( 1 ) ADMIT. Learned Government Pleader Shri Sunit Shah waives service in both the appeals.

( 2 ) IN these appeals, a common judgment delivered in Special Civil Applications Nos. 3740 and 3741 of 2007 dated 9th February, 2007 has been challenged and, therefore, at the request of the learned advocates, both the appeals have been heard together and decided by this common judgment.

( 3 ) THE facts giving rise to the appeals, in a nutshell, are as under:

3. 1 The appellants-petitioners had passed Higher Secondary Certificate Examination with science subjects i. e. from the Science Stream. They applied for being appointed to the post of Vidya Sahayak (a post similar to a primary school teacher) under one of the schemes framed by the respondent State of Gujarat. For being admitted to PTC course, reservation has been made to the effect that 30% of the admissions are given to students from the science stream. Upon passing HSC examination from science stream, the appellants-petitioners were admitted to PTC course, and upon completing the said course successfully, they have applied for being appointed to the post of Vidya Sahayaks. It is the case of the appellants-petitioner