Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a doctor seeking to apply for the Rajasthan medical officer direct recruitment examination 2026 under his changed name must first correct his educational documents. The court said that the doctor cannot get the requested relief until his name is corrected in his school and college records.
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand passed the order while hearing a petition filed by a doctor who wanted to participate in the recruitment process under his new name, Jai Gurjar, instead of his former name, Jai Shri Ram.
Rajasthan Medical Officer Recruitment 2026: Key Highlights
- Court: Rajasthan High Court
- Judge: Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand
- Recruitment: Medical Officer Direct Recruitment Examination 2026
- Petitioner: Jai Gurjar
- Former Name: Jai Shri Ram
- Main Issue: Correction Of Name In Educational And Medical Records
- Case Title: Jai Gurjar v State of Rajasthan & Ors.
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Why Did The Doctor Approach Rajasthan High Court
The doctor had completed his MBBS degree under the name Jai Shri Ram. After completing his degree, he changed his name to Jai Gurjar.
The Government of Rajasthan published a notification in the Rajasthan Gazette confirming his name change. Based on this notification, he approached the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS) and the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC) to update his name in their records. The doctor wanted to participate in the Medical Officer Direct Recruitment Examination 2026 using his new name.
Doctor Sought Permission To Apply Under His Changed Name
The petitioner approached the Rajasthan High Court because he feared that his recruitment application could be rejected due to the difference between his new name and his existing medical registration records.
He requested the court to direct the authorities to allow him to participate in the recruitment process under the name Jai Gurjar. He also sought protection against rejection or invalidation of his application because his medical registration certificate still carried his former name.
Rajasthan Medical Officer Recruitment 2026: Rajasthan Medical Council And RUHS Name Correction Issue
According to the court’s order, the petitioner had approached RUHS and the Rajasthan Medical Council for correction of his name after the Gazette notification.
RUHS subsequently directed SMS Medical College, Jaipur, to issue his MBBS migration certificate in the name Jai Shri Ram alias Jai Gurjar.
His application for a name change before the Rajasthan Medical Council was also shown as approved by the Registrar. However, the petitioner’s school and college educational records still carried his former name.
What Did The Rajasthan High Court Say
The respondents opposed the doctor’s request. They argued that he had secured admission to the MBBS course using educational documents bearing the name Jai Shri Ram.
According to the respondents, his name could not be changed in the MBBS records or medical registration until the necessary corrections were made in his school and college documents. The court accepted that the requested relief could not be granted until the petitioner corrected his name in the relevant educational records.
Rajasthan Medical Officer Recruitment 2026: Doctor Must Correct School And College Records First
The Rajasthan High Court clarified that the doctor must first get his name corrected in his educational documents through the concerned authorities.
The court observed that the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education and Rajasthan University of Health Sciences could correct his name in the relevant records. After receiving the corrected documents, the doctor could submit them to the concerned authorities for further action.
Court Gives Liberty To Doctor To Approach Authorities Again
The court clarified that it had not directed any authority to change the doctor’s name in his educational records.
The concerned authorities would be free to examine his applications and take action according to the law. The Rajasthan High Court disposed of the petition while giving the doctor liberty to approach the authorities again after completing the required corrections.
The order means that the doctor must first resolve the name discrepancy in his educational documents before seeking the requested relief for the Medical Officer recruitment process.
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FAQs
The doctor can approach the concerned authorities again after correcting his name in the relevant educational documents. The authorities will then consider his application according to the law.
The Rajasthan High Court held that the doctor must first correct his name in his school and college educational records before seeking permission to participate in the Medical Officer Direct Recruitment Examination 2026 under his changed name.
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand of the Rajasthan High Court passed the order in the case of Jai Gurjar v State of Rajasthan & Ors.
