MUKESH KUMAR DHAKARWAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner applied for recruitment as Constable under the Rajasthan Police Subordinate Service Rules, 1989 (hereinafter 'Rules of 1989'), pursuant to the advertisement dated 25.05.2018. Having passed the written examination he was required to participate in the Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET) on the date notified on the Police Department's website indicated in the advertisement.

(2.) The case of the petitioner is that despite having passed the written examination, he was not informed about the date of participation in PST/PET for reason of which could not prepare therefor and denied consideration for appointment to the post of Constable in Jhalawar. It has further been submitted that at the time the PET under the Rules of 1989 was conducted on 5.9.2018 at Maharao Ummed Singh Stadium, Near Ghantaghar Circle, Nayapura, Kota, the running track was muddied for reason of heavy rains which resulted in obstructing the petitioner's performance up-to his potential and his resultant failure. It has been submitted that the petitioner should in the circumstances be given another opportunity as given to several candidates, who failed the PET at Kota also in the course of recruitment of Constables under the advertisement dated 25.5.2018 on 8/9/10 September, 2018, vide order dated 27.11.2018 passed by the Principal seat of this Court at Jodhpur in the case of Revant Ram Meghwal and Others vs. State of Rajasthan and Others and other connected matters, SBCWP No.13731/2018.

(3.) Dr. VB Sharma AAG appearing for the respondents submitted that instruction no.xiii in the advertisement dated 25.05.2018 provided that ..[VARNACULR TEXR UMITTED].. (as emphasized by Dr. VB Sharma, AAG)