SCA/168/2019

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/168/2019 JUDGMENT DATED: 03/12/2025 2025:GUJHC:73349 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 168 of 2019 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE VAIBHAVI D. NANAVATI ============================================= Approved for Reporting Yes No ============================================= SOMABHAI SUKKARBHAI PATEL & ORS. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ============================================= Appearance: MR PERCY KAVINA, SENIOR COUNSEL with MR VIRAL K SALOT(3500) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 MR JAYNEEL PARIKH, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MR R S SANJANWALA, SENIOR COUNSEL with MR NV GANDHI(1693) for the Respondent(s) No. 2.1,2.2,3 NOTICE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17.1,17.2,18,4,5,6.1.1,6.1.2.1,6.1.3,6.1.4,6.2,6.3,6.4 .1,6.4.2,6.5,6.6,6.7,7,8,9 ============================================= CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE VAIBHAVI D. NANAVATI Date : 03/12/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. Issue Rule, returnable forthwith. Mr. Jayneel Parikh, learned AGP waives service of notice of rule for and on behalf of the respondent – State and Mr. N.V. Gandhi, learned