LPA/243/2026

NEUTRAL CITATION C/LPA/243/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/03/2026 2026:GUJHC:21896-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 243 of 2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/16582/2025 With CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 243 of 2026 ============================================= AKHIL BHARATIYA SAFAI KAMDAR SANGATHAN Versus THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ============================================= Appearance: MR AS ASTHAVADI(3698) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS.HETAL PATEL, ASST.GOVERNMENT PLEADER for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MR KAUSHAL D PANDYA(2905) for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3 ============================================= CORAM:HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY Date : 23/03/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL) 1. Having heard the learned counsels for the parties and perused the record, pertinent is to note that the petitioner herein is a registered Union under the Indian Trade Unions Act’ 1926 having registration No.G / S / 3 / 2016 dated 08.09.2016. The Certificate of registration is appended as Annexure ‘A’ to the wri