SCA/8914/2025

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/8914/2025 CAV JUDGMENT DATED: 15/01/2026 2026:GUJHC:2718 Reserved On : 14/10/2025 Pronounced On : 15/01/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8914 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================================== MAHENDRA SHANABHAI PATEL & ORS. Versus THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR TATTVAM K PATEL(5455) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2,3 MR KANVA ANTANI AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 MR GH VIRK GOVERNMENT PLEADER WITH MS DHARITRI PANCHOLI AGP for the Respondent No.3 MR R P PATEL(9621) for the Respondent(s) No. 4 NOTICE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA CAV JUDGMENT [1] By filing the present petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have challenged the legality and validity of the proceedings bearing Case No. HRC/2024/GND/83/LEGAL03 initiated by