SCA/5112/2026

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/5112/2026 CAV JUDGMENT DATED: 08/05/2026 2026:GUJHC:32318-DB Reserved On : 15/04/2026 Pronounced On : 08/05/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5112 of 2026 ========================================================== GIRISHKUMAR RAMESHCHANDRA SONI Versus HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT THROUGH REGISTRAR GENERAL ========================================================== Appearance: MR PERCY KAVINA, SENIOR COUNSEL WITH MR BHARGAV HASURKAR (5640) for the Petitioner No.1 LAW OFFICER BRANCH (420) for the Respondent No.1 MR GAUTAM JOSHI SENIOR COUNSEL with VIKAS V. NAIR (7444) for the Respondent No.1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA CAV JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. The petitioner, a serving Additional District Judge, has filed this petition seeking for quashing of the departmental inquiry that has been initiated against him. He has also made the prayers for reinstatement, transfer of inquiry to a Senior Judge and also for quashing of the order of suspension. 2. By way of an amendment, he has also