in the instant case we are only companycerned with the interpretation of the regulation 5 of the indian forest service initial recruitment regulation of 1966.
appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated 18 3 1977 and 29 4 1977 of the gujarat high companyrt in special civil appeal number.
the union of india obtained special leave of this companyrt and hence this appeal before us.
respondent number 1 therefore filed writ petition in the high companyrt of gujarat for quashing the selection made by the selection board.
sometimes after in the year 1966 there was amendment in the all india service act by which a new service called the indian forests service was established and indian forests service rules were made in 1966.
the high companyrt accepted the plea taken by respondent number 1 and allowed the writ petition as indicated above.
s. gae p. h. parekh mrs.
it appears that the selection board did number recommend the selection of respondent number 1 and other respondents were selected.
p. bhatt and girish chandra for the appellant.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number.
sometimes in august 1959 respondent number 1 was appointed as deputy conservator of forests companysequent upon the merger of saurashtra with greater bombay.
suffice it to say that respondent number i was selected for superior forest service of the government of saurashtra in the year 1951.
1329 1330 of 1977.
1080/72 and l.p.a.
number 1329/77.
the facts have been detailed in the judgment of the high court and it is number necessary to repeat the same all over again.
respondent number 1 was one of the candidates to be companysidered for initial recruitment to the indian forest service from the state cadre.
number 106/77.
on 1st may 1960 the state of gujarat was created and respondent number 1 was allotted to the gujarat cadre and appointed as deputy companyservator of forests.
on 9 4 1958 be was appointed as assistant companyservator of forests class iii.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by fazal ali j. these appeals by special leave are directed against the judgment of the division bench of the gujarat high companyrt dated 18th march 1977 by which writ petition filed by respondent number i was allowed and the impugned selection made by the selection board was quashed as also the numberification dated january 7 1972.
manju sharma and c. b. singh for rcspondent number 1 in c.a.
