Section 28(7) in Rajasthan Rural Development and Panchayati Raj State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1998
(7)Selection for promotion to the highest post/posts in the State Service shall always be made on the basis of merit alone:(a)in the Service or Groups or Sections there under, where there are only two scales e.g., junior scale and senior scale and there is only on promotion then promotion shall be made on the basis of seniority-cum-merit alone;(b)in the Service or groups or Sections thereunder, where there are three scales e.g., junior scale, senior scale and selection scale and there are two promotions then promotion shall be as under(i)first promotion on the basis of seniority-cum-merit;(ii)second promotion on the basis of seniority-cm-merit and merit in the proportion of 50:50;(c)in the Service or Groups or Sections thereunder, where there are more than two promotions then first promotion shall be made on the basis of seniority-cum-merit alone and promotions to subsequent higher posts shall be made on the basis of seniority-cum-merit and merit in the proportion of 50:50 except to the highest post :Provided further that if the Committee is satisfied that suitable persons are not available for selection by promotion to the highest post/posts strictly on the basis of merit in a particular year, selection by promotion to the highest post/posts on the basis of seniority-cum-merit may be made in the same manner as specified in these less.Explanation - Any doubt arises about the categorisation of the post as the next higher or highest post in the Service, the matter shall be referred to the Government in the Department of Personnel whose decision thereon shall be final.
