SCA/4101/2026

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/4101/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 01/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:23240-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4101 of 2026 ========================================================== BARIA SHANTILAL BIJALBHAI Versus STATE ELECTION COMMISSION & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR NK MAJMUDAR(430) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 AISHVARYA(8018) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MS SHRUTI DHRUVE, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA Date : 01/04/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. In this writ petition, the petitioner calls in question the decision of the authorities allotting the reservation to of the election of the members of the District Panchayat, Panchmahal. 2. It is not in dispute that as required under Rule 5 of the Gujarat Taluka and District Panchayats (Delimitation of Electoral Divisions) Rules, 2010, the State Election Commission before finalizing the proposed delimitation of Electoral Divisions of Taluka and District Panchayats