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In few cases, even registration has been granted by the Board of Indian Medicine, Rajasthan, Jaipur (SB Civil Writ Petition No. 13677/2011 at Annexure-2), whereby, on passing out final year examination, petitioners have been given registration and authorised to practice.

Other than the aforesaid, no other issue has been pressed before this court.

Learned counsel for the respondents, on the other hand, submit that without completion of internship, one is not eligible to practice thus there is no illegality in the action of the Commission. The petitioners are not eligible for selection as they have not completed internship on or prior to date of interview. The issue aforesaid has already been decided by this court in the case of Sanju Choudhary & ors versus State of Rajasthan & ors, reported in 2009 WLC (Rajasthan) 154. Therein, considering the same issue, it was held that those who have not completed internship are not eligible for appointment to the post of Ayurvedic Chikitsak. Since the controversy has already been settled by this court in the aforesaid case, all the writ petitions deserve to be dismissed.

Therein, other judgments on the issue have also been taken note of. In the case of Shambhu Lal Sharma & ors versus State of Rajasthan & anr, DB Special Appeal (Writ) No. 338/1996, decided on 19.8.1996, same issue was considered and decided. Therein also, petitioners failed to complete six months' internship to become eligible for the post of Ayurvedic Chikitsak. In the light of the judgment of the Division Bench, writ petitions deserve to be dismissed.

A further reliance has been placed on the judgment in the case of Mukesh Kumar & ors versus State of Rajasthan & ors, SB Civil Writ Petition No. 8593/2007, decided on 25.1.2008, wherein, considering the advertisement with the similar conditions, it was held that those who have not completed internship are not eligible for appointment.

Same view has been taken by this court in the case of Mukesh Kumar & ors (supra) and, recently, in the case of Nishant & ors versus State of Rajasthan & ors, SB Civil Writ Petition No. 343/2011, decided on 13.1.2011, wherein, the issue aforesaid has elaborately been discussed and it has been held that unless one completes internship, he cannot be held eligible for the post.

Looking to the judgments referred to above, wherein the issue raised herein has already been dealt with, I cannot take a different view. Thus, I do not find any merit in the arguments raised by learned counsel for the petitioners even if it is seen in reference to registration given by the Board of Indian Medicine, Rajasthan, Jaipur. In fact, provisional registration issued by the Board cannot dispense with the requirement of internship as otherwise provided in the Ordinance. Therefore, position of the petitioners is not improved by merely getting registration, that too, without completion of internship. This is more so when it goes against the Ordinance. The registration has been issued in ignorance to the above.

In the aforesaid background, I am not inclined to grant the relief as claimed by the petitioners. These writ petitions are covered by the judgment of the Division Bench so as the Single Bench. Hence, all the writ petitions so as the stay applications are dismissed.

Before parting with the judgment, learned Additional Advocate General is directed to see as to how registration is granted by the Board of Indian Medicine, Rajasthan, Jaipur without completion of internship as one cannot practice without completion of internship in view of the University Ordinance. The State Government is expected to take necessary action in the matter.