High Court of Gujarat

ANIRUDDHSINH MULUBHA JADEJAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 35-ANY OTHER MODE @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: NIRAL R MEHTA

Holding

The Court directed respondent No.3 to consider the proposal dated 24 July 2026 within three months and disposed of the petition.

Summary

Aniruddhsinh Mulubha Jadeja filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a writ of mandamus directing the State of Gujarat and other respondents to examine his case, grant specific service benefits, and act on a communication dated 30‑09‑2025. The respondents argued that a proposal had already been sent by the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Jamnagar on 24‑07‑2026 to respondent No.3. The petitioner, after learning this, withdrew further press on the petition and only requested that respondent No.3 be directed to consider the proposal within a reasonable time. The Court found the request reasonable, ordered respondent No.3 to consider the proposal within three months of receipt of the order, and disposed of the petition.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to consider the proposal within a stipulated period under Article 226.
Whether the petition for granting service benefits and preventing alteration of service conditions is maintainable.

Subjects

Article 226writ of mandamusservice conditionsgovernment employeeHigh Court of Gujaratpetition disposed

Judgment

      C/SCA/10075/2026                                   ORDER DATED: 07/08/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

              R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10075 of 2026

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                         ANIRUDDHSINH MULUBHA JADEJA
                                     Versus
                            STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR KRUNAL D PANDYA(3283) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MS NAMRATA BHATT, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3,4,5
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA

                            Date : 07/08/2026

                                ORAL ORDER

1.              By way of this petition under Article
226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner
has      approached          this    Court        with     the      following
reliefs:

                “A) THIS HONOURABLE COURT may be
                pleased   to admit and allow this
                petition;

                B)   THIS   HONOURABLE   COURT  may  be
                pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or
                any appropriate writ, order or direct,
                the respondent authorities to examine
                the case of the petitioner within
                stipulated period in light of judgment
                passed by the Apex court in case of
                Workmen Of American Express ... vs
                Management Of American Express ...
                (AIR   1986    SC   458,   1985)..  and
                immediately grant all benefits of the


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     C/SCA/10075/2026                                        ORDER DATED: 07/08/2026




               GR   dt  17-10-1988   and  15/09/2014,
               6/04/2016 and including Sunday Leave,
               and count the days properly and An act
               upon reply vide communication dated
               30-09-2025(Annexure-I);

               C) PENDING PETITION THIS HONOURABLE
               COURT may be pleased to direct the
               respondent authorities to not the
               change the service condition of the
               Petitioner and provide work for 240
               days without any artificial break
               during the year;

               D) YOUR    LORDSHIPS  be   pleased  to
               direct the office of the respondent to
               act upon communication dated 30/9/2025
               at Annexure-I;

               E) YOUR LORDSHIPS be pleased to grant
               such other and further reliefs as are
               deemed   fit,  in  the   interest  of
               justice;”

2.             At           the    outset,            learned           Assistant
Government              Pleader       Ms.Namrata          Bhatt           for          the
respondent              –     State        has       submitted          that           the
necessary proposal has already been sent by the
Deputy        Conservator             of     Forests,          Jamnagar           vide
letter dated 24th July, 2026 to the respondent
No.3.

3.             Since         the      proposal         has       already          been
sent, at this stage, Learned Advocate for the
petitioner,             does       not     press       the       petition              any
further. However, requested this Court to direct


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the respondent No.3 to consider the said proposal
in some stipulated time limit.

4.                Request              appears               to       be        reasonable                   and
thereby acceded to.

5.                Petition stands disposed of accordingly.
Respondent No.3 is hereby directed to consider
the proposal dated 24th July, 2026 within a period
of three months from the date of receipt of copy
of this order.

                  Direct service is permitted.


                                                                         (NIRAL R. MEHTA,J)
ANUP

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANUP VYOMESH PARIKH(HC00956), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 07/08/2026 18:01:19




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