[2025:RJ-JP:44625] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16880/2025 Manjeet Singh S/o Hari Krishan Yadav, Aged About 46 Years, R/o Village Chandpur, Tehsil Mundawar, District Khairthal-Tijara (Raj.) ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Additional Chief Secretary Home, Jaipur. 2. Director, Directorate Of Prosecution Department, Secretariat, Jaipur. 3. Assistant Director, Prosecution, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sudhir Yadav For Respondent(s) : Ms. Devakriti Vashistha for Mr. Bhuwnesh Sharma, AAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 06/11/2025 1. Mr. Bhuwnesh Sharma, AAG accepts notice on behalf of respondents. 2. Office is directed to reflect name of Mr. Bhuwnesh Sharma, AAG as counsel for respondent. 3. Instant writ petition has been filed by petitioner with following prayers: “It is, therefore humbly prayed that Your Lordship may graciously be pleased to accept and allow this writ petition of the petitioner and by appropriate writ, order or direction: I) Quashed and set aside the impugned order dated 15.01.2020 by which respondents imposed the penalty of censure to the petitioner, under Rule 17 of Rajasthan Civil Service Rules (CCA) 1958, in the interest of justice. II) That effect of order dated 15.01.2020 of penalty of censure [2025:RJ-JP:44625] (2 of 3) [CW-16880/2025] may kindly be declared null and void, on the service and promotion of the petitioner, in the interest of justice III) Quashed and set aside order dated 31.08.2022 passed by respondents for the promotion on the post of Additional Administrative Officer and respondents may kindly be directed conduct review DPC for the promotion on the post of Additional Administrative Officer against vacancy year 2022-2023 and petitioner may be promoted on the post of Additional Administrative Officer against vacancy year 2022-2023, vacancy dated 01.04.2022, in place of 01.04.2023, between Rajesh Kumar Sharma and Shivprakash Cheepa, in the interest of justice. IV) Quashed and set aside order dated 06.10.2023 passed by respondents for the promotion on the post of Administrative Officer and respondents may kindly be directed conduct review DPC for the promotion on the post of Administrative Officer against vacancy year 2023-2024 and petitioner may be promoted on the post of Administrative Officer against vacancy year 2023-2024, vacancy dated 01.04.2023, between Rajesh Kumar Sharma and Shivprakash Cheepa, in the interest of justice. V) The respondents may kindly be further directed to place the name of petitioner for the seniority list of Administrative Officer between Rajesh Kumar Sharma and Shivprakash Cheepa, as on 01.04.2023, in the interest of justice. Any other appropriate order, which may be found just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, be passed in favour of the petitioner. Cost of the writ petition may also be awarded in favour of the Petitioner.” 4. Learned counsel for petitioners while referring and relying upon order dated 10.10.2025 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition [2025:RJ-JP:44625] (3 of 3) [CW-16880/2025] No.14268/2025 titled as Rajendra Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. submits that the controversy and the issue raised herein is already settled by this Court, in case of Raghuveer Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors: S.B. CWP no. 20358/2018 decided on 07.05.2024. He further submitted that instant writ petition be disposed of in accordance with aforesaid order. 5. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for parties and also material placed on record, the writ petition is disposed of in light of ratio laid down in case of Raghuveer Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. (supra). 6. The respondent(s) are directed to consider case of promotion for the post of Additional Administrative Officer for the year 2022-2023 ignoring penalty of censure under Rule 17 of Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958 on 15.01.2020. After examining the facts of the case, about non-applicability of ratio laid down in case of Raghuveer Singh (supra), the respondents shall pass a reasoned and speaking order but have to complete this exercise within a period of 60 days from date of receipt of copy of this order. 7. With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition with pending application, if any, stands disposed of. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J PREETI VALECHA /115