1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH JAIPUR (1) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.2626/2016 Shikha Sharma D/o Shri Bhikha Lal Sharma, aged about 31 years, by caste Brahmin, Resident of F-78, Mohan Nagar, behind S.D.M. Court, Hindaun City, District Karauli, Rajasthan (Roll No.114093)..Petitioner 1. State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Secretariat, Jaipur 302005 (Rajasthan)...Respondents (2) S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.259/2016 1.Nand Singh Rathore S/o Shri Gopal Singh Rathore aged about 302/368, Jadaun Nagar-A, Durgapura, Jaipur (Raj.) 2.Prakash Kumar Khatri S/o Shri Mohan Lal aged about 38 years resident of Dr. V.C. Bhandari Ke Samne, Topkhana Ke Pass, Jalore (Raj.) 3.Lalita Jeengar S/o Shri Ramniwas Jeengar aged about 35 years resident of Mangri, Mohalla, Ward No. 12, Gangapur District Bhilwara (Raj.) 4.Narendra Pal Singh S/o Shri Taleram aged about 33 years resident of Rajasthan Gramin Bank, Kothi Rosevilla, Saras Hotel Bharatpur (Raj.) 5.Vikram Meena S/o Shri Sarvan Lal Meena aged about 30 years
2 resident of Qtr. 198, Type-III, Sector-3, Sadiq Nagar, New Delhi 6.Yogesh Tripathi S/o Shri Om Prakash Tripathi aged about 29 years resident of Outside of Chandpole Gate, Bihari Marg, Sikar (Raj.) 7.Darshan Shree Verma S/o Shri Rameshwar Dayal Verma aged about 35 years resident of VPO Surani, via. Jharli, Tehsil Srimadhopur District Sikar (Raj.) s 1.State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Room No.7020, 7226 Food Building, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan) 2.Rajasthan Public Service Commission through its Secretary, (3) S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.268/2016 1.Bhawani Singh Shekhawat S/o Sh. Sangram Singh Shekhawat, aged about 37 years, R/o C-291-292, Murlipura Scheme, Sikar Road, Jaipur-302039 (Raj.) (9602484848) 2.Ajay Khandal S/o Sh. Sanwar mal Sharma aged about 30 years, R/o Plot No. 354, 4-C, Jamnapuri, Murlipura, Jaipur (Raj.) )M- 9468673474 s 1.State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Room No.7020, 7226 Food Building, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan)
3 2.Rajasthan Public Service Commission through its Secretary, (4) S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.619/2016 SHISHRAM DAMOLIYA S/O SHRI RAMKUMAR DAMOLIYA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, BY CASTE BALAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & POST KOLIDA, VIA KUDAN, TEHSIL & DISTRICT SIKAR (RAJ.)....PETITIONER VERSUS THE SECRETARY, RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION RAJASTHAN, AJMER....NON-PETITINER (5) S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.977/2016 Kanhaiya Lal Balaee son of Mool Chand, aged about 36 years, resident of Basdi Jogiyan, post dabla, Tehsil Phagi, District Jaipur (Rajasthan)....Petitioner 1.The State of Rajasthan through Principal Secretary, Department of Law, Government of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan). 2.The Rajasthan Public Service Commission through its Secretary, Ajmer. 3.The Director (Prosecution), State of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. (6) S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.986/2016 Mahesh Chandra Mourya son of Shri Sohan Lal Mourya, aged about 35 years, resident of Manoharpura Raigaron Ka
4 Mohallana, Post Jagatpura, Tehsil Sanganer, District Jaipur (Rajasthan)....Petitioner 1.The State of Rajasthan through Principal Secretary, Department of Law, Government of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan). 2.The Rajasthan Public Service Commission through its Secretary, Ajmer. 3.The Director (Prosecution), State of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur.... (7) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1001/2016 1.Meenu Bariwal D/o Shri S.R. Kataria, aged about 39 years, by caste Saini, Resident of B-62, Ganesh Nagar, New Sanganer Road, Sodala, Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Roll No. 114281). 2.Praveen Kumar Karagwal S/o Shri Gopi Ram Karagwal, aged about 37 years, by caste Karagwal, Resident of VPO Phusewala Via Mirzewal, Village & Tehsil Karanpur, District Shriganganagar, Rajasthan. (Roll No.114240) 3.Kum. Laxmi Devi D/o Shri Sheetal Chand Jain, aged about 36 years, by caste Jain, R/o Bhandari Colony, Near S.B.B.J. Bank, Sayala, District Jalore, at present residing at 4/451, Pradhan Marg, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Roll No. 114862). 4.Kapil Dev Sharma S/o Shri Satish Chandra Sharma, aged about 37 years, by caste Brahmin, Resident of ner Bus Stand Alwar, District Alwar, Rajasthan. (Roll No. 114013)
