Modification of Judgment dtd. 09/02/2026 in R/SCA/4242/2015

0.9377166640178155 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4242 of 2015 [On note for speaking to minutes of order dated 09/02/2026 in R/SCA/4242/2015 ]

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DINESHBHAI CHATURBHAI SOLANKI & ORS.

Versus VADODARA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION =============================================

Appearance:

MR PARTH D PATEL(9754) for the Petitioner(s) No.

1,10,11,2,3,4,5,6,7,9 MR. ALKESH N SHAH(3749) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 =============================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT Date : 09/03/2026

ORAL ORDER

1. Registry has place on record a copy of the Note for Speaking to Minutes filed by the learned advocate for the petitioners.

2. At the outset, Mr.Parth Patel, learned advocate appearing for the petitioners would submit that due to an inadvertent error in the Note, petitioner No.4 was mentioned, instead of ‘petitioner No.9’. He prays for leave to amend the same. The request is granted and the amendment in the Note for Speaking to Minutes shall be carried out by the learned advocate for the petitioners, forthwith.

3. It appears that the details of petitioner No.10 were inadvertently not incorporated in the order as well as the date of joining of original petitioner No.9 was wrongly mentioned as “22.11.2010”, instead of “06.08.2002”.

4. Accordingly, the order dated 09.02.2026 passed in the captioned petition stands corrected. The date of joining for petitioner No.9 shall be read as “06.08.2002” and the following details for petitioner No.10 shall be added to the relevant chart :

5. Registry is directed to carry out the necessary corrections and appropriate fresh writ be issued in the matter.

The rest of the order shall remain unlatered.

6. The Note for Speaking to Minutes is allowed, accordingly.

(MAULIK J. SHELAT, J)

GAURAV J THAKER R/SCA/4242/2015

0.9377166640178155 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4242 of 2015 With CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR AMENDMENT) NO. 1 of 2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4242 of 2015 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT Sd/-

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Approved for Reporting Yes No ✓

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DINESHBHAI CHATURBHAI SOLANKI & ORS.

Versus VADODARA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ==========================================

Appearance:

MR PARTH D PATEL(9754) for the Petitioner(s) No.

1,10,11,2,3,4,5,6,7,9 MR. ALKESH N SHAH(3749) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT Date : 09/02/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT [1] Heard Mr. Parth D. Patel, learned advocate for the petitioners as also Mr. Alkesh N. Shah, learned advocate for the respondent, at length.

[2] RULE returnable forthwith. Mr. Shah, learned R/SCA/4242/2015

0.9377166640178155 advocate waives service of notice of Rule for and on behalf of the respondent.

[3] The present Writ Petition is filed under Articles 14, 16, 39(d) and 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following reliefs:-

“11(A). Your Lordships may be pleased to issue appropriate writ, direction or order directing respondent Corporation to considering the case of the petitioners for appointment on the posts of driver, the duties and responsibilities of which posts are already being discharge by them, with all consequential benefits flowing there from (B) Be pleased to direct the respondent Corporation to consider the case of the petitioners sympathetically and to confer upon them all benefits for discharging the duties as drivers from the respective date rom which they have been discharging such duties and (C) Be pleased to grant such other and further reliefs as may be