SCA/15938/2025

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/15938/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 20/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:27732 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 15938 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== NAYAN VALLABHBHAI GADHIYA Versus REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, AHMEDABAD & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MS. KRISHNA H. JHAVERI(16281) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 SHAILESH R THAKORE(9310) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR PRADIP D BHATE(1523) for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 20/04/2026 JUDGMENT 1. RULE returnable forthwith. Mr.Pradip Bhate, learned counsel for the respondents waives service of Rule on behalf of the respondents. With the consent of both the parties, the matter is taken up for final hearing today. 2. Present petition is filed by the petitioner under Articles 14, 19(g), 21, 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with the provisions o