The Rajasthan High Court rejected the reservation petition of an ST woman from Gujarat in the nursing officer recruitment, noting that SC‑ST reservation granted in the home state does not automatically apply in another state

The woman claimed reservation based on her Gujarat ST certificate when applying for the nursing officer post in Rajasthan, but was treated as a general‑category candidate in the selection process

After a single‑judge order was set aside, the woman filed a special appeal; the division bench comprising Justice Vineet Kumar Mathur and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma heard arguments from both sides

High Court’s reasoning

The state government’s counsel cited Supreme Court judgments in ‘Maree Chandr Shekhar Rao v. Dean, Seth GS Medical College’ and ‘Action Committee on the Issue of Caste Certificate… Maharashtra v. Union of India’, which hold that a person cannot claim the same SC‑ST reservation in another state unless it is listed in that state’s notifications

The court held that merely having the same caste name or an out‑of‑state SC‑ST certificate is insufficient; reservation entitlement depends on state‑wise constitutional provisions and notifications

What this means for you

  • Applicants from other states seeking government jobs in Rajasthan will have to verify the state‑wise reservation rules applicable to SC‑ST candidates
  • Reservation cannot be claimed solely on the basis of a home‑state certificate; the candidate must be included in the list issued by the recruiting state
  • Recruitment advertisements will explicitly state which reserved categories are eligible on a state‑by‑state basis

The High Court dismissed the special appeal and upheld the single‑judge order, making clear that reservation benefits in Rajasthan government recruitment are granted only on the basis of state‑specific provisions