Authority: High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur

Order Date: 08/07/2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) as appellant; petitioner Harsh Kumar (age ~22, resident of Dhani Bhandor Rewari, Haryana) and the State of Rajasthan as respondents.
  • Nature of Proceeding: Special Appeal (Writ No. 505/2026) challenging the Single Judge’s order that held the petitioner eligible for appointment to the post of Programmer.
  • Key Dates & Background:
  • Advertisement for Programmer post issued on 25.01.2024, stating candidates appearing in the final semester could apply provided they passed before the competitive exam date.
  • Competitive examination held on 27.10.2024.
  • Petitioner’s final‑year (8th semester) result provisionally declared on 04.07.2024 and again on 06.07.2024, indicating he had passed.
  • University later issued a compiled result for all semesters on 20.12.2024, which made no changes to the earlier provisional result.
  • Arguments Presented:
  • RPSC counsel argued eligibility required the final result to be declared on or before the exam date (27.10.2024), contending the compiled result of 20.12.2024 was the decisive document.
  • Petitioner argued that the provisional result of 06.07.2024 should be sufficient, as no alteration occurred in the later compiled result, and therefore he should be deemed to have passed on 06.07.2024.
  • Court’s Observations & Reasoning:
  • The Court distinguished the present case from the Supreme Court judgment in Rajasthan Public Service Commission vs. Lavanshu Sankhla & Ors. (2026 INSC 444), noting that the earlier case involved an advertisement that excluded candidates yet to obtain the degree.
  • The advertisement in the present case expressly allowed candidates in their final semester to apply if they passed before the exam date.
  • Since the petitioner’s final‑year result was declared on 06.07.2024, well before the 27.10.2024 exam, the eligibility condition was satisfied.
  • The Court also noted the petitioner’s merit score of 140.33 marks, which was higher than the 139.94 marks of candidates placed lower on the select list.

Final Outcome

  • The appeal filed by RPSC is dismissed.
  • The petitioner, Harsh Kumar, is confirmed eligible for appointment to the Programmer post.
  • All pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

Topics: Public Service Recruitment, Eligibility Criteria