# Rajasthan High Court employment law rulings

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> Updated: 2026-09-13T07:32:22.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 3.

The Rajasthan High Court has issued several rulings concerning the employment status and legal rights of government employees.

In one instance, the court stayed the termination of an employee who was dismissed over allegations of suppressing information regarding a criminal conviction. The petitioner argued the conviction had been stayed by a coordinate bench, and the court noted that maintaining the conviction could cause “irreparable career damage.”

In a separate matter, the court rejected a petition for reinstatement by a former senior auditor, Neeraj Bishnoi, who resigned to contest a state assembly election. Bishnoi, a former North Western Railway official, resigned on October 10, 2023, to run as a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate for the Ratangarh seat. Following his electoral defeat, he sought to withdraw his resignation on January 1, 2024.

A division bench comprising Justice Indrajit Singh and Justice Sandeep Taneja ruled that losing an election does not constitute a “significant change in circumstances” or a valid reason under service rules to permit the withdrawal of a resignation. The court emphasized that contesting an election violates requirements for political neutrality, noting that allowing reinstatement would imply the individual remained in active service while engaging in political activities, which violates 1964 rules prohibiting government employees from affiliation with political parties or organizations.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-13: Rajasthan High Court denies railway employee reinstatement after election loss

The Rajasthan High Court ruled that a railway employee cannot withdraw his resignation to reclaim his job after losing an assembly election, citing rules on political neutrality.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rajasthan-high-court-denies-railway-employee-reinstatement-after-election-loss

### 2026-09-11: Rajasthan High Court rejects reinstatement for employee who resigned to contest election

The Rajasthan High Court ruled that government employees who resign to contest elections cannot seek reinstatement after losing, citing a lack of compelling circumstances and requirements for political weight.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rajasthan-high-court-rejects-reinstatement-for-employee-who-resigned-to-contest-election

### 2026-08-19: Rajasthan High Court stays termination of government employee

The Rajasthan High Court stayed the termination of a government employee accused of concealing a criminal conviction that had previously been stayed by a coordinate bench.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rajasthan-high-court-stays-termination-of-government-employee

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