1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B.CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 230/2009 Smt. Rashmi Arya Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. Date of Order : : 02.03.2009 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.R. PANWAR Mr. N.R.Choudhary, for the petitioner. Mr. R.L.Jangid, Addl.Advocate General for the respondents. By an application being I.A. No.2602/09 the petitioner seeks early hearing of the matter. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents has no objection. The application is therefore, allowed. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is finally heard. By the instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner submits that the respondents may be directed to consider the candidature of the petitioner for appointment on the post of Prabodhak under Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Prabodhak Service Rules, 2008 (for short 'the Rules of 2008' hereinafter) as the petitioner fulfills the requisite educational as well as experience qualification as prescribed under Schedule attached to the Rules of 2008. Apart from the education qualification as prescribed under the Schedule, a candidate applying for the post of Prabodhak is also required to 2 have a five years teaching experience without any break in any recognized educational institution/ educational project. According to the petitioner, the petitioner possessed the requisite experience of five years at Govt. Senior Secondary School, Singoli, Javad, District Neemuch vide Annex.3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, as per advertisement Annex.4 dated 31.5.2008, a candidate applying for the post of Prabodhak under the Rules of 2008 should have five years experience on the last date of submission of the application form. The last date for submission of the application form was 20.6.2008 which was extended to 26.6.2008 and therefore, according to learned counsel for the petitioner on 20.6.2008, the petitioner had completed five years teaching experience without any break though the certificate Annex.3 shows the period from 21.6.2003 to 09.6.2008 and since last date of submission of application form was 26.6.2008 and therefore, the certificate was got on 11.6.2008 and thereafter also the petitioner continued to work and if the last date of submission of application form is taken then the period of teaching experience comes to complete five years as on 20.6.2008 and on 26.6.2008 slightly more than five years. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the advertisement, the eligibility for having five years teaching experience without any break in 3 recognized educational institution/ education project is last date of submission of form and therefore, if the last date i.e. 20.6.2008 is taken for the purpose of counting the period of experience, the total period of teaching experience of the petitioner comes to five years. In this view of the matter, in my view, denial of consideration of candidature of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Prabodhak cannot sustain. Consequently, the writ petition is allowed. The respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment on the post of Prabodhak if she is otherwise eligible and meritorious and comes in merit for such appointment. This exercise be completed within a period of one month from today. No order as to costs. (H.R. PANWAR), J. rp 4 S.B.CIVIL MISC.STAY APPLICATION NO. 461/2009 IN S.B.CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 230/2009 Date of Order : : 02.03.2009 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.R. PANWAR Mr. N.R.Choudhary, for the petitioner. Mr. R.L.Jangid, Addl.Advocate General. Since the writ petition has been allowed, the stay petition stands disposed of. (H.R. PANWAR), J. rp