Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta vs. High Court Of Gujarat

COURT NO.4

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition (Civil) No(s). 432/2023

RAVIKUMAR DHANSUKHLAL MAHETA & ANR.

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT & ORS.

$Respondent(s)$

(FOR ADMISSION and IA No.69227/2023-STAY APPLICATION)

Date: 13-04-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.T. RAVIKUMAR

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Basant R, Sr. Adv. Mr. Purvish Jitendra Malkan, AOR Ms. Dharita Purvish Malkan, Adv. Mr. Alok Kumar, Adv. Mr. Deepak Mani Tripathi, Adv. Ms. Deepa Gorasia, Adv. Ms. Bhavna Sarkar, Adv. Mr. Nayan Gupta, Adv. Mr. Ajit Rao, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following ORDER It is the case on behalf of the petitioner(s) that as per

the Recruitment Rules, the post of District Judge is to be filled in by keeping 65% reservation on the basis of the principle of merit-cum-seniority and passing a suitability test. It is submitted that despite the above while making the appointments vide Notification dated 10.03.2023, the merit-cum-seniority principle has been given go-by and the appointments are made on the basis of ************************************ ESSING. 1 is concerned, he has secured 135.5 marks out of 200 and petitioner no.2 has secured even the highest marks, i.e., 148.5 out

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of 200 and despite the above, the candidates who are having lower marks have been appointed.

Issue notice returnable on 28.04.2023.

Dasti service, in addition, is permitted.

It will be open for the petitioners to serve copy of the petition on the standing counsel for respondent nos. 1 and 2.

(NEETU SACHDEVA) (NISHA TRIPATHI) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR