High Court of Gujarat
GHORAVADA DOODH UTPADAK SAHKARI MANDALI LTD.versusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
- Bench
- NIRZAR S DESAI
Holding
The petition is held to be infructuous and is disposed.
Summary
Ghoravada Doodh UtpadaK Sahkari Mandali Ltd. filed a Special Civil Application before the High Court of Gujarat seeking relief against the State of Gujarat and others. During the proceedings, the underlying election petition before the Tribunal was withdrawn by the petitioner. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the withdrawal rendered the present application infructuous. The Court examined the effect of the withdrawal and held that a petition dependent on a withdrawn election petition cannot continue. Consequently, the Court disposed of the application as infructuous, without addressing any substantive merits.
Issues considered
- Whether the Special Civil Application becomes infructuous upon withdrawal of the underlying election petition before the Tribunal
Subjects
- withdrawal
- infructuous
- election petition
- special civil application
- disposal
Judgment
C/SCA/1487/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/08/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1487 of 2026
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GHORAVADA DOODH UTPADAK SAHKARI MANDALI LTD.
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR BAIJU JOSHI(1207) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MR. BABUBHAI M PATEL(17679) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
G.H. VIRK,G.P. WITH LEARNED AGP DHARITRI PANCHOLI AND AGP
SHAUNAK VYAS for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2
MR. ARCHIT P JANI(7304) for the Respondent(s) No. 4
MR. CHINMAY S. UPADHYAY(13886) for the Respondent(s) No. 3
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI
Date : 17/08/2026
ORDER
Learned Advocate Mr. Baiju Joshi, under instructions,
states that, in view of the withdrawal of the election petition
before the Tribunal, the present petition has become
infructuous.
In view of the aforesaid statement, the present petition
stands disposed of as having become infructuous.
(NIRZAR S. DESAI,J)
BHAVIN MEHTA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: BHAVINKUMAR DEVENDRABHAI MEHTA(HCW0108), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE ONE, at High Court of Gujarat on 17/08/2026 17:33:08
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