THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN v. DEVKISHAN GOCHAR S/O SHRI RAMLAL GOCHAR
SAW/214/2026 · 2026-08-17
Inderjeet Singh, Sandeep Taneja
Public Interest Litigationbody2026
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[2026:RJ-JP:32478-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 214/2026 CNR: RJHC020082662026 | URN: SAW / 536U / 2026
1. The State of Rajasthan, through Secretary, Department of Social Justice And Empowerment, Government Secretariate, Jaipur.
2. Director, Department of Social Justice And Empowerment, Government Of Rajasthan, 22 Godown, Jaipur.
3. Dy. Director, Department Of Social Justice And Empowerment, Kota. ----Appellants-Respondents Versus Devkishan Gochar S/o Shri Ramlal Gochar, R/o Village Toran, Tehsil Digod, District Kota, Presently Working on the Post of Computer Operator, in the Office of Dy. Director, Social Justice And Empowerment Department, Kota. ----Respondent-Petitioner For Appellant(s) : Mr. Kapil Prakash Mathur, AAG with Ms. Divya Rathore For Respondent(s) : Mr. K.C. Sharma HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP TANEJA
Order 17/08/2026
1. This appeal has been filed by the appellants-respondents (hereinafter referred to as the ‘appellants’) challenging the order dated 23.09.2025 passed by learned Single Judge in the matter of S.B. C.W.P. No. 2265/2018 titled as Devkishan Gochar V. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
2. The learned Single Judge, having relied upon the judgment dated 19.08.2025 passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Dharam Singh & Ors. V. State of U.P. & Anr (Civil Appeal No. 8558/2018), allowed the writ petition filed by the
[2026:RJ-JP:32478-DB] (2 of 2) [SAW-214/2026] respondent herein. Para 8 and 9 of the impugned order dated 23.09.2025 reads as under:-
“8. In the aforesaid circumstances, where looking to the long continuance for decades directions have already been given to consider the cases of similar situated persons in the light of judgment of Dharma Singh (supra), this Court deems it just and proper to dispose of all the aforesaid writ petitions with the similar directions.
9. Hence, the respondents are directed to consider the cases of petitioners for regularization in the light of
judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Dharam Singh (supra) and to pass an appropriate order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. In case, the petitioners are found fit and eligible for regularization then consequential benefits of difference of pay and arrears shall also be given to the petitioners within the aforesaid period.”
3. In our considered view, the learned Single Judge has
directed the appellant to consider the case of the petitioner (respondent herein) for regularization in light of the judgment passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Dharam Singh (supra). In that view of the matter, we dispose of this appeal with the direction to the appellants to consider the case of the respondent as directed by the learned Single Judge and pass a reasoned and speaking order within a period of two months.
4. The present appeal filed by the appellants stands disposed of accordingly.
5. Application, if any, also stands disposed of.
(SANDEEP TANEJA),J (INDERJEET SINGH),J 35/SHAILENDRA