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CDJ 2026 Raj HC 031
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| Court : High Court of Rajasthan, Jodhpur Bench |
| Case No : Civil Writ Petition No. 2114 of 2026 |
| Judges: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MUNNURI LAXMAN |
| Parties : Dr. Naveen Kumar Bheel & Others Versus State of Rajasthan Through Principal Secretary, Medical & Health Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur & Others |
| Appearing Advocates : For the Petitioner: Mahesh Chand Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Tanuj Jain for Mukesh Dave, AGC. |
| Date of Judgment : 29-01-2026 |
| Head Note :- |
Comparative Citation:
2026 Lab IC 945,
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| Summary :- |
1. Statutes / Acts / Rules Mentioned:
- None
2. Catch Words:
- Contract
- Temporary appointment
- Regular recruitment
- Vested right
- Re‑engagement
- Merit
- Experience
3. Summary:
The petitioners, appointed as Medical Officers on an urgent temporary basis, challenged the non‑extension of their contracts after the expiry on 30‑09‑2025. Their contracts stipulated continuation only until regular appointments were made or for one year, whichever was earlier. The State argued that regular recruitment had been completed, leaving no entitlement for the petitioners to continue. Both parties agreed that re‑engagement could be considered for any vacant posts, subject to merit and experience. The Court, after hearing both sides, directed the respondents to sympathetically consider the petitioners for any unfilled Medical Officer vacancies on the same temporary terms. No further orders were made, and pending applications were disposed of.
4. Conclusion:
Petition Dismissed |
| Judgment :- |
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1. With the consent of both the parties, the matter is heard on final disposal.
2. The present writ petition is filed challenging the action of the respondents in not continuing the services of the petitioners to the post of Medical Officer on Temporary Urgent Basis.
3. The petitioners were initially recruited to the post of Medical Officer on Urgent Temporary Basis by way of contract and the terms of contract clearly indicate that any such an appointments are made subject to one year or till the regular appointments are made, whichever is earlier. Subsequently, by order dated 11.04.2025, the employment of the petitioners was extended till 30.09.2025, and thereafter, there was no extension order, therefore, they have filed the present writ petition.
4. The case of the State is that the very contract is for an engagement for one year or till the regular appointments are made, whichever is earlier and their services were not further extended for the reason that a regular recruitment to the post of Medical Officer has already been done and posted. Therefore, the petitioners have no vested right to continue after the regular appointments are made to the post of Medical Officer.
5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners fairly submitted that the engagement of Medical Officer through regular recruitment is already done and they have no vested right to seek continuation on such post, where the appointments are made regularly; however, the respondents may sympathetically consider their case for re-engagement on the vacant post, which are unfilled with regular recruitment and such a vacant post also be filled basing on the merit as well as period of experience of the candidates, who were being disengaged by virtue of regular appointments.
6. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that if the respondent-Authority decided to fill-up any unfilled vacancies, which are available after filling up of the regular vacancies, the case for reengaging the persons may be considered sympathetically including the case of the petitioners for re-engagement on the vacant/unfilled post subject to merit and period of experience among the candidates.
7. The terms of the contract clearly indicate that their appointment is on Temporary Basis and for a fixed period or happening of certain eventuality of regular appointments. Since the very discontinuation is based on the regular appointments, the petitioners have no vested right to continue work on the post of Medical Officer for the reason that they have appointed on Temporary Urgent Basis, however, when the respondents seek to re-employ in the vacant post of Medical Officer after regular recruitment, the case of the petitioners or others are required to be considered sympathetically.
8. In the above factual facts and circumstances of the case and contentions of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of with the directions to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners and other persons if any in the vacant post of Medical Officer on Urgent Temporary Basis, their services are required to be considered subject to same terms and conditions and the said consideration shall be based on period of experience and merit.
9. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.
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