Solanki Lalitkumar Punjabhai vs State of Gujarat

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2024 Supreme(Guj) 957

HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK
Solanki Lalitkumar Punjabhai – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: N.V. Gandhi.
For the Respondent: Meet Thakkar.

JUDGMENT :

HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK, J.

1. By way of present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks the following prayers:

“(A) YOUR LORDSHIPS may be pleased to admit and allow this petition.

(B) YOUR LORDSHIPS may be pleased to issue appropriate writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ order or directions and be pleased to quash and set aside the decision of Respondent no. 2 communicated vide letter dated 18.11.2008 and be further pleased to direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner on compensate ground.

(C) YOUR LORDSHIPS may be pleased to direct the respondents to reconsider their decision, pending hearing and final disposal of this petition.

(D) YOUR LORDSHIPS may be pleased to grant ad-interim relief in terms of Para-C above.

(E) YOUR LORDSHIPS may be pleased to grant any other and further relief under the facts and circumstances of this case.”

2. Brief facts leading to the present petition are that the father of the petitioner Shri Punjabhai Nathubhai Solanki expired on 12.03.2004 and the petitioner had given an application dated 30.04.2004 for appointment on compensate ground. It is the case of the petitioner that he had written a le