SCA/17302/2013

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/17302/2013 JUDGMENT DATED: 28/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:31789-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 17302 of 2013 ============================================= GOPALBHAI BUDHABHAI AHIR & ORS. Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ============================================= Appearance: DR. S. MURLIDHAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE with MR MASOOM K SHAH(6516) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR JAY SHAH, ADVOCATE with MR DHRUVIN DOSSANI, ADVOCATE with MS NINNI SUSAN, ADVOCATE with MR RIGWED PRASAD, ADVOCATE with MS ANSHVI SHAH, ADVOCATE with MS PRIYANSHI TRIVEDI, ADVOCATE with MR VISHWAS K SHAH(5364) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR KAMAL TRIVEDI, ADVOCATE GENERAL with MR VINAY VISHEN, AGP for the Respondent – State MR KAUSHAL PANDYA, ADVOCATE for the Respondent(s) No. 3 MS SEJAL K MANDAVIA(436) for the Respondent(s) No. 5 ============================================= CORAM:HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY Date : 28/04/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL) 1. Heard Mr. Masoom K. Shah, learned advocate for the petitioners. Extensive arguments were made o