[2025:RJ-JP:522] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 19656/2024 Sita Ram Jat S/o Shri Buddha Ram Jat, Aged About 35 Years, R/o A-65, Friends Colony, Sirsi Road, Panchyawala, Jaipur- 302034. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Union Of India, Through Its Secretary, Department Of Higher Education, 127-C, Shastri Bhawan, Government Of India, New Delhi- 110001 2. National Testing Agency, Through Its Chairperson, First Floor, Nsic- Mdbp Building, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi- 110020 3. University Grants Commission (Ugc), Through Its Chairman, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- 110002 4. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Through Secretary, Ghughra Ghati, Jaipur Road, Ajmer, Rajasthan- 305001 ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Prateek Mathur For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ashish Kumar with Mr. Digvijay Singh HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN Order 06/01/2025 1. This petition is filed challenging the show-cause notice (for short ‘SCN’) issued to the petitioner through e-mail dated 28.09.2024. 2. The brief facts are that the petitioner appeared in Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive Examination (Pre.) 2023 conducted by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission for the post of Assistant Professor/ College [2025:RJ-JP:522] (2 of 2) [CW-19656/2024] Lecturer. After qualifying the preliminary examination, the petitioner appeared in Mains examination. The petitioner was issued SCN to show-cause for unfair mean having been adopted during the examination. The SCN was sent through e-mail on 28.09.2024. The result of the exam was declared on 17.10.2024 wherein, candidature of the petitioner was cancelled. After declaration of the result, the petitioner filed reply on 19.10.2024. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that interview for the successful candidates are going to be conducted from 08.01.2025 and no decision has been taken in pursuance to the SCN issued after considering the reply filed by the petitioner. 4. The challenge in the present petition is to the SCN to which response has already been filed and the matter is under consideration before the respondent concerned as no final decision has been taken. 5. The writ petition is disposed of at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to approach the respondent concerned with a request for expeditious culmination of the proceedings in pursuance to the SCN. 6. In the eventuality of petitioner making a request for expeditious culmination of the proceedings, the respondent concerned shall consider the same in accordance with law taking into account that time would be of essence as successful candidates are likely to be called for interview. (AVNEESH JHINGAN),J Simple Kumawat /38