High Court of Gujarat

SURESHKUMAR LALARAM MEGHVARversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 37-DISMISSED FOR DEFAULT @ ADMISSION
Bench: M R MENGDEY

Holding

The application is dismissed for non-prosecution due to the petitioner’s counsel’s absence.

Summary

The petitioner filed a Special Criminal Application seeking a direction from the High Court of Gujarat to lodge an FIR/complaint. The application was listed before Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. R. Mengdey. When the matter was called out, the petitioner’s counsel, Mr. Irfan I. Katiyamiyana, was not present. The court noted the absence of the petitioner’s advocate and consequently held that the application could not be proceeded with. As a result, the court dismissed the application on the ground of non-prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were examined.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner’s counsel is absent at the hearing of a Special Criminal Application seeking a direction to lodge an FIR?

Subjects

Special Criminal ApplicationDirection to lodge FIRNon-prosecutionCourt procedureAbsence of counsel

Judgment

         R/SCR.A/11407/2025                                                    ORDER DATED: 18/08/2026




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

            R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (DIRECTION - TO LODGE
                       FIR/COMPLAINT) NO. 11407 of 2025

   ==========================================================
                              SURESHKUMAR LALARAM MEGHVAR
                                          Versus
                                 STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
   ==========================================================
   Appearance:
   MR IRFAN I KATIYAMIYANA(10266) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
   MR MEET THAKKAR, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
   ==========================================================

     CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. R. MENGDEY

                                             Date : 18/08/2026

                                                    ORDER

             Learned advocate for the petitioner is not present when the matter is
   called out. Hence, the matter stands dismissed for non-prosecution.




                                                                                   (M. R. MENGDEY,J)
   Manshi



Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: AMIN MANSI(HC01561), Private Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 18/08/2026 15:26:14




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