R.M. Doshit, J.—Heard the learned Advocates.

2. This Appeal preferred under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent arises from the judgment and order dated 08.11.2006 passed by the learned Single Judge in above Special Civil Application No. 2494 of 1996. The appellant before this Court is the writ petitioner, a retired employee of the State Government.

3. The appellant was appointed as Assistant Lecturer in L.D. Engineering College, Ahmedabad, a Government college, in the year 1972. Pursuant to his employment, in the year 1973 he was allocated residential quarter No. 39/4 in the Government Colony known as “L” Colony. By resolution dated 18.02.1975, the State Government proposed a scheme for disposing of the residential quarters in the “H” and “L” Colony on the basis of higher purchase to the Government servants in occupation of such quarters as on 22.06.1972. The occupants of the said quarters who were not benefited under the said higher purchase scheme demanded that the residential quarters in their possession be allocated to them on higher purchase basis. The said request was turned down by the State Government. Feeling aggrieved, the appellant and such other occupants preferred S