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2025 DAILYLAW 22502 (RAJ)

SMT MEWA DEVI v. STATE PANCHAYATI RAJ DEP ORS

CW/8088/2014 · 2025-04-24

Mahendar Kumar Goyal

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[2025:RJ-JP:17428] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8088/2014 Smt. Mewa Devi Wife Of Late Shri Chetanlal Balai, aged about 45 years, resident of Deoligaon, Tehsil Deoli, District Tonk ----Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Rajasthan through Principal Secretary, Rural Development And Panchayat Raj Department, Government Secretariat, Jaipur 2. The District Collector, Tonk 3. The Tehsildar, Tehsil Deoli, District Tonk 4. Prem Devi @ Prem Bai, resident of Village Deoli, At Present Residing At Village Sanwar, Tehil Kekri, District Ajmer ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Nitin Jain For Respondent(s) : Ms. Manju Joshi, AGC assisted by Ms. Deepa Singh Mr. Raj Kumar Tongawat HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL Judgment / Order 24/04/2025 This writ petition is directed against the order dated 10.07.2014 passed by the respondent No.3-the Tehsildar Deoli, District Tonk whereby, services of the petitioner were terminated. The relevant facts in brief are that the petitioner was extended compassionate appointment as Class-IV employee vide order dated 23.07.2004 on account of death of her husband-Shri Chetan Lal Balai, a Class-IV employee in the Government Department. However, vide order impugned, her services were discontinued for the reason that the succession certificate dated [2025:RJ-JP:17428] (2 of 2) [CW-8088/2014] 31.05.2004 issued in her favour by the Court of learned District Judge, Tonk was withdrawn in a review petition filed by the respondent No.4. Indisputably, on account of compromise in between the petitioner and the respondent No.4, the succession certificate dated 31.05.2004 has been restored by the Lok Adalat vide its award dated 11.02.2017 and the sole basis for terminating the services of the petitioner vide order dated 10.07.2014 survives no more as also admitted by the learned counsels for the respondents. In view of the aforesaid admitted facts, the writ petition deserves to be allowed. Resultantly, this civil writ petition is allowed. The order dated 10.07.2014 is quashed and set aside. The petitioner would be entitled for all consequential benefits. The necessary exercise be completed within a period of sixteen weeks from the date of communication of the order. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J Manish/126