SCA/179/2026

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/179/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 02/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:24364 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 179 of 2026 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== DINESHKUMAR HARJIBHAI PATEL & ORS. Versus THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR ABHIJIT RATHOD(12976) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2,3,4 MR ANGESH PANCHAL AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 02/04/2026 JUDGMENT 1. Rule returnable forthwith. Mr. Angesh Panchal, learned AGP for the respondents waives service of rule on behalf of the respondents. With the consent of both the sides, the present petition is taken up for final hearing today. 2. Present petition is filed by the petitioner under Articles 14, 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with the provisions of the Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958 seeking following reliefs: “(A) YOUR L