Judgment

BHARUCHA, J.- Special leave granted.

2. Heard.

3. This appeal requires a true and correct interpretation to be placed upon Regulation 3 of the Gujarat Housing Board Services Classifications of and Recruitment Regulations, 1981. The appeal arises thus: The first appellant is an association of the Engineers of the Gujarat Housing Board (the second respondent). The second and third appellants are employees of the Housing Board. They filed a writ petition in the Gujarat High Court challenging the direction given to the Housing Board by the State of Gujarat (the first respondent) to appoint to the post of Assistant Housing Commissioner (Technical) an officer on deputation from the Building and Communication Department of the State Government. The writ petition was dismissed. The High Court relied upon the fact that the decision to appoint to the said post an officer of the rank of Superintending Engineer from the Building and Communication Department of the State Government had been taken by the State Government for reasons stated in its affidavit in reply and the said decision could not be said to be unjust or arbitrary or based on irrelevant or extraneous considerations.

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