CA/7165/2008 2/ 2 ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD CIVIL APPLICATION No. 7165 of 2008 In SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No. 4701 of 2008 ========================================================= VIPULKUMAR PURSHOTAM ACHARYA & 9 - Petitioner(s) Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & 1 - Respondent(s) ========================================================= Appearance : MR SK PATEL for Petitioner(s) : 1 - 10. GOVERNMENT PLEADER for Respondent(s) : 1 - 2. ========================================================= CORAM : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KS JHAVERI Date : 16/09/2008 ORAL ORDER
1. The
applicant herein has prayed as under:
Allow
this Civil Application by directing the respondents : ” Not
to give appointment to any candidates as per the finding
of this Hon’ble Court in LPA No. 1911/07″
OR
To
make appointment strictly in accordance with the merit of the
selected candidates dated 20.2.2008.
Today
Mrs. Krina Calla requested for time which request is declined.
3. The
allegation made in this application is that the respondent is
trying to nullify the final order passed in the Letters Patent
Appeal by implementing the interim order only on the ground that
the interim order has been extended for eight weeks.
4. I
am of the view that being the governmental authority the
respondent is expected to follow the rules and interest of
justice would be met by granting the second prayer made by the
applicant. Accordingly it is directed that the respondents
shall make appointment strictly in accordance with the merit of
the selected candidates as per list dated 20.2.2008. Rule is
made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs.
5. It
will be open to the respondent to move an application for early
hearing of the petition after filing reply.
(K.S.Jhaveri,J)
*Himanshu