CW 11244/08 //1// In the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan Jaipur Bench ** Civil Writ Petition No.11244/2008 Anita Devi Versus State & Ors. Date of Order ::: 22/04/09 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi Mr. Sunil Kr. Singodia, for petitioner Ms Raj Sharma, Addl. Govt. Counsel, for respondents State At request, matter has been finally heard at admission stage. Instant petition has been filed seeking admission in Women Health Worker (ANM) Training Course Session-2008 in pursuance of advertisement (No.07-08/764) (Ann.3) whereby Director Medical & Health Services, Rajasthan invited applications for admission to impart training to Women Health Worker on or before last date 21/09/07. Petitioner, claiming herself eligible applied for admission to ANM training course and sent requisite form to Chief Medical & Health Officer, Jalore (Ann.4). Case set up by petitioner is that she sent application form by speed post on 17/09/07 (Ann.4), which could have been received in the office of respondents and it came to her notice only when she was not permitted to participate in counselling in terms of notice dt.15/09/08 (Ann.5) which took place on 18/09/08; and CW 11244/08 //2// immediately thereafter, she made representation dt.18/09/08 (Ann.6) on which CMHO Jalore put a note that her form was not received upto last date; as such could not be considered in process of counselling pursuant to Notice (Ann.5). Petitioner has placed on record a letter sent by her to Chief Postal Superintendent, Jalore to show that envelop was dispatched on 17/09/07 by speed post was delivered in the office of respondent on 21/09/07; and postal authority being agency of petitioner, if envelope was not delivered upto last date as desired by respondents, at least they cannot be said to be at fault. Since petitioner was not eligible to participate in the counselling in view of the fact that her form was not received on or before last date, she could not be considered eligible. Consequently, writ petition fails and is hereby dismissed. No order as to costs. (Ajay Rastogi), J. K.Khatri/p.2/11244CW08Apr22DsANM.doc