SCA/4415/2008

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/4415/2008 JUDGMENT DATED: 24/12/2025 2025:GUJHC:74541 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4415 of 2008 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✓ ========================================================== SOMABHAI R. PATEL & ORS. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: DECEASED LITIGANT THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS/ REPRESTENTATIVES for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR MJ MEHTA(5797) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1.1,1.2,1.3 ADVOCATE NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 6 APPEARANCE DELETED for the Respondent(s) No. 6 MS. FORUM B. SUKHADWALA, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3,5 MS. VENU H NANAVATY(7458) for the Respondent(s) No. 4 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT Date : 24/12/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. Heard Mr. M.J. Mehta, learned advocate for the petitioners, Ms. Venu Nanavaty, learned advocate for the respondent No. 4 and Ms. Forum B. Sukhadwala, lear