High Court of Gujarat

MAHENDRA RANCHHODBHAIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Decided: 20 July 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
Bench: DIVYESH A JOSHI

Holding

The petition was held to be infructuous and therefore dismissed.

Summary

The petitioners filed a special civil application before the Gujarat High Court seeking relief, while parallel proceedings were pending before the Gujarat Revenue Tribunal. During the hearing, the petitioners informed the Court that the Revenue Tribunal had already disposed of the matters, rendering the subject of the petition moot. The Court examined whether the petition could continue in view of the disposal of the related proceedings. It held that since the underlying dispute had been resolved, the petition could no longer be maintained. Consequently, the petition was declared infructuous, the notice was discharged, and any interim relief granted earlier was vacated.

Issues considered

Whether the petition becomes infructuous and should be dismissed following the disposal of the parallel Revenue Tribunal proceedings

Subjects

infructuous petition
parallel proceedings
Revenue Tribunal
interim relief vacated
petition dismissed

Judgment

                C/SCA/1035/2017                                                     ORDER DATED: 20/07/2026




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
                  R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.                                    1035 of 2017

        =======================================================
                      MAHENDRA RANCHHODBHAI & ORS.
                                 Versus
                        STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
        =======================================================
        Appearance:
        MR VICKY B MEHTA(5422) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2,3
        DS AFF.NOT FILED (N) for the Respondent(s) No. 8.3,8.4
        MR JAY TRIVEDI AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3,4,5,7
        MR ARPIT A KAPADIA(3974) for the Respondent(s) No. 8.1,8.2
        MR MANISH S SHAH(5859) for the Respondent(s) No. 7
        MR NV GANDHI(1693) for the Respondent(s) No. 6
        NOTICE NOT RECD BACK for the Respondent(s) No. 8.3,8.4
        =======================================================

            CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DIVYESH A. JOSHI

                                               Date : 20/07/2026
                                                      ORAL ORDER
                  When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned
        advocate            for      the       petitioners              submitted             that       pending
        this        petition,             the        proceedings               pending           before          the
        Hon’ble           Gujarat           Revenue           Tribunal            have       already           been
        disposed            of     and      in      view       of       said      fact,         the      present
        petition has become infructuous.
                  In view of above fact of the case, the present
        petition              stands            disposed              of       as        having            become
        infructuous. Notice is discharged. Interim relief, if
        any, stands vacated.


                                                                           (DIVYESH A. JOSHI, J.)
        Gautam


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: GAUTAM G PATIL(HC00190), Principal Pvt. Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 20/07/2026 15:39:59



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