RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION versus LAVANSHU SANKHLA & ORS.

RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION versus LAVANSHU SANKHLA & ORS.

The relevant date for determining eligibility, including educational qualification, is the date of submission of the application; candidates must possess the requisite law degree by that date, and the press note of 29.11.2024 and deletion of the proviso to Rule 12 confirm that candidates appearing in the final year are not eligible.

Parties
Appellant: Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer; Respondents: Lavanshu Sankhla & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
04 May 2026
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Division Bench Judgment of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur
Outcome
Appeals allowed
Legal Topics
Assistant Prosecution Officer Examination, Minimum Essential Qualification, Law Degree, Aliquid Prohibetur Ex Directo, Prohibetur Et Per Obliquum, Application Form, Advertisement, Time of Application, Re Submission of Documents, Rule 12 of Rajasthan Prosecution Subordinate Service Rules, 1978
Service Law Assistant Prosecution Officer Examination Minimum Essential Qualification Law Degree Aliquid Prohibetur Ex Directo, Prohibetur Et Per Obliquum Application Form Advertisement Time of Application +2 more

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Parties

Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer

Appellant

Lavanshu Sankhla & Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Division Bench Judgment of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the relevant date for acquiring the minimum essential qualification is the date of submission of the application pursuant to the advertisement, or any time prior to the commencement of the interview process.

Ratio Decidendi

The relevant date for determining eligibility, including educational qualification, is the date of submission of the application; candidates must possess the requisite law degree by that date, and the press note of 29.11.2024 and deletion of the proviso to Rule 12 confirm that candidates appearing in the final year are not eligible.

Court Disposition

Appeals allowed

Orders

  • Common judgment dated 12 August 2025 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court set aside
  • Appeals allowed