SCA/11994/2025

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/11994/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 18/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37355-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11994 of 2025 ========================================================== INDRAJITSINH DILIPSINH VAGHELA & ORS. Versus THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR GAURAV CHUDASAMA(5660) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2,3,4,5,6 MR. SANJAY UDHWANI, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY Date : 18/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL) 1. The petitioners herein [six in numbers] claim to have been selected on the post of Head Teacher, Class-III by direct recruitment examination conducted by the respondent no.1 herein. 2. The challenge in the writ petition is to the Recruitment Rules for the post of Assistant Education Inspector, Class-III, wherein the criteria of recruitment is by promotion on the basis of the result of Special Competitive Examination of incumbents’ having completed not less than 05 years in the Page 1 of 5 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:23:30 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/11994/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 18/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37355-DB cadre of Head Teacher, Class-III in the subordinate services of the Directorate of Primary Education, Gujarat State or District Primary Education Committee or Municipal Primary Education Committee; and by direct selection, in the ratio of 1:1. 3. The sole ground to challenge the validity of the Recruitment Rules, 2021 is that by making promotion through the process of Special Competitive Examination solely, the s