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(B) Be pleased to direct the respondent to prepare a fresh list of the candidates to re-conduct the Computer proficiency Test, from amongst the candiates of the Automobile stream of the Engineering while excluding the ineligible candidates belonging to the Mechanical Stream of Engineering (having no specialization in Automobile), against the vacancies for the post of Supervisor Instructor (Automobile Group and complete the further procewss of selection accordingly. 

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2. The case of the petitioners is that an advertisement came to be issued by Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board for the purpose of filling up various cadres of Labour & Employment Department of the State of Gujarat, inviting applications from eligible candidates and the said advertisement came to be issued on 7.3.2019. it is the case of the petitioners that the petitioners being eligible candidates had applied for the post of Supervisor Instructor (Automobile Group) in Labour & Employment Department. By referring to eligibility criteria mentioned in the advertisement for this relevant post, it has been projected that the petitioners possessed either Diploma or Bachelor of Engineering in Automobile Branch. Written test was conducted with respect to this post on 14.7.2019, wherein all these petitioners have appeared. Next step in the selection was Computer Proficiency Test which was also conducted on 31.1.2020 and result for the same is yet not declared.

2.1. It is the case of the petitioners that consequent to this step, merit list would be prepared based upon the marks obtained by the candidates in the written test as well as Computer Proficiency Test C/SCA/12882/2020 JUDGMENT and based upon the requirement of posts, sufficient number of candidates would be called for documents verification and ultimately, appointments will be issued. Apprehending that, as soon as the candidates possessing the qualification of Diploma or Degree in Engineering from Mechanical Branch, when considered to be eligible to appear in this recruitment process, the petitioners being of Automobile Branch have agitated by making representations dated 22.7.2019 and 24.9.2019 to various authorities, but no response. The petitioners are apprehending that several candidates from Mechanical branch have appeared in this recruitment process who are not having any specialization in automobile and if allowed to be considered eligible, the prospects of the petitioners would be marred. According to the petitioners, since several representations have not attained any fruitful result, the particulars were demanded by submitting application under Right to Information Act but of no avail and as such, by referring to the aforesaid grievance, present petition is brought before the Court, essentially to exclude ineligible candidates belonging to Mechanical stream of Engineering and by way of this petition, have prayed for the reliefs which are mentioned herein-before.

4.1. According to learned advocate Mr. Sharma, it was specifically agitated that large number of candidates who are not having specialization in Automobile did apply to the post, appeared in the written examination and this ineligibility would be found at a stage C/SCA/12882/2020 JUDGMENT where the documents verification will be undertaken by the respondent authority and therefore, keeping this representation in mind, even the authority had at one point of time solicited an opinion whether to consider for this recruitment the candidates who belonged to Mechanical Engineering Stream. But, it appears that yet, according to Mr. Sharma, no decision is taken which has kept the apprehension of the petitioner alive and that being the position, Mr. Sharma has requested that entire process of recruitment deserves to be de novo undertaken and after preparation of the fresh list of candidates, re-conduct the Computer Proficiency Test from amongst the candidates belonging to Automobile Stream of Engineering by excluding ineligible candidates of Mechanical Stream of Engineering, having no specialization in Automobile and therefore, Mr. Sharma has submitted that not only the relief contained in this petition deserves to be granted but entire process will have to be halted on account of this issue and after referring to the eligibility criteria mentioned in the advertisement, a request is reiterated to grant the relief as prayed for in this petition. No other submissions have been made.