[2026:RJ-JP:12480] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5357/2026 Ramesh Chand Son Of Shri Radha Kishan, Aged About 60 Years, Resident Of Kapil Vastu Colony, Jhalawar City, Jhalawar (Raj.) ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary, Department Of Home, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.) 2. Director General Of Police, Police Head Quarter, Lal Kothi, Jaipur (Raj.) 3. Inspector General Of Police, Kota Range, Kota, District Kota (Raj.) 4. Superintendent Of Police Jhalawar, District Jhalawar (Raj.) ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Bajrang Sepat for Ms. Komal Giri Goswami For Respondent(s) : Mr. Parth Sharma for Mr. Bhuwnesh Sharma, AAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 25/03/2026 1. The instant writ petition is filed by the petitioner with following prayer:- “i. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction and thereby quash and set aside the impugned order dated 30.06.2006 / 15.07.2006 passed by the respondent No. 4 whereby the petitioner has been awarded punishment of censure resulting into stoppage of one annual increment with prospective effect. ii. Issue further appropriate writ, order or direction and direct the respondents to grant all consequential benefits to the petitioner including restoration of annual increment, grant of ACP [2026:RJ-JP:12480] (2 of 3) [CW-5357/2026] benefits and fixation of pay along with all retiral benefits. iii. That any other appropriate order or direction which is deemed just and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case may kindly be issued in favour of the humble petitioner. iv. That the writ petition may kindly be allowed throughout with cost.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner while placing reliance upon judgment in case of Raghuveer Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.: S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.20358/2018 submits that penalty of censure does not come in the way while consideration of candidature for grant of any promotion or ACP to the petitioner by the respondents. He also placed reliance upon order dated 30.08.2024 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.2/2018 : Bhanwar Singh Jakhad Vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. decided by a Co-ordinate Bench at Principal Seat, Jodhpur and submits that even in case of stoppage of one increment without cumulative effect is not affect the promotion. 3. Mr. Parth Sharma for Mr. Bhuwnesh Sharma, AAG accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Office is directed to reflect name of Mr. Bhuwnesh Sharma, AAG, as counsel for the respondents. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of learned AAG candidly admits the case of present petitioner is squarely covered with judgment in case of Raghuveer Singh Vs. State (supra) and he submits that he has no objection in case, a direction is passed for consideration of case of petitioner based on ratio in said judgments. [2026:RJ-JP:12480] (3 of 3) [CW-5357/2026] 5. Instant writ petition is preferred by the petitioner to challenge the order No.30.06.2006 / 15.07.2006, resulting in stoppage of one increment with prospective effect. The only contention of the petitioner is that the punishment of censure and stoppage of one annual grade increment not affect his chances of promotion or grant of ACP. 6. Considering submissions of learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the ratio laid down in case of Raghuveer Singh Vs. State (supra) and Bhanwar Singh Jakhad Vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. (supra), if applicable upon the facts and circumstances, the respondents shall re-consider the case of the present petitioner in light of said orders and consider extension of same benefits, if applicable upon the facts of the case, ignoring the orders dated 30.06.2006 and 15.07.2006. 7. With aforesaid, the instant writ petition and misc. application, if any, stands disposed of. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J MR/26