LPA/237/2026

NEUTRAL CITATION C/LPA/237/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 02/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:23601-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 237 of 2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/13158/2017 With CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 237 of 2026 ========================================================== ABDOOLBHAI RASOOLBHAI PATHAN Versus AMRELI DISTRICT PANCHAYAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR.VINOD C THAKER(6678) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR PREMAL R JOSHI(1327) for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA Date : 02/04/2026 JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. The petitioner was appointed as a part time peon on 05.03.1983 to work for the period of four hours a day at Allopathic Dispensary, Dedan. His services came to be terminated on 01.01.1990, as a result of which, he raised an industrial dispute with the Labour Court. The Labour Court accepted the reference and passed an award on 23.12.1999, whereby, it directed his reinstatement to