High Court of Gujarat

PANKAJ BHUPATRAY MEHTAversusMANAGING DIRECTOR, GUJARAT STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED, GANDHINAGAR

Decided: 10 March 2026
Disposal: 56-DISPOSED AT ADMISSION STAGE
Bench: NIRZAR S DESAI

Holding

The court directed the respondent to decide the representation dated 2 January 2026 within three months and disposed of the petition without reaching the merits.

Summary

Pankaj Bhupatray Mehta filed a special civil application seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation to release his lawful pre‑retirement and post‑retirement dues with 9% interest and to decide several pending representations. The petitioner later limited his prayer to a direction for the respondent to decide the representation dated 2 January 2026. The High Court, noting the narrowed relief sought, ordered the respondent to decide that specific representation within three months and disposed of the petition without addressing the substantive merits of the claims for dues. The order was signed by Justice Nirzar S. Desai and permitted direct service.

Issues considered

Whether a writ of mandamus can be issued to compel the release of the petitioner's pre‑retirement and post‑retirement dues with interest
Whether the court should entertain the petition limited to directing the respondent to decide the representation dated 2 January 2026

Subjects

mandamus
retirement dues
representation
high court order
service matters

Judgment

       C/SCA/3202/2026                               ORDER DATED: 10/03/2026




       IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

            R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3202 of 2026

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                      PANKAJ BHUPATRAY MEHTA
                                Versus
     MANAGING DIRECTOR, GUJARAT STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION
                    LIMITED, GANDHINAGAR & ORS.
=========================================
Appearance :
MR RATHIN P RAVAL for the Petitioner.
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI

                               Date : 10/03/2026
                               ORAL JUDGMENT


1.               By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the
following reliefs :-


                “(A)     YOUR LORDSHIPS may be pleased to admit,

                allow this petition.



                (B)      YOUR LORDSHIPS may be pleased to issue a

                writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ,
                order or direction to direct all the respondents to

                release of all the lawful pre-retirement and post-

                retirement dues and bene:ts of the petitioner at

                rate of 9% to the petitioner from the date of :rst

                representation i.e. 21.10.2024 (Annexure H) until

                payment.



                (C)      YOUR LORDSHIPS may be pleased to issue a

                writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ,



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           C/SCA/3202/2026                                                             ORDER DATED: 10/03/2026




                        order or direction to direct the respondents to

                        decide on the representations dated 02.01.2026

                        (Annexure A), 17.09.2025 (Annexure B), 11.07.2025

                        (Annexure C), 17.01.2025 (Annexure E) and other

                        pending representations.”


  2.                    However, at the outset, learned advocate Mr. Rathin
  Raval states that the petitioner at this stge is not pressing for
  prayer made in paragraph 25 (B) and con:nes his prayer only to
  the extent of a direction to the respondents to decide the
  representation dated 2.1.2026 (annexed at Annexure A to this
  petition).


  3.                    In      view         of      the       above          innocuous              prayers,            the
  respondents and to be precise respondent No.1 is directed to
  decide the representation made by the petitioner on 2.1.2026 in
  accordance with law, preferably within a period of three months
  from the date of receipt of this order.


  4.                    With the above direction, without entering into the
  merits of the matter, the present petition stands disposed of.


                        Direct service is permitted.


                                                                                     (NIRZAR S. DESAI,J)


  SAVARIYA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: RAJNISH NARENDRA SAVARIYA(HC00179), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 10/03/2026 17:18:02




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