High Court of Gujarat

PATEL AGENCY THROUGH PROP. RAJANI VALLABHBHAI PATELversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH
Bench: HEMANT M PRACHCHHAK

Holding

The court directed Respondent No.2 to decide the representation afresh on its merits within six weeks and communicate the decision within one week.

Summary

The petitioner, Patel Agency through Rajani Vallabhbhai Patel, filed a representation with Respondent No.2 (S.P. Valsad) on 01.01.2026, which remained pending. The petitioner sought the court's direction for the respondent to decide the representation expeditiously. The learned Attorney General for the State of Gujarat waived service of notice and, with consent of counsel, the matter was heard. The court directed Respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's submissions, hold a hearing, and decide the representation on its merits within six weeks, communicating the decision within one week thereafter. The court clarified that it did not examine the merits of the underlying dispute and disposed of the Special Civil Application.

Issues considered

Whether the respondent should be directed to decide the petitioner's representation within a specified time frame

Subjects

procedural orderrepresentationspecial civil applicationservice of noticecourt direction

Judgment

   C/SCA/5256/2026                             JUDGMENT DATED: 01/05/2026




           IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
             R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5256 of 2026

FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Sd/-
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          Approved for Reporting              Yes          No
                                                           No
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   PATEL AGENCY THROUGH PROP. RAJANI VALLABHBHAI PATEL
                          Versus
                 STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR SHALIN MEHTA SENIOR ADVOCATE ASSISTED BY MR NIRAV C
SANGHAVI(5950) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MR NIKUNJ KANARA AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK
                          Date : 01/05/2026
                            JUDGMENT

      Rule returnable forthwith. Mr. Nikunj Kanara,
learned AGP waives service of notice of rule for and on
behalf of respondents. With the consent of the learned
counsel appearing for the respective parties, the matter is
taken up for final hearing today.

1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner has already prepared a representation to the
respondent No.2 –S.P. Valsad on 01.01.2026, and the
same is pending.

2. Learned AGP, Mr. Nikunj Kanara submits that the said
representation shall be decided expeditiously.

3. In view of the above submissions, the respondent No.2

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     C/SCA/5256/2026                                                                JUDGMENT DATED: 01/05/2026




is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner
dated 01.01.2026 (page 74 of the petition) in light of
paragraph No.9, which has been duly received by the
office of the respondent No.2. The said representation
shall be decided after giving opportunity of hearing to the
petitioner who is at liberty to raise all the contentions as
available to him and produce necessary documents in
support of his contention.

4. The Respondent No.2 shall take into consideration the
submissions as well as the documents submitted by the
petitioner and shall decide the said representation afresh
on its own merits in accordance with law within a period
of six weeks.

5.       Let         the          decision               on         such           representation                        be
communicated to the petitioner within one week from the
date of decision being taken.

6. It is made clear that this court has not gone into the
merits of the case and no observation is made thereon.

7. The Special Civil Application stands disposed of.

          Direct service is permitted.
                                                                                                                      Sd/-
                                                                         (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J)
SURESH SOLANKI
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SURESHKUMAR MOTIBHAI SOLANKI(HC00208), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 01/05/2026 17:48:51




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