CW 3043/96 //1// In the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan Jaipur Bench ** Civil Writ Petition No.3043/1996 Sripal Shaktawa Versus Univ. of Rajasthan & Anr. Date of Order ::: 13/08/09 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi None, for petitioner Mr. DK Soral, for respondents-University Grievance of petitioner is that he has been deprived of fair consideration for the post of Public Relation Officer by respondents. Pursuant to advertisement (Ann.4), post of Public Relation Officer was advertised by respondent-University inviting applications to be furnished by eligible applicants on or before 31/05/96 in prescribed form to be obtained from University counter. It was alleged by petitioner that he had sent prescribed form on 24/05/96 which indisputably was received in University's office on 13/06/96 much after last date prescribed vide advertisement (Ann.4). It appears from writ petition that only ground raised for consideration is that once he has sent application form on 24/05/96 and the delay if caused in reaching the University cannot be attributed to him and even it was received on 13/06/96, that will not construe which may cause prejudice to him. CW 3043/96 //2// IN the reply, respondents inter-alia averred that application was received in their office on 13/06/96 much after the last date (31/05/96) prescribed in advertisement (Ann.4) which certainly could not have been considered and no error has been committed in rejecting petitioner's application form received at a later point of time after last date. Letter was sent by petitioner through ordinary post and under posting certificate dt.24/05/96 has been placed on record to show that it was sent on 24/05/96. Suffice it to say that postal authority being agent of petitioner, if at all there was any delay having caused and if last date has expired, the respondent University cannot be said to be at fault and certainly cannot be asked to consider his application having received belatedly. If there being any delay on the part of postal authority, petitioner can take action against his agent but it cannot be said that the University committed error in rejecting his application being indisputably received on 13/06/96 after last date (31/05/96) prescribed under advertisement (Ann.4). Consequently, writ petition fails and is hereby dismissed. No costs. (Ajay Rastogi), J. K.Khatri/p.2/3043CW96Aug13.doc