LPA/1077/2021

NEUTRAL CITATION C/LPA/1077/2021 CAV JUDGMENT DATED: 17/07/2026 2026:GUJHC:44682-DB Reserved On : 04/05/2026 Pronounced On : 17/07/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 1077 of 2021 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/10925/2015 ========================================================== KANDLA PORT TRUST (NOW DEENDAYAL PORT TRUST) Versus SANJAY JAGDISHBHAI BHATY ========================================================== Appearance: MR MIHIR JOSHI, SENIOR ADVOCATE and MR DHAVAL VYAS, SENIOR ADVOCATE for M/S. VYAS ASSOCIATES (1559) for the PETITIONER No.1 PARTY IN PERSON (5000) for the RESPONDENT No.1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA CAV JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. This appeal is filed by Kandla Port Trust (hereinafter to be referred to as “the employer”) challenging the order of the learned Single Judge by which, the learned Single Judge has partly allowed the writ petition of Sanjay Jagdishbhai Patil (hereinafter to be referred to as “the employee”) and set aside the penalty of removal from service inflicted on