistency in the two conclusions.”

¶97

5. In the present case, however, it is informed by learned counsel for the respondent that the respondent has also been acquitted in the criminal case and after the acquittal, the State has opened his sealed cover.

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6. In view of above facts, while we notice that the relief has been granted to the respondent, thus judgment passed by the learned Single Judge and the view taken therein, is held to be not sustainable in law and part of the said judgment is set aside with aforesaid observations.

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7. Accordingly, the appeal is allowed to the aforesaid extent. "

¶100

In view of the facts of the present case, so also the provisions given in Circular dated 04.06.2008 and the observation of the Hon'ble Division Bench as referred above, the Court finds no substance in this writ petition. Hence, the same is dismissed being devoid of merit.

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The stay application and pending application/s, if any, also stand disposed of.

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(GANESH RAM MEENA),J

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Pushpendra Singh Hada Constable No. 1112, S/O Shri Raghunath Singh Hada v. State of Rajasthan

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