VINODBALA BIHARILAL RAVAL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Rule in Special Civil Application No. 1875 of 2001. The learned counsel for the respondents waive service of Rule.

(2.) Both the petitions are filed by the same petitioner who is presently holding the post of Supervisor under the Integrated Child Development Scheme of the State Government in Class-III service. The petitioner in Special Civil Application No. 3228 of 2001 has challenged the final seniority list dated 31.3.1997 of the cadre of Supervisors Class-III by contending that her placement in the said seniority list should be made on the basis of the date of joining service. In Special Civil Application No. 1875 of 2001, the petitioner has prayed for a direction that the petitioner be permitted to appear at the departmental examination for promotion to Class-II service by treating the petitioner as senior to others who are presently being permitted to appear at the examination. The petitioner, has, in the alternative, also prayed for a direction to consider the petitioner's request for higher scale in view of completion of 9 years of service.

(3.) In response to the notice, Affidavit in reply has been filed in Special Civil Application No. 1875 of 2001. It has been pointed out in the said Affidavit as under: