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Vartika Galav D/O Suresh Galav v. the State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC17 Mar 2026CW/4784/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Posting preference; merit cum preference; circular dated 18.05.2020 Administrative Reform Department; first posting RPSC RSSB recruiting agency; Kota vs Jaisalmer posting; lower merit candidates home district; Kindar v. State of Rajasthan S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6507/2017 decided 04.08.2021; representation direction; four weeks; elementary education Rajasthan; writ petition disposed without merits opinion.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the petitioner to submit a representation; respondents to consider coverage under the circular dated 18.05.2020 and the Kindar order dated 04.08.2021 and, if covered, pass an appropriate order modifying the place of posting within four weeks. ¶27

Vartika Galav D/O Suresh Galav Vs the State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, who secured 195.777 marks in the general category and gave Kota as first district preference in counselling, was wrongly posted at Jaisalmer while candidates lower in merit were assigned their home districts, contrary to the merit-cum-preference principle in the circular dated 18.05.2020. +1 more

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Court's answer

This Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to make a representation in the light of the circular dated 18.05.2020 and the order dated 04.08.2021 passed by this Court in Kindar (supra); if the respondents find the petitioner's case covered thereby, an appropriate order modifying the place of posting may be passed within four weeks of submission of the representation along with certified copy of this order.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench (Anand Sharma, J.), by order dated 17.03.2026, disposed of S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4784/2026 (Vartika Galav v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.) without expressing any opinion on merits. The petitioner, selected in a recruitment process with 195.777 marks in the general category and posted at Jaisalmer despite preferring Kota as first district in counselling, complained that lower-merit candidates had been assigned their home districts contrary to the merit-cum-preference principle of the Administrative Reform Department circular dated 18.05.2020, and relied on Kindar v. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6507/2017, decided 04.08.2021). The Court directed the petitioner to make a representation in the light of that circular and the Kindar order; if the respondents find the case covered, an appropriate order modifying the place of posting may be passed within four weeks of submission of the representation with a certified copy of this order.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4784/2026

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Vartika Galav D/o Suresh Galav, Aged About 34 Years, R/o A-45, Shubh Sanskar Vila, Near Lal Kothi, Naya Nohra, Borkheda, Kota, Rajasthan. (Roll No. 2259523)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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The State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Govt. Secretariat, Rajasthan, Jaipur.

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The Director, Elementary Education, Rajasthan, Bikaner.

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The District Education Officer (Elementary Education), Headquarter, Jaisalmer.

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The Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Jaisalmer.

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Aparna Trivedi D/o Jagdish Trivedi, Through Director, Elementary Education, Rajasthan, Bikaner (Roll No. 2277575)

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ram Pratap Saini with Mr. Aamir Khan For Respondent(s) : Mr. Saumil Sharma for Mr. Gopal Krishna Sharma, AGC.

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA

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Order

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17/03/2026

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the recruitment process, petitioner has secured 195.777 marks in general category and while filing his preference in counseling, petitioner preferred Kota as his first district for posting.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that one circular dated 18.05.2020 was issued by the Administrative Reform Department for granting first posting to the candidates

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selected through RPSC, RSSB or any other recruiting agency and as per the aforesaid circular, place of posting shall be assigned as per merit cum preference.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the persons lower in merit than the petitioner have although been assigned their home districts, yet the petitioner despite giving his first preference, the same has not been considered and the petitioner has been posted at Jaisalmer.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that similar controversy was considered by this Court in the case of

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Kindar Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. (S.B. Civil Writ Petition

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No. 6507/2017) decided on 04.08.2021.

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In the light of above, the writ petition filed by the petitioner is disposed of with directions to the petitioner to make a representation in the light of aforesaid circular dated 18.05.2020 and order dated 04.08.2021 passed by this Court in Kindar (supra) . In case, the respondents find that the case of the petitioner is covered by the aforesaid circular and order dated 04.08.2021 passed by this Court, then appropriate order for modifying his place of posting may be passed within a period of four weeks from the date of submitting a representation along with certified copy of this order.

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