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ABHISHEK MEENA S/O KAILASH CHAND MEENA v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

CW/16244/2024 · 2025-04-15

Anoop Kumar Dhand

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[2025:RJ-JP:16068] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16575/2024 1. Dinesh Kumar Meena S/o Aman Lal Meena, Aged About 20 Years, R/o Hansmahal, Post Hansmahal, Tehsil Bassi, Hans Mahal, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2. Madhu Mahawar D/o Babu Lal Mahawar, Aged About 24 Years, R/o Dheegar Ka Bas, Rajpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 3. Manish Verma S/o Babu Lal Verma, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Jatwara, Jatwara, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 4. Yuvraj Bairwa S/o Murari Lal, Aged About 20 Years, R/o 00, Paniyala, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. ----Petitioners Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary Department Of Social Justice And Empowerment, G-3/1, Ambedkar Bhawan Rajmahal, Parivahan Marg, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 2. Director And Joint Secretary, Department Of Social Justice And Empowerment, Government Of Rajasthan, G-3/1, Rajmahal Residency Area, Civil Lines Phatak, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 3. Swami Vivekanand Training College, Through Chairman, Maa Saraswati Campus, Nearjatwara Bridge, Gothra, Bassi, Jaipur - Agra Highway, Rajasthan. ----Respondents Connected With S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16244/2024 1. Abhishek Meena S/o Kailash Chand Meena, Aged About 24 Years, R/o Vpo-Patan, Tehsil Bassi, District Jaipur. Patan Jaipur. Rajasthan. 2. Vikash Kumar Meena S/o Amarpal Meena, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Village Madanpura, Tehsil Bassi, Madanpura, Jaipur Rajasthan. 3. Manish Prajapat S/o Nathu Lal Prajapat, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Hathroli, Swai Madhopur, Rajasthan. 4. Vikas Meena S/o Jagdish Meena, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Noras Ki Dhani, Kho Ghati, Bainara, Jaipur Rajasthan. [2025:RJ-JP:16068] (2 of 4) [CW-16575/2024] 5. Girraj Meena S/o Ramkaran Meena, Aged About 19 Years, R/o Noras Ki Dhani, Kho Ghati, Jaipur, Rajasthan. ----Petitioners Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary Department Of Social Justice And Empowerment, G-3/1, Ambedkar Bhawan Rajmahal, Parivahan Marg, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 2. Director And Joint Secretary Department Of Social Justice And Empowerment, Government Of Rajasthan, G-3/1, Rajmahal Residency Area, Civil Lines Phatak, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 3. Swami Vivekanand Training College, Through Chairman, Maa Saraswati Campus, Nearjatwara Bridge, Gothra, Bassi, Jaipur-Agra Highway, Rajasthan- 303305 ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vikas Jakhar For Respondent(s) : Mr. Kapil Prakash Mathur, AAG Mr. Ashutosh Ndawat Mr. Prateek Saxena JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 15/04/2025 1. Instant writ petitions have been filed with the following prayer:- “(i) Pass any writ order or direction whereby the respondents be directed to accept the application of the petitioner after the last date of 31.05.2024 for post metric scholarship in B.ed first year course for the academic year 2023-2024 by opening the scholarship portal or by allowing the physical filling of the application. (ii) Pass any writ order or direction to quash the order dated 02.01.2024 to the extent that it does not effect the rights of the petitioners to apply to the [2025:RJ-JP:16068] (3 of 4) [CW-16575/2024] online portal for post metric scholarship in B.ed first year course for the academic year 2023-2024. (iii) Pass any other appropriate order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may consider just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may also kindly be passed in favor of the humble petitioner’s. (iv) Cost of this writ petition may also kindly be awarded in favor of the petitioner” 2. By way of filing these writ petitions a challenge has been made to the impugned order dated 02.01.2024 passed by the Department of Social Justice and empowerment by which college of the petitioners i.e. respondent No. 3 has been blacklisted for granting scholarship and the same has been deleted from the lisst available on the portal for getting scholarships to the students. 3. At the outset learned counsel for the parties apprise this court that the very same order dated 02.01.2023, which is subject matter of these writ petitions, was challenged by the respondent No. 3 i.e. Swami Vivekanand Teacher Training College, before this court by way of filing S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17529/2024 and the said order was quashed and set aside by the coordinate Bench of this court, in the above writ petition vide order dated 22.11.2024. 4. Learned counsel for the parties further submitted that the instant writ petitions be disposed of in the light of order dated 22.11.2024 passed by the coordinate Bench of this court in the case of Swami Vivekanand Teacher Training College (Supra). 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and considered their submissions and perused the material available on record. 6. It is admitted fact that the order which has been impugned in both the writ petitions i.e. order dated 02.01.2024 passed by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has already [2025:RJ-JP:16068] (4 of 4) [CW-16575/2024] been quashed and set aside by the coordinate Bench of this court in SB Civil Writ Petition No. 17598/2024 vide order dated 22.11.2024 and following order has been passed which reads as under:- “Indisputably, the order impugned dated 02.01.2024 has been passed based on the enquiry report dated 29.12.2023, a copy whereof was never supplied to the petitioner. In view thereof, taking into consideration the contentions advanced by learned counsels for the respective parties, this writ petition is disposed of in following terms:- (i) The order impugned dated 02.01.2024 is quashed and set aside. (ii) The respondents are at liberty to pass a fresh order in respect of the subject matter of the order impugned following the principles of natural justice.” 7. Considering the submissions put forward by counsel for the parties and taking note of the order dated 22.11.2024, the instant writ petitions are disposed of in the light thereof and similar directions are issued in the present writ petitions. The petitioners are directed to file fresh applications for getting scholarship which would be decided by the respondents strictly in accordance with law. 8. Stay application and all pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J ashu /20-21