High Court of Gujarat
DINESHBHAI PRAHLADBHAI PATELversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- 35-ANY OTHER MODE @ ADM.STAGE
- Bench
- NIRZAR S DESAI
Holding
The court directed the respondent to issue fresh notice within a week, conclude the hearing by 30 September 2026, and pass a reasoned order by 15 October 2026, disposing the petition without reaching the merits.
Summary
Petitioner Dineshbhai Prahladbha Patel filed a Special Civil Application seeking a direction to the Deputy Secretary (Appeals) to take up and dispose of Revision Application No. 22 of 2024, which had been pending since 2024. The petitioner argued that the delay violated his right to a timely hearing and requested the court to order the respondent to issue fresh notice and conclude the matter promptly. The respondent, represented by the Assistant Government Pleader, indicated that the revision would be decided by 30 September 2026 and that a fresh notice would be issued within a week. The High Court, after hearing both sides, directed the respondent to issue a fresh notice within one week, complete the hearing by 30 September 2026, and pass a reasoned order by 15 October 2026, communicating the order by speed post. The court disposed of the petition without addressing the merits, leaving the parties' substantive rights and contentions open. All parties were instructed to cooperate in implementing the directions.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can issue a mandatory direction to the Deputy Secretary (Appeals) to expedite the pending revision application and issue fresh notice to the parties
Subjects
- revision application
- special civil application
- court direction
- administrative delay
- hearing schedule
- Gujarat High Court
Judgment
C/SCA/7264/2024 ORDER DATED: 13/08/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7264 of 2024
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DINESHBHAI PRAHLADBHAI PATEL
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR DIPAN DESAI(2481) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MR VAIBHAV SHARMA ASSISTANT GOVERNMENT PLEADER for
the Respondent(s) No. 1
KOMAL S DAVE(8152) for the Respondent(s) No. 5
MR SIDDHARTH H DAVE(5306) for the Respondent(s) No. 5
NOTICE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3,4
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI
Date : 13/08/2026
ORDER
1. Heard learned advocate Mr. Dipen Desai for the
petitioner and learned Assistant Government
Pleader Mr. Vaibhav Sharma for respondent –
State.
2. By way of this petition, the petitioner has
prayed for a direction to respondent No.1, that
is, Deputy Secretary (Appeals), to take up
Revision Application No. 22 of 2024 along with
the stay application for hearing and to pass an
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appropriate order in accordance with law.
3. Learned advocate Mr. Dipen Desai, as per
instructions, states that the aforesaid
application, which is a revision application
filed as far back as in 2024, is still pending,
and therefore, this Court may direct respondent
No.1 to decide the same at the earliest in
accordance with law.
4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader Mr. Vaibhav
Sharma, under instructions received from
Mr.Rajesh Joshi, Deputy Secretary (Appeals),
states that respondent No.1 shall decide the
revision application being Revision Application
No. 22 of 2024 pending before him finally,
latest by 30.09.2026.
5. Upon instructions, he states that this revision
application shall be decided within a period of
two months from today.
6. In view of the above submission of learned
Assistant Government Pleader Mr. Vaibhav Sharma,
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upon instructions, respondent No.1 is directed
to issue fresh notice to the parties within a
period of one week from today and to conclude
the hearing by 30.09.2026. Respondent No.1
authority is directed to conclude the hearing of
the revision application latest by 30.09.2026
and to pass an appropriate order latest by
15.10.2026 by passing a reasoned order in
accordance with law, and the respondent
authority is directed to communicate the same to
the petitioner by way of speed post.
7. With the above observations, this petition is
disposed of without entering into the merits of
the matter.
8. All rights and contentions of all parties are
kept open. Parties are directed to cooperate.
(NIRZAR S. DESAI,J)
Pallavi
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: PALLAVIBEN PRABHUDAS PANCHAL(HC01403), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 13/08/2026 18:23:48
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