LPA/395/2026

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/LPA/395/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 15/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37643-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 395 of 2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/14286/2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== ASHOKJI GANDAJI THAKOR DIED HENCE THROUGH HIS HEIRS & ORS. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR PATHIK M ACHARYA(3520) for the Appellant(s) No. 1,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,2,3,4,5,6 MS.HETAL PATEL, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,14 IG JOSHI(8726) for the Respondent(s) No. 15 MR.APURVA VAKIL, LD.SENIOR ADVOCATE WITH MR.TIRTH NAYAK(8563) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY Date : 15/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY) 1. Heard Mr. Pathik M. Acharya, learned advocate for the appellants, Mr. A. S. Vakil, learned Senior advocate assisted by Mr. Tirth Nayak, learned advocate appearing for the respondent No. 2 and Ms. Hetal Patel, learned Assistant Page 1 of 20 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 21:39:08 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/LPA/395/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 15/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37643-DB Government Pleader appearing for the respondent Nos. 1 to 15. 2. The brief factual matrix, leading to present appeal is as under:- 2.1 The present appeal arises from Special Civil Application No. 14286 of 2025, wherein the appellants were the petitioners and the respondents were the re