[2026:RJ-JP:5200] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16525/2025 Ramavatar Singh Kashniya S/o Shri Udaram, Aged About 67 Years, R/o Village Deswsar, Post Bagar, District Jhunjhunu. Presently Retired From The Post Of Asst. Agriculture Officer From Office Assistant Director Of Agriculture (Extension), Jhunjhunu. ----Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Department Of Secretariat, Rajasthan, Jaipur. 2. The Commissioner Agriculture, Agriculture Commissionerate, Rajasthan, Jaipur. 3. The Joint Director, Agriculture (Administration), Pant Krishi Bhawan, Rajasthan, Jaipur. 4. The Assistant Director, Agriculture (Extension), Jhunjhunu. 5. The Director Of Directorate Of Pension And Pensioners Welfare Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Tarun Choudhary on behalf of Mr. Hanuman Choudhary For Respondent(s) : Mr. B.S. Chhaba, AAG with Mr. Rahul Gupta, AAAG, Mr. Satyam Bhardwaj & Mr. Hardik Singh, AAAG Mr. Aaditya Godara with Ms. Harshita Sharma & Ms. Chelsi Agarwal on behalf of Ms. Mahi Yadav, AAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA Order 04/02/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition against order dated 21.04.2022, whereby representation filed by the petitioner for permitting him re-option to opt the benefit of revised pay scales as per recommendation of 6th & 7th Central Pay Commissions, has been rejected. 2. Mr. B.S. Chhaba, learned Additional Advocate General has appeared in the matter and has filed reply to the writ petition. [2026:RJ-JP:5200] (2 of 2) [CW-16525/2025] 3. Heard and considered. 4. Petitioner has also placed on record order dated 10.12.2021 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in earlier writ petition filed by the petitioner (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.17834/2019; Ramavtar Singh Kashniya vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.), wherein after considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and after examining the Rules, Co-ordinate Bench has given a categorical finding that the provision is absolutely clear, the Co- ordinate Bench of this Court did not find any ground to interfere in the writ petition and the writ petition was dismissed on merits by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court; however, only on request of learned counsel for the petitioner, liberty was granted to move representation before Department to raise the grievances, which were to be considered sympathetically. Thereafter, the representation filed by the petitioner has been dismissed in the light of Rule 11(5) of Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, which states that the option once exercised shall not be permitted to be changed. 5. Since, all these provisions have already been examined by this Court in earlier writ petition filed by the petitioner, which has been dismissed on merits, there is no scope for interference in the instant writ petition and the same, is hereby, dismissed. 6. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. (ANAND SHARMA),J DAKSH/37