IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.926/02 Adarsh Kishore Sharma & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr. Date of order : 1/12/2008. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Shri Dharmendra Agarwal for the petitioners. Shri Hemant Gupta, Additional Government Counsel for the respondent.****** This writ petition has been filed with the prayer that the respondents be directed to appoint petitioners on the post of Nurse Grade-II pursuant to the advertisement dated 11.10.2001. Shri Dharmendra Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioners has argued that the respondents are under obligation to appoint persons having early registration with the Rajasthan Nursing Council by giving them preferential treatment which was their past practice. The respondents cannot now deprive the petitioners of their legitimate right to revise the criteria of appointment and give away the earlier method of selection wherein preference was given to such of the candidates who were having registration with the Rajasthan Nursing Council from before. Shri Hemant Gupta, learned Additional Government Counsel opposed the writ petition and submitted that there was no provision in the rule for giving preference to the candidates having early registration with the Nursing Council. The appointments are required to be made strictly on the basis of merit. The selection was finalised in the year 2001. The merit list was prepared State wise and not District wise and that the candidates selected were having higher marks than the petitioners. In view of the clarification made by the respondents, now when the selection process is over, I do not find any reason to issue a mandamus requiring the respondents to give preference to the petitioners. The writ petition is dismissed. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. RS/