5 5.Kishore Kumar Fulwariya S/o Ghisu Lal Fulwariya, aged about 40 years, by caste Fulwariya, Resident of Jatiyo Ka Mohalla, Bhinmal, District Jallore, Rajasthan. (Roll No. 114678). 6.Ratan Kumar S/o Shri Ram Lal, aged about 38 years, Resident of Meghwalo Ka Bada Vas, Opposite Ramdev Temple, Nadol, Tehsil Desar, District Pali, Rajasthan. (Roll No. 114462)....Petitioner 1. State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan).... (8) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1086/2016 1.Seema Vashistha D/o Shri Raghuveer Prasad aged about 33 years resident of Bankat Ku Kothi, Machari Chowk Rajgarh, District Alwar (Raj.) 2 Neha Surolia D/o Shri Manohar Surolia aged about 26 years resident of 125, Janakpuri-I, Imli Phatak, Jaipur (Raj.) 3.Hemlata Rathore D/o Shri Trilok Singh Rathore aged about 32 years resident of B-164, Dadi Ka Phatak, Jhotwara, Jaipur (Raj.) 4.Kashika Singh D/o Raghuveer Singh aged about 29 years resident of Plot No. 105, Shiv Nagar-II, Murlipura, Jaipur (Raj.) 5.Vandana Nagar D/o Shri Madan Lal Nagar aged about 37
6 years resident of H.No. 12, Trilok Colony, Khetri Phatak, Kota (Raj.) 6.Ishwar Lal Koli S/o Sh. Kanhaiya Lal Koli aged about 32 years, R/o Behind New Dadabari Mokshdham, Ward no. 36, Bhilwara (Raj.) 7.Sunil Jadiya S/o Sh. Ramdayal Jadiya, aged about 28 Years, R/o 3-G-30, Vaishali Nagar, Ajmer (Raj.) 8.Neeraj Sharma S/o Shri Ramavtar Sharma aged about 34 Years resident\ of Village & Post Bonli, Tehsil Bonli, District Sawaimadhopur (Raj.)...Petitioner 1. State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Room No.7020, 7226 Food Building, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan).... (9) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1132/2016 Arvind Kumar Berwal son of Shri Gordhan Berwal, aged about 33 years, resident of Ward No. 17, Near Police Station, Mukangarh, Jhunjhunu District Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan) s 1. TheState of Rajasthan through Principal Secretary, Department of Law, Government of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan)
7 2.The Rajasthan Public Service Commission through its Secretary, Ajmer. 3.The Director (Prosecution), State of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. (10) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1203/2016 Vineeta Rathore D/o Sh. Narendra Singh Rathore aged about 35 years, resident of 115/11 Shivpuri, Hathi Bhata, Ajmer (Rajasthan) 1. State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Room No. 7020, 7226 Food Building, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan)..Respondents (11) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1412/2016 Nirmala Meena D/o Shri Ramcharan Meena, aged about 37 years, by caste Meena, Resident of Plot No.98, Imliwala Phatak, Janakpuri-II, Jaipur, Rajasthan (Roll No. 114466). 1. State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan)
8 (12) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1542/2016 1.Surendra Singh Shekhawat S/o Shri Shyoji Singh Shekhawat aged 37 years R/o of Plot No. 101, Sector No. 2, New Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur (Raj.) 2.Manoj Kumar S/o sh. Umrao Prasad Arya aged 36 years resident of Plot No. 104, Shriram Nagar Vistar, Kalwad Road, Jhotwara, Jaipur (Raj.) 3.Vijay Bhardwaj s/o Ramesh Chandra Sharma aged about 37 years resident of Plot No. 365 Devi Nagar New-Sanganer road sodala, Jaipur (Raj.) 4.Dharmendra Kumar Awasthi S/o Shri Chaten Swroop Awasthi Taleram aged about 36 years resident of E-212, Bank Colony Murlipura Scheem, Jaipur Rajasthan. s 1. State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Room No. 7020, 7226 Food Building, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan) (13) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1696/2016 Ashok Kumar S/o Shri Ram Chandra, aged about 32 years, R/o Manjula Associates, Tilak Marg, New Colony, Jhunjhunu District Jhunjhunu. 1. State of Rajasthan through its Director of Prosecution, Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur.
