[2025:RJ-JP:22201] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8115/2025 Mohan Lal Meena S/o Ram Narayan Meena, Aged About 38 Years, R/o 169, Himmat Nagar, Tonk Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan. ----Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary, Medical And Health Department, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Government Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Through Its Secretary, Jaipur Road, Ajmer, Rajasthan. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ram Pratap Saini Mr. Aamir Khan For Respondent(s) : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDESH BANSAL Order 27/05/2025 1. Instant civil writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by petitioner, feeling aggrieved by declaring his candidature ineligible by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), Ajmer vide Letter dated 23.04.2025, to consider for appointment on the post of Food Safety Officer, pursuant to Advertisement dated 05.08.2019. 2. Relevant facts are that petitioner applied for the post in question and has appeared in the written examination, however before interview, after his Document Verification, his candidature has been declared ineligible stating inter alia that petitioner does not possess the requisite qualification. 3. In the Advertisement dated 05.08.2019, the essential and requisite qualification for the post in question reads as under:- "1. (i) A degree in Food Technology or Dairy technology or Biotechnology or Oil Technology or Agriculture Science or Verterinary Science or Bio- [2025:RJ-JP:22201] (2 of 3) [CW-8115/2025] Chemistry or Microbiology or Masters Degree in Chemistry or Degree in Medicine from a recognized University. Or any other equivalent/recognized qualification notified by the Central Government; and (ii) has successfully completed training as specified by the Food Authority in a recognized institute or institution approved for the purpose: (Note:- There is no requirement for training prior to selection. This training shall be provided to the selected candidates during probation period.) Provided that no person who has any financial interest in the manufacture, import or sale of any article of food shall be appointed to be Food Safety Officer under these rules. 2. Working knowledge of Hindi written in Devnagri Script and knowledge of Rajasthani Culture. " 4. It is an admitted case of petitioner that he does not have a degree in the Biotechnology. Petitioner has the degree of graduation B.Sc. wherein he studied Biotechnology as one of the subjects. Such degree has not been declared equivalent qualification to the degree in Biotechnology by the Central Government. 5. Thus, rejecting the candidature of petitioner, due to not possessing the essential and requisite qualification for the post in question, as prescribed in the Advertisement, which are in conformity with the qualification prescribed in the Rajasthan Medical and Health Subordinate Service Rules, 1965, may not be declared as erroneous or suffers from perversity or jurisdictional error. 6. The alternative prayer of petitioner for constituting of a Committee to consider the equivalence of the qualification of degree of B.Sc. with the qualification mentioned in the [2025:RJ-JP:22201] (3 of 3) [CW-8115/2025] Advertisement, since in the Advertisement itself, the equivalence ought to have been declared by the RPSC. 7. As a result, instant writ petition is hereby dismissed. 8. All pending application(s), if any, stand(s) disposed of. (SUDESH BANSAL),J RONAK JAIMAN/8