SUNITA AGARWAL, ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE
G G Shaikh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SUNITA AGARWAL, J.
1. By means of the instant petition, filed in the year 1991, the petitioners who were appointed on the post of Deputy Engineer (Civil) Class-II, in the year 1980 and 1982, seek the following reliefs:-
C. Be pleased to issue an appropriate writ under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, declaring the proviso to Rule 2 and provisions of Rule 13 of the Executive Engineers (Civil) Gujarat Services of Engineers Class I Recruitment Rules, 1979 as ultra vires the Constitution of India, arbitrary, illegal, invalid and inoperative.
D. Be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus on a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order, or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, directing the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to consider the petitioner as directly recruited on the vacancies of the Executive Engineers (Civil)
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