9 2. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer through its Secretary, Ajmer (14) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1800/2016 1.Rakesh Pabri S/o Shri Gautam Kumar Pabri aged about 39 years resident of Pabri Bhawan, Hasanpura, Jaipur (Raj.) 2.Jeet Singh S/o Shri Foja Singh aged about 39 years resident of Village Band Ka Nagla District Bharatpur (Raj.) 3.Raju Bairwa S/o Shri Devi Lal Bairwa agd about 40 years resident of Wad No. 5, Near of Shiv Temple, Adarsh Nagar, Kuti Bandikui, District Dausa (Raj.) 4.Madhup Chouhan S/o Shri Sitaram Chouhan aged about 32 years resident of Kamal Angan Sunder Nagar, Jamalpura Road, Beawar District Alwar (Raj.) s 1. State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Room No.7020, 7226 Food Building, Secretariat, Jaipur -302005(Rajasthan) (15) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2623/2016 Chandra Kant Chauhan S/o Rameshwar Singh R/o 22, Avadhpuri-I, Mahesh Nagar District Jaipur (Raj) s 1. State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Room No.7020, 7226 Food Building, Secretariat, Jaipur -302005(Rajasthan)
10 (16) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3388/2016 Mahesh Lugria S/o Shri K.L. Lugria, aged 35 years, by caste Dhanka, R/o Plot No. 333, Vivek Vihar Colony, New Sanganer Road, Sodala, Jaipur 1. State of Rajasthan, through its Director of Prosecution, Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer through its Secretary, Ajmer (17) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3391/2016 Jitendra Singh S/o Shri Mohan Singh, aged 35 Years, by-caste Rajput R/o 3-B, Ridhu Nagar-A, Niwaru Link Road, Niwaru, Jhotwara, Jaipur 1. State of Rajasthan, through its Director of Prosecution, Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer through its Secretary, Ajmer (18) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3408/2016 Rajni Kuba Daughter of Shri Vijay Chopra, Wife of Shri Saurabh Kuba, aged about 39 years, resident of 55, Patel Nagar, behind Ram Mandir, Hawa Sarak, 22 Godam, Civil Lines, Jaipur (Raj.) 1. State of Rajasthan, through Director, Department of
11 Prosecution, Room No. 7020, 7226, Food Building, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan) 2. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, through its Secretary, Ghooghra Ghati, Ajmer (Raj.) (19) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5418/2016 Ashok Kumar Meena S/o Shri Rajpal Meena, aged about 31 Years, R/o Village Bahadurpur, Post Bhopur, Tehsil Todabhim, District Karauli, at present R/o Plot No. 41, Jaipur Road, Near University Tiraha Kankarda, Bhonabay, Rasoolpura, Ajmer. 1. State of Rajasthan, through its Director of Prosecution, Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer through its Secretary, Ajmer (20) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6941/2016 1.Kuldeep Singh Baroliya S/o Shanti Swaroop, aged about 40 years, R/o Jajau Basti, Atnai ke Pass, Hindaun City, Karauli, Rajasthan. 2.Ramesh Kumar Kararia S/o Prabhu Dayal, aged about 31 years, R/o E-III, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur Rajasthan. 3.Mukesh Kumar Meena S/o Shimbhu Dayal Meena, aged about 32 years, R/o Village Singwana, Post Kukas, Via Amer, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 4.Satish Kumar Verma S/o Ramswaroop Verma, aged about 38 years, R/o Village Dabla Mev, Post Machari, Rajgarh, Alwar. s
12 The Secretary, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer, Rajasthan....Respondent (21) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8078/2016 Rakesh Kumar S/o Bhonri Lal Bairwa, R/o 50A, Ishwar Bhawan, Plot No. 6, Bias-Godown, Jaipur. 1. State of Rajasthan, through its Director of Prosecution, Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer through its Secretary, Ajmer (22) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 9922/2016 Raju Ram S/o Shri Paka Ram, aged about 38 years, by caste- Sargara, Resident of-ga, 35 Tagore Nagar Near Karni Mata Mandir Tehsil & District- Pali, Rajasthan (Roll No. 115301) 1. State of Rajasthan, through Director, Department of Prosecution, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan) 2. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, through its Secretary, (23) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 10600/2016 Yuduraj Mishra son of Vikash Chandra Mishra, by-caste Brahmin, residnet of D-52, Prem Colony, Nehru Nagar, Pani Pech, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
13 1. The State of Rajasthan through Principal Secretary, Department of Law, Government of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan) 2.The Rajasthan Public Service Commission, through its Secretary, Ajmer. 3.The Director (Prosecution), State of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. (24),dy ihb O;ogkj ;kfpdk la[;k 1488@2016 jkds'k dqekj iq= Jh ikykjke mez 31 o"kz fuoklh pks/kjh dkwyksuh] fpmkok ftyk >qu>quwa ¼jktLFkku½ &&& ;kph fo:) 1- jktlfkku jkt; }kjk izeq[k 'kklu lfpo x`g fohkkx] 'kklu lfpoky;] t;iqja 2- jktlfkku yksd lsok vk;ksx] vtesj }kjk lfpo] &&& izr;fkhz (25) S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.10106/2016 Anurag Choudhary S/o Shri Ummed Singh, aged about 28 years, R/o 156, Girnar Colony (South), Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur (Raj.). 1.State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Room No.7020, 7226 Food Building, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan). (26) S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.14173/2016 Archana Sharma D/o Sh. Om Prakash Sharma, aged about 35 years, R/o Ward No.8, Doliya Ka Bass, Sikar-332001 (Raj.)
