1 S.B.CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.6915/2008 Madhu Rawal v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. Date of Order :: 10 th December, 2008 HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE GOVIND MATHUR Mr. Sandeep Shah, for the petitioner. Mr. Shyam Toshniwal, for the respondents. .... By this petition for writ a writ, order or direction is sought for the respondents to treat the period commencing from 26.6.2003 to 22.7.2003 as part of teaching experience gained by the petitioner, resulting him eligible to be considered for appointment to the post of Prabodhak under the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Prabodhak Service Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules of 2008”). As per the averments contained in petition for writ the petitioner was selected for appointment as Para Teacher on 21.4.2003 and she was sent for necessary training immediately thereafter. She acquired post appointment training relating to the post of Para Teacher from 26.6.2003 to 22.7.2003 and on 23.7.2003 she joined duties as Para Teacher. In pursuant to an advertisement dated 31.5.2008 the petitioner applied for appointment to the post of Prabodhak in District Sirohi, however, her candidature 2 was rejected by the respondents by treating her a person not having requisite teaching experience of five years. Being aggrieved by the same this petition for writ is preferred. As per the petitioner the period of training undertaken by her as a consequent to appointment to the post of Para Teacher is required to be treated as part of teaching experience and by including that she completes five years teaching experience. The controversy involved in this petition for writ as a matter of fact is no more res integra in view of the judgment of this Court in the case of Shankar Lal v. State of Rajasthan & Ors., SBCivil Writ Petition No.6766/2008, decided on 15.10.2008. In the case aforesaid a view is taken that the period relating to the post appointment training relating to the post of Para Teacher is a part of teaching experience and that is required to be included in teaching experience while considering candidature of a person for appointment to the post of Prabodhak. In view of that, this petition for writ deserves acceptance, the same, therefore, is allowed. The rejection of the petitioner's candidature on the count of lacking teaching experience is declared illegal. The respondents are directed to consider the candidature of the petitioner for appointment on the 3 post of Prabodhak in District Sirohi and appointment be accorded to her if she stands in merit and is otherwise eligible to hold the post of Prabodhak. Compliance of the directions given above is required to be made within a period of two months from today. ( GOVIND MATHUR ),J. kkm/ps.