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NIKHIL S. KARIEL
National Association For The Blind Through Its Secretary Tarkeshwar Khemaram Luhar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard learned advocate Mr.Siddharth Kheskani on behalf of the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader Mr.Sahil Trivedi on behalf of the respondent – State.
2. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned AGP waives service of Rule for respondent State.
2.1. At the outset, learned advocate Mr.Kheskani tenders a draft amendment. The same is granted. To be carried out by 26.03.2024.
2.2. The present petition had been moved by the petitioners on 20.03.2024 and whereas intermittently the present petition has been heard on 21.03.2024 and it had been heard today also. Considering the urgency raised in the petition, more particularly since it was felt that issuance of notice to the Union of India would have resulted in the petition itself being rendered infructuous, this Court had deemed it appropriate to hear and decide the petition without any reference to the respondent nos.3 and 4 more particularly since the petitioners were aggrieved by a decision of the respondent no.2.
3. The present petition has been moved by petitioner nos.1 and 2 – Organization along with petitioner nos.3 to 15 who are applicants who had applied for selection to the post of Gujarat Sub-ordinate Ser
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