Appeal from the judgment and order dated July 1, 1968 of the Gujarat, High Court in Special Civil Application No.
C. Chagla, S. K. Dholakia, Vineet Kumar and J. R. Nana vati, for the appellants.
T. Desai, B. D. Sharma and S. P. Nayar, foe respondent No.
With certificate granted by the High Court this appeal has been filed.
Prior to November 1, 1956, the appellants were holding permanent posts in the ministerial service of the Secretariats of the Part B State of Saurashtra and the Part C State of Kutch.
458 of 1969.
2 to 148.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
S. Shukla, for respondents Nos.
SCT 1161 F, dated 25th April, 1961 and Government Reso lution General Administration Department No.
The High Court of Gujarat granted the petition and declared the order dated August 19, 1966, invalid.
By virtue of s. 8 of the States Reorganization Act 37 of 1956 the new State of Bombay, which included the territories of the States of Saurashtra and Kutch, was formed.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Shah, J. Certain officers in the ministerial branch of the Secretariat Service of the State of Gujarat moved a petition in the High Court of Gujarat for an order directing the State Government to treat its order dated August 19, 1966 as illegal, void and of numbereffect and to forbear from enforcing its order treating the persons whose names were specified in the annexure to the order as servants of the Secretariat cadre.
1499 of 1966.
