FA/1673/1996

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/1673/1996 JUDGMENT DATED: 21/01/2026 2026:GUJHC:12336 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1673 of 1996 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== EXECUTIVE ENGINEER G.E.B.(NOW PASHCHIM GUJARAT VIJ COMPANY LTD) & ORS. Versus MULRAJ ICE FACTORY,PROPRIETOR HARIHARPRASAD ZAVERILAL & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MS LILU K BHAYA(1705) for the Appellant(s) No. 1,2,3 DECEASED LITIGANT THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS/ REPRESTENTATIVES for the Defendant(s) No. 1 MR PM LAKHANI(1326) for the Defendant(s) No. 1.1,1.2,1.3 MRS R P LAKHANI(3811) for the Defendant(s) No. 1.1,1.2,1.3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI Date : 21/01/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. This appeal is preferred by the appellants – original defendants under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as `the Code’) challenging the judgment and decree dated 22.01.1996 (for short, `the impugne