Rajasthan High Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged Record Manipulation At Service Tribunal
The Rajasthan High Court in an April 17 order, directed inquiry into a service tribunal over alleged record manipulation.This, after Justice Ravi Chirania was dissatisfied with the Registrar's explanation who had tried to "shift the burden" on a clerk."This Court finds this justification highly unreasonable and false on the face of the record. The concerned clerk who committed this mistake...
The Rajasthan High Court in an April 17 order, directed inquiry into a service tribunal over alleged record manipulation.
This, after Justice Ravi Chirania was dissatisfied with the Registrar's explanation who had tried to "shift the burden" on a clerk.
"This Court finds this justification highly unreasonable and false on the face of the record. The concerned clerk who committed this mistake has not been named in the affidavit, therefore, the justification does not appears to be correct and satisfactory," the bench observed.
For context, Petitioner was promoted to the post of Lecturer in 2015-16, and continued to serve on that post till 2025. However, in 2025, the promotion was abruptly cancelled by the Government. This order was challenged by the petitioner before the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur (the “Tribunal”).
The petitioner contended that in an open court, the Tribunal had issued notices and stayed the impugned order. However, no certified copy of the order was made available. Further, instead of recording the stay order in the case file, a completely different order of a later date, that was never listed before the Tribunal, was recorded as per which the stay was declined.
While underscoring the seriousness of the allegations, the Court had issued notice to the Registrar on March 06, asking him to file an affidavit providing an explanation.
After perusing the Registrar's response on April 17, the Court directed the Secretary, Department of Personnel to conduct an inquiry into the matter, "specifically considering the affidavit that has been filed by the Registrar".
As per the latest case status on the High Court website, the matter is next listed on July 01, when the Court is also likely to pass orders on an application seeking impleadment of Members of the Tribunal.
Title: Shravan Lal Khorwal v State of Rajasthan
Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Yuvraj Samant
Counsels for Respondents: Mr. Manoj Sharma, AAG with Ms. Pooja Sharma and Mr. Vishwas Fatehpuria Mr. Rakesh Kumar Fatehpuria, Registrar (RCSAT)