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Rajasthan High Court employment law rulings

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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~~ auditor, Neeraj Bishnoi, who resigned to contest a state assembly election. ~~The court~~ 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 ~~allow for~~ permit the withdrawal of a ~~resignation, further noting~~ resignation. The court emphasized that contesting an election violates requirements for political ~~neutrality under~~ neutrality, noting that allowing reinstatement would imply the individual remained in active service ~~rules.~~ while engaging in political activities, which violates 1964 rules prohibiting government employees from affiliation with political parties or organizations.

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