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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
A.S. SUPEHIA, L. S. PIRZADA
Kanchankumar Ganpatbhai Rana – Appellant
Versus
High Court Of Gujarat – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. notification of premature retirement processed by high court. (Para 1 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments against legality of notification based on procedural authority. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. respondent's defense on performance evaluation and authority. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. court evaluates arguments and evidence presented. (Para 14) |
| 5. understanding the governor's authority in the context of retirement. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 6. authenticating the governor's order and the significance of delegation. (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 7. legal precedents on judicial review of compulsory retirement. (Para 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
| 8. final dismissal of the writ petition. (Para 34 , 35 , 36) |
JUDGMENT :
A.S. SUPEHIA, J.
1. The present petition emanates from the Notification dated 30.09.2016 passed by the Legal Department notifying the premature retirement of the petitioner, who was serving as the Principal Senior Civil Judge & Additional Judicial Magistrate, Bardoli, Surat. The name of the petitioner stands at Sr.No.8 of the Notification.
2. RULE. Learned advocate Mr.Hamesh C. Naidu waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of the respondent No.1 and learned Assistant Governmen
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