SCA/742/2018

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/742/2018 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35131-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 742 of 2018 ========================================================== GOHIL RATUBHA GIRVANSINH Versus SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR VEDANT RAJGURU, ADVOCATE FOR MR AJ YAGNIK(1372) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR SANJAY UDHWANI, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MR DEVANG NANAVATI, SENIOR ADVOCATE WITH MR VANDAN BAXI WITH MR AARSH BRHBHATT, ADVOCATE for the Respondent(s) No.2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY Date : 11/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner with the reliefs as under :- "13(A) Issue a writ of mandamus and/or certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction and thereby hold and declare that land acquisition of the respective piece of land of petitioner stated in the award dated 21/02/1997 passed in LAQ case No.22/93 situated at Village: Hoidad, Taluka: Ghogha, District: Bhavnagar as reflected at Annexure – A has lapsed in view of section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and further be Page 1 of 3 Uploaded by A. B. VAGHELA(HC01079) on Mon Jun 15 2026 Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 20:59:02 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/742/2018 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35131-DB pleased to declare the same to be null and void; (B) Pending admission and final disposal of the present petition, be pleased to restrain