Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has allowed a government doctor to contest the November 25 Assembly polls and rejoin duty if he loses.
Deepak Ghoghra, 43, is contesting the election from the Dungarpur constituency on a Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) ticket. He is the son of BTP state president Velaram Ghoghra. In an order on October 20, Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati of the Joghpur bench of the high court said, ‘...the respondents may kindly be directed to relieve the petitioner from the post of medical officer for the purpose of participation in the upcoming Rajasthan state Assembly election 2023 and permit the petitioner to contest/ participate in the election.’
'..the respondent may kindly be further directed that if the petitioner loses in election, she would be permitted to join back on the post of medical officer,' order stated.