IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
A.S.SUPEHIA, R.T.VACHHANI
Neha Rameshbhai Rathod – Appellant
Versus
Vijaykumar Ramsangbhai Chaudhari – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
A.S. SUPEHIA, J.
ORDER ON LPA Nos.439 of 2025 and 441 of 2025 :
1. ADMIT. Learned advocates appear and waive service of notice of admission on behalf of the respective respondents.
2. The captioned appeals being Letters Patent Appeals Nos.439 and 441 of 2025 filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, 1865, are directed against the judgment and order dated 27.02.2025, passed in the captioned writ petition filed by the private respondents. The learned Single Judge has allowed the petitions by directing the respondent–State authorities to delete the names of the present appellants from the select list. Whereas the Letters Patent Appeal No.101 of 2025 is filed against the judgment and order dated 02.07.2024 passed in Special Civil Application No.9754 of 2024 filed by the appellants – original petitioners (Kishankumar Babubhai Chamar Changecha and others).
3. The entire case of the respective parties hinges on the judgment and order of the Division Bench dated 10.11.2023 passed in Letters Patent Appeal No.705 of 2023 in Special Civil Application No. 15597 of 2017.
BRIEF FACTS :
4. The issue raised in the present appeals arise between two sets of candidates; one who possess the qua
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