[2025:RJ-JP:35701] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 282/2025 Rishi Raj Chanwaria S/o Shri Om Prakash Chanwaria, aged About 42 years, R/o Ward No. 1, Near SDM Court, Anupgarh, Dist. Ganganagar, Rajasthan- 335701. ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Institute of Health and Family Welfare Department, Registered office at Jhlana Doongri Colony, Ghat Ki Guni, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004, through its Director. 2. Department of Medical Health and Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan, Registered address at Swasthya Bhawan, Tilak Marg, C-Scheme, Ashok Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 30200, through its Principal Secretary. ----Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Pulkit Arora Advocate. For Respondents : Ms. Anjali Sharma Advocate on behalf of Mr. Archit Bohra AGC. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA Judgment 04/09/2025 1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking direction against the respondents to appoint him on the post of Pharmacist. It is stated that the petitioner is an outstanding sportsperson as he participated as an Athlete in 47th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship organised by Madhya Pradesh Athletic Association at Bhopal from 17.09.2007 to 20.09.2007 and Advertisement dated 05.05.2023 issued by the respondents provides for reservation for sportspersons. The petitioner, being eligible to participate pursuant to aforesaid advertisement, submitted his application form. It has been [2025:RJ-JP:35701] (2 of 3) [CW-282/2025] submitted that despite the petitioner being an outstanding sportsperson, benefit of the reservation provided for the aforesaid category has not been extended to the petitioner, which has resulted in rejection of candidature of the petitioner for the post of Pharmacist. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents opposed the writ petition and submitted that notification dated 21.11.2019 was issued by the Department of Personnel, Government of Rajasthan in order to amend Rajasthan Public Service Commission (Ministerial and Subordinate Services) Rules, 1999 and an explanation has been inserted in the aforesaid rules to clarify the term, “outstanding sportspersons”, which means sportspersons who are bona fide resident of the State of Rajasthan and represented Indian team in individual or in team event in any international tournament/championship of any sports and games mentioned in the table given in the aforesaid notification or has represented Rajasthan in individual or in a team event in national games/national para games or national championship/para national championship of any sports and games organised by Indian Olympic Association/Para Olympic Committee of India or its affiliated National Sports Federation. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the petitioner is in possession of one participation certificate issued for participating in 47th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship organised by Madhya Pradesh Athletic Association at Bhopal, which do not fall within the ambit of notification dated [2025:RJ-JP:35701] (3 of 3) [CW-282/2025] 21.11.2019. Hence, reservation meant for outstanding sportspersons cannot be extended to the petitioner. 4. In view of aforesaid position of the rules amended vide notification dated 21.11.2019, no case for interference is made out. 5. Writ petition filed by the petitioner is devoid of any merit and substance and the same is, hereby, dismissed. 6. Pending application, if any, also stands dismissed. (ANAND SHARMA),J MANOJ NARWANI /74