# LPA/112/2026

Court: Gujarat High Court
Date: 2026-07-13
Citation: 2026:GUJHC:43502-DB
Petitioner: LPA/112/2026
Respondent: Unknown

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

NEUTRAL CITATION C/LPA/112/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 13/07/2026 2026:GUJHC:43502-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 112 of 2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/9735/2025 With CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 112 of 2026 ========================================================== APOTHECON PHARMACEUTICAL PVT. LTD. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR DG CHAUHAN(218) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 RONAK D CHAUHAN(7709) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS DHRUTI PANDYA, for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA Date : 13/07/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. The management approached the learned Single Judge challenging the reference made by the Government. 2. It was contended by the management that the question of regularization was outside the jurisdiction of the Industrial Tribunal and, therefore, the reference itself was without jurisdiction. 3. It was also sought to be contended that certain 

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