SCA/8942/2025

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/8942/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38442 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8942 of 2025 With CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR AMENDMENT) NO. 1 of 2025 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8942 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No  ========================================================== ASHOKKUMAR AATMARAM PRAJAPATI Versus GUJARAT SUBORDINATE SERVICE SELECTION BOARD ========================================================== Appearance: MANAN K PANERI(7959) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR SIMRANJITSINGH H VIRK(11607) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA Date : 23/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. By way of the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the clarification dated 20.02.2024 issued pursuant to Public Advertisement No. 212/202324 dated 03.01.2024, whereby it Page 1 of 33 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:02:23 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/8942/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38442 was, inter alia, clarified that every candidate, irrespective of category, appearing in the Group-A Main Examination for the Gujarat Subordinate Service Class–III (Group-A and Group-B Combined Competitive Examination) is required to secure a minimum of 40% marks in each individual paper. 2. The facts relevant for adjudication of the present petition may be summarised as under: 2.1. The petitioner is a person with hearing impairment, having 70% disability, and possesses the educational qualification of M.A. and B.Ed. The respondent-au