High Court of Gujarat
MAFATJI JENAJI THAKORversusDEPUTY MAMLATDAR, REVENUE DEPARTMENT (Amended as per oral order dated 24/07/2026)
- Decided
- Disposal
- 35-ANY OTHER MODE @ ADM.STAGE
- Bench
- ANIRUDDHA P MAYEE
Holding
The Court directed the Deputy Collector to hear and decide RTS Appeal No. 314 of 2025 within eight weeks, without expressing any opinion on the merits.
Summary
Mafatji Jenaji Thakor filed a Special Civil Application seeking a direction that the Deputy Collector, Gandhinagar, hear and decide RTS Appeal No. 314 of 2025 expeditiously. The respondents, represented by an Additional Government Pleader, agreed to hear the appeal within eight weeks. The Court allowed a draft amendment to the application, waived service of notice, and ordered that the appeal be decided on its merits within the stipulated period. No merits of the underlying appeal were examined by the Court. Consequently, the petition was disposed of, with the order made absolute.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct a government officer to hear and decide an administrative appeal within a specified time frame
- Whether service of notice of the rule can be waived by the respondents
Subjects
- writ petition
- expeditious hearing
- administrative law
- RTS appeal
- special civil application
- direction to government officer
Judgment
C/SCA/10095/2026 ORDER DATED: 24/07/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10095 of 2026
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MAFATJI JENAJI THAKOR
Versus
THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS ROMA I FIDELIS(3529) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MS NIRALI SARDA, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE
Date : 24/07/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. Draft amendment is allowed. The amendment is deemed to be
incorporated in the Special Civil Application.
2. Rule. Learned AGP waives service of notice of Rule on behalf
of the respondents.
3. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is praying for a
direction to respondent no.2-Deputy Collector, Gandhinagar to hear
and decide the RTS Appeal No.314 of 2025 expeditiously.
4. Learned AGP appearing for the respondents submits upon
instructions that the RTS Appeal No.314 of 2025 shall be heard
expeditiously and disposed of within a period of eight weeks. In
view of the said statement, learned counsel for the petitioner has no
objection to the same.
5. Accordingly, it is directed that the respondent no.2-Deputy
Collector, Gandhinagar shall hear and decide the RTS Appeal
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C/SCA/10095/2026 ORDER DATED: 24/07/2026
No.314 of 2025 within a period of eight weeks from the date of
receipt of this order. The RTS Appeal No.314 of 2025 shall be
decided on its own merits in accordance with law.
6. It is clarified that, this Court has not gone into the merits of the
case and no opinion is expressed thereon.
7. Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of. Rule is
made absolute to the aforesaid extent.
Sd/-
(ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE, J.)
ABHISHEK/10
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ABHISHEK DASHRATHBHAI PRAJAPATI(HC01389), GOV, at High Court of Gujarat on 24/07/2026 16:00:37
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