14...Petitioner 1. State of Rajasthan through Director, Department of Prosecution, Room No.7020, 7226 Food Building, Secretariat, Jaipur-302005 (Rajasthan) DATE OF ORDER : 05/10/2016 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.N. BHANDARI Mr.Girraj P. Sharma, ] Mr.Tanveer Ahmed ] Mr. Rakesh Kumar Saini ] Mr.Amit Singh Shekhawat ] Mr.Umesh Kumar Sharma ] Mr.Ajay Kumar Tanenia ] Mr.HV Nandwana ] Mr.Vedpal Shastri ] Mr.Surendra Singh Shekhawat ] Mr. Arun Singh Shekhawat ] Mr.Sumit Jain ] Mr.Kawal Singh Loha ] Mr.Kamal Gupta ] Mr. Kuldeep Kumar Sharma ] Mr. Ram Pratap Saini ] Mr.Mahendra Sharma ] for petitioner/s Mr. Vigyan Shah ] Dr. A.S. Khangarot, Addl. Government Counsel, for the State Mr. S.N. Kumawat, for respondent-rpsc Mr. M.F. Baig, for respondent/s This bunch of writ petitions make a challenge to the result of selection on the post of Assistant Prosecution Officer. It is a case where written test for the post of Assistant Prosecution Officer was scheduled and held on 18.10.2015. It
15 was conducted on-line. The petitioners and all other candidates had appeared in the written test on-line on 18.10.2015. Due to problem in the server at few centres, the on-line paper could not be attempted with required time thus Rajasthan Public Service Commission ( RPSC ) took a decision to allow such candidates to again appear in the written test and it was thereafter kept on 25.10.2015. The majority of the candidates had appeared in the written test held on 18.10.2015 where no technical problem was existing i.e. server was working leaving few centres where server was not functional or having technical problem thus at 6 centres, the candidates could not attempt paper on-line. The RPSC had declared the result after written examination held on two different dates for the same papers. It was found that candidates appeared in the papers on 25.10.2015 seem to have secured more marks than candidates appeared in the examination on 18.10.2015 as percentage of successful candidates was more who appeared on 25.10.2015. After examination of the issue of difference of marks, a decision was taken to apply percentile system to assess difficulty level and to equate the marks of the candidates appeared in the examination on two different dates. On account of application of percentile, marks of those candidates, who appeared in the
16 written test on 25.10.2012, were reduced and, at the same time, increased in few cases. The petitioners have preferred these writ petitions to challenge the application of percentile as their marks have been reduced. It was stated that there exist four different formulas of percentile thus cannot be considered to be a full proof and tested formula. The argument on the issue was made by both the parties from time to time. The writ petitions were deferred on the last date with a direction to the counsel for RPSC to find out that if actual marks of the candidates, appeared in two papers on-line on 25.10.2015, are taken into consideration then how many candidates would be eligible for the interview based on cut-off marks already determined without eliminating those who have already been called. As per directions aforesaid, the RPSC made required exercise and informed that around 97 candidates may require to be called further. It is also stated that presently they have called 802 candidates for interview. It is three times to the post advertised. Looking to the number given above, a request was made by learned counsel respondent-rpsc that instead of going in the legal issue and technicalities, a direction can be given by the court to call the petitioners, who appeared in the written
17 examination on 25.10.2015 and have secured more marks than the cut-off. The RPSC would carry out the directions. In doing so, the candidates already called for interview would not be excluded. The inclusion would be from and amongst those petitioners who have secured equal or more marks than cut-off. It would be considered on actual marks. Learned counsel for petitioners have agreed to the aforesaid so as other parties. In view of the agreement aforesaid, writ petitions are disposed of with the following directions: (i) The RPSC would call the petitioners for interview, who have secured equal or more actual marks than cut-off without eliminating those who have already been called for the interview. (ii) In complying the directions above, the RPSC would be calling the candidates beyond three times but it would be as an exception in the present cases where an agreement has been made between the parties to avoid delay in the process of selection and even further litigation on the issue involved herein as validity in application of percentile has been doubted on many grounds which include availability of four different formula of percentile thus cannot be said to well tested
18 formula, otherwise, it would have been one. (iii) The RPSC would, accordingly, prepare the final merit list after taking into consideration the actual marks of the main examination and interview. (iv) If any candidate, not before this court, remains aggrieved by this order then would be at liberty to seek modification or recall of the order by moving an application before this court. In case of recall of the order, legal issue regarding application of percentile would be considered and decided by this court. [M.N.BHANDARI], J. FRBOHRA