SUMAN JAT Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) All these writ petitions are being commonly decided as the question involved as to whether the candidates who were appearing or had appeared for the examination for the Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Training Course, on the last date of filling up the application form, could be denied consideration for appointment ? and Whether the qualifications as required under the advertisement are to be examined on the last date of application fixed under the advertisement or on the date when the documents are verified by the department for the purpose of appointment on the post of Female Health Worker (hereinafter referred as 'FHW')?, are identical to all of them.

(2.) For the purpose of disposal of the issue, the facts of SB Civil Writ Petition No.15115/2018 (Suman Jat & anr. Vs. The State of Raj. & ors.) are being noticed as a lead case.

(3.) The petitioners were undergoing two years Diploma course in Nursing in Paramedical Colleges recognized by the Rajasthan Paramedical Council. Their First Year Examination had already been conducted in June, 2017 and they were pursuing their studies of Second Year when the advertisement was issued by the Directorate of Rajasthan Medical and Health Department on 18/06/2018 inviting applications for filling up the posts of Female Health Worker. In all 4965 posts were advertised.