A "two-child norm" has been enforced by the Supreme Court for public. This states, that an individual cannot receive government employment if he has more than two children.
The Supreme Court has officially approved a 1989 state ordinance that restricted people from Rajasthan government employment if they had more than two children. The two-child policy has up until now applied to candidates running for panchayat elections in Rajasthan. Now, government employment is subject to this regulation as well.
What is two children norm?
According to the 2001 Rajasthan Various Service (Amendment Rule), candidates for government jobs who have more than two children are ineligible for appointment. The Supreme Court has again looked into this policy. It is noteworthy that this policy was made mandatory for panchayat elections about 21 years ago, but now it will be implemented for government jobs as well.
In a ruling issued on February 20, the bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Dutta, and KV Vishwanathan stated that it is within the scope of policy and that there is "no need to interfere with it."
Ramlal Jat, a former soldier, filed a plea, which the Supreme Court denied. Judges Surya Kant, Diapankar Datta, and K. V. Vishwanathan's panel denied the appeal that former service member Ram Lal Jat issued. After being hired in 2017, Ramlal Jat sought to be a Rajasthan Police constable in May 2018.
According to the Rajasthan Various Service (Amendment) Rules, 2001, which state that "no candidate shall be eligible for appointment to the job who has more than two children on or after June 1, 2002," his application was turned down in compliance with Rajasthan Police Subordinate Service Rules, 1989, Rule 24(4).
The bench, led by Justice Kant, declared, "The Supreme Court upheld a substantially similar rule that was adopted as an eligibility requirement to contest panchayat elections in the 2003 case of Javed and others vs. State of Haryana. Given that the goal of the provision was to encourage family planning, the court determined that the classification—which disqualifies candidates for having more than two live children—was non-discriminatory and violated the Constitution.
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