SHWETA CHAWLA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER has filed this writ petition praying for a direction to respondents to allow her joining on the post of Lower Division Clerk as per her appointment order and merit, with all consequential benefits from the date similarly situated persons have been so appointed on that post.

(2.) PETITIONER has been working on the post of Accounts Assistant in MGNREGA in various Panchayat Samities in District Bharatpur on contract basis for last more than five years. Pursuant to advertisement published to fill up the posts of Lower Division Clerk, petitioner applied for the same. As per the policy decision, weightage marks for experience to the candidates working in MGNREGA scheme, were to be given in the recruitment. On being selected, the petitioner was issued appointment letter and there was a condition that the appointment to the post of Lower Division Clerk shall be subject to decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP No. 15552 -15579/2013 -State of Rajasthan Vs. Pankaj Kakda and Others as well as decision of this court at its principal Seat, Jodhpur, in D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3276/2013 and other connected matters.

(3.) IN those circumstances, The Director, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, has directed all the Chief Executive Officers of Zila Parishad to extend time limit for joining on the post of Lower Division Clerk till the appointments on the post of Accounts Assistant are made.