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Rajasthan HC overturns 11-year-old dismissal order, reinstates info assistants
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jodhpur
🗓 13 Oct 2026, 09:31 PM
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The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a 2012 government order that removed information assistants who completed a PGDCA from Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya, restoring their positions.
The Rajasthan High Court has annulled a government order that dates back 11 years, which had terminated the services of information assistants holding a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) from Mahatma Gandhi University in Meghalaya. The bench held that the order, issued in 2012, was not in compliance with procedural norms and therefore could not stand.
The affected assistants, who were employed in various government departments across the state, had been seeking legal recourse after their removal. Their petition argued that the dismissal was arbitrary and violated their right to fair employment.
With the court's decision, the assistants are now eligible for reinstatement and the restoration of any service benefits they may have lost. The ruling also signals that similar outdated orders may be subject to judicial review.
Legal experts noted that the judgment underscores the judiciary's role in safeguarding employment rights and ensuring that administrative actions adhere to due process.
The state government is expected to issue guidelines for the practical implementation of the court's order, facilitating the return of the assistants to their respective posts.
The affected assistants, who were employed in various government departments across the state, had been seeking legal recourse after their removal. Their petition argued that the dismissal was arbitrary and violated their right to fair employment.
With the court's decision, the assistants are now eligible for reinstatement and the restoration of any service benefits they may have lost. The ruling also signals that similar outdated orders may be subject to judicial review.
Legal experts noted that the judgment underscores the judiciary's role in safeguarding employment rights and ensuring that administrative actions adhere to due process.
The state government is expected to issue guidelines for the practical implementation of the court's order, facilitating the return of the assistants to their respective posts.