[2025:RJ-JP:12130] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4612/2014 Pratibha Shastri D/o Shri Hazari Lal Bairwa, aged about 24 years, R/o 138, Sanni Nagar, Pratap Nagar, Sector-09, Sanganer, Jaipur ----Petitioner Versus 1. University of Rajasthan through its Registrar, J.L.N. Marg, Jaipur. 2. Vice Chancellor-cum Chairman, Selection Committee, University of Rajasthan, J.L.N. Marg, Jaipur. 3. Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Narendra Kumar Saini For Respondent(s) : Mr. A.K. Sharma, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rachit Sharma HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Judgment 18/03/2025 The present petition is filed assailing the non-selection of the petitioner on the post of Assistant Professor (Sanskrit) qua which she has filled her application under the SC category. It is contended by learned counsel for petitioner that the petitioner was first in the merit list issued by the respondents, howsoever, in the interview, selection Committee after interviewing the candidates opined that none of the ten candidates were suitable for the said post. Further, learned counsel for petitioner contends that the terminology “not suitable” is not in accordance with law and is also against the UGC norms. In support of the said contention reliance [2025:RJ-JP:12130] (2 of 2) [CW-4612/2014] is placed by the learned counsel for the petitioner upon the judgment passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court in Valsala Kumari Devi M. vs. Director, Higher Secondary Education and others, reported in 2007 (8) SCC 533. Upon a perusal of the reply filed by the respondents, it is noted that as per Ordinance 141-C the selection Committee/Screening Evaluation Committee has to be formulated, which is in line with the provisions of Section 5 of the Rajasthan Universities Teachers and Officers (Selection for Appointment) Act, 1979. It is stated that the Statutory Committee after due evaluation has found the professional competence of the candidates to be “not suitable” for the said post, nevertheless, the petitioner has alleged no malafides qua the Selection Committee in the writ petition. Moreover, it is domain of the employer to choose appropriate candidates for the posts so advertised. Thence, upon a cumulative consideration of the foregoing facts and circumstances of the instant matter, the material available on record, this Court does not find any error in the actions of the Selection Committee. Moreover, the present petition pertains to the year 2014 and today in the year 2025 no interference can be made. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of. (SAMEER JAIN),J DEEPAK/62