The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a provision of Rajasthan service rules, excluding candidates having more than two children from public employment.
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While upholding the two-child norm, the top court dismissed the appeal filed by ex-serviceman Ramji Lal Jat, who had applied for a constable's job in the Rajasthan Police on May 25, 2018 after his retirement from military in 2017.
A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant held that Rule 24(4) of the Rajasthan Police Subordinate Service Rules, 1989, which says "no candidate shall be eligible for appointment to the service who has more than two children on or after June 1, 2002" is non-discriminatory and does not violate the Constitution.
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a provision of Rajasthan service rules, excluding candidates having more than two children from public employment.A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant was hearing a special leave petition filed by an .