LPA/322/2026

NEUTRAL CITATION C/LPA/322/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 06/07/2026 2026:GUJHC:41343-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 322 of 2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/7247/2025 ========================================================== RAMANBHAI SAVABHAI VANKAR Versus DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ========================================================== Appearance: MR PARESH J BRAHMBHATT(9788) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR UM SHASTRI(830) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA Date : 06/07/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. The workman raised a dispute challenging a termination of the year 2001, which was referred in the year 2002. During the pendency of the reference, the workman attained the age of superannuation. In other words, twenty years had passed, since the proceedings were initiated before the Labour Court, during which the workman attained the age of superannuation. Ultimately, on 13.04.2023, the Labour Court passed an award holding that the termination was illegal, but taking into Upl