Section 200(5)(a) in The Rajasthan Law And Judicial Department Manual, 1952
(a)Where in any petition under Article 226 of the Constitution any officer has been made a party in a judicial or quasi-judicial capacity, such officer shall prepare a return answering para-wise all the points raised in the petition and send the same to the Administrative Department concerned, with his opinion whether representation on his behalf by a Law Officer is necessary.