FA/5820/2019

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/5820/2019 JUDGMENT DATED: 08/12/2025 2025:GUJHC:69659 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 5820 of 2019 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== GENERAL MANAGER OIL NATURAL GAS CORPORATION Versus PATEL SOMABHAI RANCHODDAS & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MS DIMPLE A THAKER(6838) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 2 UNSERVED EXPIRED (R) for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI Date : 08/12/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned advocate Ms. Dimple A. Thaker for the appellant submits that the original claimant who is respondent No.1 has expired on 3.8.2000 even prior to filing of reference proceedings. Death certificate of respondent No.1 – Patel Somabhai Ranchhoddas is placed on record which is taken on record. Upon instructions, she submits that no steps have been taken to b