LPA/435/2026

NEUTRAL CITATION C/LPA/435/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37516-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 435 of 2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/10274/2008 With R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 456 of 2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3386 of 2010 ========================================================== RAJENDRAPRASAD JIVANDAS SHRIMALI & ORS. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR DADHICHI L LIMBOLA(10936) for the Appellant(s) No. 1,2,3,3.1 Mr. Aditya Davda, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 in LPA/435/2026 Mr. Antrix Kapadiya AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 in LPA/456/2026 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA Date : 19/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. The petitioners herein were working as Livestock Inspectors when the Gujarat Civil Services (ROP) Rules were brought into force, whereby a revised scale of pay from immediate subsequent 01.01.1986 was granted. However, the rules required that an option be exercised within the