HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2660/2025 1. Dr. Suman Devi Yadav D/o Chhitar Mal Yadav, Aged About 36 Years, R/o Mukandpura Ii, Jalsu, Jaipur Rajasthan. Working As Assistant Professor (History) Guest Faculty Under Vidhya Sambal Yojna At Govt. College, Jalsu, Jaipur. 2. Dr. Chitra Karamchandani D/o Kanhaiya Lal Karamchandani, Aged About 42 Years, R/o Plot No. 519, Sindhi Colony, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Working As Assistant Professor (Political Science) Guest Faculty Under Vidhya Sambal Yojna At Jyotiba Phule Govt. College, Jaisinghpura Khor, Jaipur. 3. Dr. Chandradeep Nandlal Yadav S/o Ramkaran Yadav, Aged About 41 Years, R/o 123, Shri Harihar Vihar Colony, Near Kalpana School, Macheda, Anokha, Harmada, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Working As Assistant Professor (Political Science) Guest Faculty Under Vidhya Sambal Yojna At Govt. College, Jalsu, Jaipur. 4. Sachin Kumar S/o Bhanwar Lal, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Vpo Alipura, Via Bagar, Tehsil Chirawa, District Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. Working As Assistant Professor (English Literature) Guest Faculty Under Vidhya Sambal Yojna At Govt. College, Jalsu, Jaipur. 5. Dr. Satyanarayan S/o Siyaram, Aged About 41 Years, R/o Maharaja Kishan Singh Nagar, Icici Bank Ke Piche, Patrakar Colony, Jaipur, Rajasthan,. Woking As Assistant Professor (Hindi) Guest Faculty Under Vidhya Sambal Yojna At Govt. College, Kotkhawda, Jaipur. 6. Arvind Kumar Saini S/o Prabhati Lal Saini, Aged About 48 Years, R/o Chand Ji Ki Dhani, Reengus Marg, Chomu, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Working As Assistant Professor (Economics) Guest Faculty Under Vidhya Sambal Yojna At Govt. College, Kotkhawada, Jaipur. 7. Mohit Kumar S/o Dwarka Nath, Aged About 45 Years, R/o Ward No. 11, Near Shiv Mandir, Jaitsar Kashmiri Mohalla, Ganganagar, Rajasthan. Assistant Professor (2 of 5) [CW-2660/2025] (Political Science) Guest Faculty Under Vidhya Sambal Yojna At Govt. Girls College, Buddha Johad, Sriganganagar. 8. Jodhraj Meena S/o Gandi Lal Meena, Aged About 51 Years, R/o Village Raipura, Post Katchravata, Tehsil Nagar Fort, District Tonk, Rajasthan. Assistant Professor (Drawing) Guest Faculty Under Vidhya Sambal Yojna At Bhagwan Aadinath Jayraj Marwada Govt. College, Nainwa, Bundi. ----Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Higher Education, Secretariat, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur. 2. The Commissioner, College Education, Block 4, Shiksha Sankul, Jln Marg, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 3. The Principal, Lal Bahadur Shastri Govt. College, Kotputli. 4. The Principal, Govt. College, Jalsu, District Jaipur. 5. The Principal, Jyotiba Phule Govt. College, Jasinghpura Khor, Jaipur. 6. The Principal, Govt. College Jaipur 7. The Principal, Govt. College, Kotkhawada, Jaipur. 8. The Principal, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Govt. College, Sriganganagar. 9. The Principal, Govt. Girls College, Buddha, Johad, Sriganganagar. 10. The Principal, Govt. College, Bundi. 11. The Principal, Bhagwan Adinath Jairaj Marwara Govt. College, Nainwa, Bundi. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. RP Saini with Mr. Aamir Khan For Respondent(s) : JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND (3 of 5) [CW-2660/2025] Order 20/02/2025 1. The instant petition has been preferred with the following prayers:- “1. By appropriate writ order or direction in the nature thereof, the respondents be directed to continue the petitioners as Guest Faculty under the Vidya Sambal Yojna. 2. By appropriate writ, or direction, the respondent be directed not to replace the petitioners with another set of contractual employee in the garb of fresh advertisement year 2025. 3. Any other appropriate writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble Court deems just and proper on the facts and in the circumstances of the case may also be passed in favour of the petitioners with cost of the petition.” 2. By way of filing this writ petition, a prayer has been made to continue the petitioners as guest faculty under the Vidhya Sambal Yojna and not to replace them from another set of contractual employees in pursuance of the advertisement issued in the year 2025. 3. During the course of arguments, it is apprised to this Court that the similar controversy involved in this petition, came before this Court in the case of “Ram Chaturvedi & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.” (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.1474/2023) and the said controversy has been set at rest with the following directions:- “(i) Respondents while engaging the Guest Faculty in the session 2023-24 in various colleges/universities under the Raj-CES under Vidya Sambal Scheme, shall give preference to (4 of 5) [CW-2660/2025] engage the petitioners who have already rendered services as Guest Faculty in this scheme in the previous sessions/years, at previous place of posting or nearby place obviously subject to availability of vacancies in the previous college/university or nearby place as well as after considering the satisfactory services of petitioners. (ii) Petitioners who have been engaged as Guest Faculty in the previous sessions shall not be dislodged/replaced from its previous place with fresh appointment of Guest Faculty, subject to availability of vacant post and need of engagement. (iii) After re-engagement/adjustment of the petitioners i.e. previous Guest Faculty in the Vidya Sambal Scheme, against vacancies for the year 2023-24, the remaining vacant posts of previous years, and on the new vacancies accrued in session 2023-24 may be filled by the fresh aspirants in accordance with the criteria of selection prescribed in the scheme. (iv) It is made clear that petitioners who were already engaged in the previous sessions and are willing for appointment/engagement in the present session 2023-24 in the Vidya Sambal Scheme, are required to apply afresh pursuant to advertisement issued by respondents and his/her re-engagement in the Vidya Sambal Scheme for session 2023-24 would be governed by terms and conditions of the scheme and shall not create any additional equity/claim which is not available in the scheme.” 3. In the aforesaid case of Ram Chaturvedi (supra), the Coordinate Bench of this Court has issued directions to the respondents to give preference to engage the co-petitioners, who have already rendered services as Guest Faculty in this scheme in the previous sessions/years. 4. Since the controversy involved in this petition has already been set at rest in the case of Ram Chaturvedi (5 of 5) [CW-2660/2025] (supra), this Court finds no valid reason to take different view. 5. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with direction to the respondents to give preference to the petitioners at the time of process of appointment in pursuance of the advertisement issued in the year 2025. 6. Stay application and all pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J KuD/13