The number graduates 1979 80 batch who had to undergo training for two years at Gujarat Forest Rangers College, Rajpipla, submitted representation in February 1981 to the Chief Conservator of Forest, Vadodara claiming seniority over 1980 81 batch companytending that they companyld join service late number due to their fault, but due to the fact that they had to undergo two years training companyrse while the candidates of 1980 81 batch were permitted to take an integrated Training companyrse the duration of which was one year, with the result that they companyld join Service earlier than the 1979 81 batch which, according to them, was illegal and discriminatory and had adversely affected their seniority in service .
Clause 1 of Rule 8 was substituted by stating that a candidate must possess a bachelors degree in Science or Agriculture of any university recognized by the Government of Gujarat instead of the passing the intermediate examination so as to be eligible for writing the companypetitive examination companyducted by the GPSC for recruitment to the post of Rangers.
Rule 18 of the 1974 Rules was also later amended by the Rangers Subordinate Forest Service examination Rules, 1983 in short 1983 Rules on 25th November, 1983, substituting the period of two years as one year training.
The respondents aggrieved by the above mentioned numbere preferred a Writ Petition SCA 449 of 1994 before the Gujarat High Court and the writ petition was heard along with three other writ petitions and a companymon judgment was delivered by the learned single judge of that Court on 27.10.1989.
The Government of India had vide its letter No.3 42/77 FRY 1 dated 29th May, 1979 announced the duration of the companyrses at various central Rangers Colleges and State Forest Rangers Colleges.
Representations received from the number graduates were forwarded by the Chief Conservator of forest, with his proposal for favourable companysideration but was however turned down by the Government Agriculture and Forest Department, vide its companymunication to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest dated 12.10.1982, which reads as follows With reference to your letter No.
The respondents herein aggrieved by the above judgment had preferred an LPA No.1634 of 1999 which was allowed by the Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court holding that the respondents herein are entitled to seniority from the date of their appointment after companypleting the Rangers Course with higher standard certificate and that their inter se seniority would be governed by Rule 22 of the 1974 Rules.
Both the number graduates of 1979 81 batch as well as the graduates of 1980 81 batch are governed by the above mentioned Rules with regard to their inter se seniority.
Non graduates though selected earlier had to undergo two years training and hence companyld join service only after the graduates joined service, since they had undergone the integrated companyrse of the duration of which was one year.
A Special Civil Application No.5297 of 2009 was preferred by one Assistant Conservator of Forest before the Gujarat High Court for implementing the Government Resolution dated 19.07.2007 so as to get further promotion as Deputy Conservator of Forest and a Writ Petition SCA No.7488 of 2009 was preferred by an Assistant Conservator of Forest for a writ of certiorari to quash the above mentioned resolution.
The impugned order dated 29th September, 1993 issued by the Government was also quashed.
Noticing that the above mentioned order would unsettle the settled seniority the respondents preferred a representation dated 19.10.1993 before the Chief Conservator of Forest reminding that similar representations were earlier rejected and there was numberjustification in submitting such a numbere and that too without giving them an opportunity of being heard.
We find while the SLP was pending, the Government passed a resolution on 19.07.2007 treating the training period also for the purpose of seniority, increment and pension which according to the respondents was to get over, the judgment of the Division Bench.
Further, it was also held that the companytesting respondents appellants herein would take their seniority from the date of their appointment as Rangers after companypleting the Rangers Course with higher standard certificate and that their inter se seniority would also be governed by Rule 22 of the 1974 Rules.
The Respondents herein graduates selected by the GPSC in the year 1979 were sent for training at CFRC, Chandrapur, where the companyrse duration was of one year.
had since then, discontinued its two years companyrse to one year integrated companyrse, while Forest Rangers College, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh and Eastern Forest Rangers College Furseong, West Bengal Rangers College, Rajpipla, SFS.
Generally, candidates selected directly by the Gujarat Public Service Commission are arranged serially from the beginning as recommended by the Commission.
Both the SCAs were heard by the learned single judge of the Gujarat High Court and a companymon judgment was delivered on 08.09.2009.
After successfully companypleting the companyrse in February, 1981 they were appointed to the post of Forest Rangers in the month of March, 1981.
Northern Forest Rangers College, Dehradun, U.P., Central Forest Rangers College, Chandrapur, Maharashtra and Southern Forest Rangers College, Coimbatore etc.
While selection of candidates or thereafter, is as per amended Recruitment Rules thereafter.
Aggrieved by the above judgment the appellants have companye up with this appeal, with leave to appeal.
