LPA/102/2020

NEUTRAL CITATION C/LPA/102/2020 JUDGMENT DATED: 29/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:29328-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 102 of 2020 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/2706/2018 ================================================== DHARMENDRA LAKHABHAI CHAVDA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ================================================== Appearance: MS MARIYA M DALAL(3957) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS. SHRUTI DHRUVE, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MS AMI N BHATT(3372) for the Respondent(s) No. 4 NOTICE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 ================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA Date : 29/04/2026 JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) [1] On 07.06.2006, the father of the appellant who was working in the school, passed away, and within a month, i.e., on 27.06.2006, the appellant made an application for appointment on compassionate grounds. [2] The school, in response, informed the appellant that there was no adequate student strength to employ him, and in the event the authorities approved the appointment, they would consider appointing him.