High Court of Gujarat

REGIONAL DIRECTORversusSODHANSANSKAR PVT.LTD.

Disposal: 43-DISMISSED FOR DEFAULT @ FH
Bench: C DOSHI

Holding

The proceedings shall be dismissed for default if the respondent does not file the D.S. affidavit by 4 May 2026.

Summary

The Regional Director filed a first appeal against Sodhansanskar Pvt. Ltd. The court noted that the respondent had not filed a D.S. affidavit required under the fresh rule. The judge directed that if the affidavit is not filed by 4 May 2026, the proceedings will be dismissed for default without further referral to the court. No substantive merits of the dispute were addressed. The order essentially enforces procedural compliance and threatens dismissal if the deadline is missed.

Issues considered

Whether the respondent's failure to file the D.S. affidavit warrants dismissal of the proceedings for default

Subjects

default judgmentprocedural complianceaffidavit filingcivil procedure

Judgment

                C/FA/5/2007                                                          ORDER DATED: 09/04/2026




                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                                       R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 5 of 2007

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                                            REGIONAL DIRECTOR
                                                  Versus
                                          SODHANSANSKAR PVT.LTD.
     ==========================================================
     Appearance:
     MR HEMANT S SHAH(756) for the Appellant(s) No. 1
     DS AFFIDAVIT NOT FILED (FOR FRESH RULE)(4502) for the Defendant(s)
     No. 1
     ==========================================================

        CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI

                                                    Date : 09/04/2026

                                                           ORDER


                Cause list shows that DS affidavit is not filed for
     respondents. If the DS affidavit qua respondents is not filed
     on or before 4.5.2026, present proceedings shall stand
     dismissed for default without referring the matter to the
     Court. S.O. to 7.5.2026.



                                                                                                     (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 09/04/2026 17:46:05




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