OIL & NATURAL GAS CORP.LTD.versusPATEL CHATURDAS VIRAMDAS
- Disposal
- 39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH
- Bench
- C DOSHI
Holding
The appeal is dismissed because the compensation amount is below Rs 5 lakh, which the State Government classifies as a petty claim.
Summary
The State Government, via a Government Resolution dated 25‑10‑2016, classified claims up to Rs 5 lakh as petty claims to be disposed of expeditiously. In the present first appeal, the compensation awarded to the claimants was less than Rs 5 lakh. The appellant, represented by M/S Trivedi & Gupta, challenged the award, while the respondents were represented by the deceased litigant’s counsel and an Additional Government Pleader. The Gujarat High Court, noting the small quantum of the award and the statutory classification of such claims as petty, declined to entertain the appeal. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed without addressing any substantive legal issues, and the compensation was ordered to be disbursed by the reference court after verification.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedure for appeals involving compensation amounts classified as petty claims (i.e., less than Rs 5 lakh)?
Subjects
Judgment
C/FA/1022/2006 ORDER DATED: 25/03/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1022 of 2006
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OIL & NATURAL GAS CORP.LTD.
Versus
PATEL CHATURDAS VIRAMDAS & ANR.
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Appearance:
M/S TRIVEDI & GUPTA(949) for the Appellant(s) No. 1
DECEASED LITIGANT for the Defendant(s) No. 1
MR BHARAT VYAS, AGP for the Defendant(s) No. 2
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI
Date : 25/03/2026
ORDER
In the rst appeal, the amount of compensation involved
is below Rs.5 lakh.
The State Government vide GR dated 25.10.2016
through its Revenue Department, has resolved that claims
upto Rs.5 lakh are to be considered as petty claims and the
matters involving amount upto Rs.5 lakh be disposed of
accordingly.
Having heard the submissions made at bar by learned
AGP, the amount involved in the subject matter of present
rst appeal is on lower side i.e. less than Rs.5,00,000/- and
therefore, considering the smallness of the awarded amount
involved in the present appeal, the Court is not inclined to
entertain the present appeal and therefore, present appeal
stands dismissed on account of smallness of amount.
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C/FA/1022/2006 ORDER DATED: 25/03/2026
Consequently, CA, if any, does not survive and stands
disposed of accordingly.
However, it is clari ed that dismissal of present appeal
shall not be construed that the Court has decided any legal
issue involved in the subject matter of present appeal and
therefore, the decision of present appeal shall not be treated
as precedent for deciding any legal issue.
Registry is directed to return back the R & P, if any, to
the concerned Court forthwith.
The learned Reference Court is directed to disburse the
amount of compensation deposited by the State Government
after deducting Court fee to the claimants after due
veri cation and identi cation along with interest and after
verifying their right to claim the compensation.
(J. C. DOSHI,J)
SHEKHAR P. BARVE
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SHEKHAR PRAFULBHAI BARVE(HC00200), Principal Pvt. Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 25/03/2026 13:47:42
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