SITA RAM YADAV Vs. STATE OF RAJ

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner herein, aspirant to become an Assistant Professor (Microbiology), inter alia, seeks issuance of an appropriate writ, order and/or direction commanding the respondents to accord her appointment on the said post pursuant to advertisement dtd. 17/1/2020(Annex.8).

(2.) Brief facts first. The petitioner has been serving as a Senior Demonstrator (Microbiology) at Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, since 18/10/2017. On 17/1/2020, the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) advertised vacancies for Assistant Professors and Senior Demonstrators, including eight positions for Assistant Professor (Microbiology), with one reserved for the ST category. The petitioner participated in the selection process, and was placed at Sr. No.5 on the reserved-list dtd. 16/3/2021. Dr. Harinandan Meena, an ST-category candidate, was selected at S.No.8 in merit-list, but did not join, leading to the cancellation of his appointment. Similarly, Neha Jain's appointment was also canceled after she did not join.

(3.) In the aforesaid backdrop, I have heard the rival contentions and gone through the case record.