High Court of Gujarat

OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LIMITED THRO CHIEF ENGINEERversusCOMPETENT AUTHORITY

Disposal: 43-DISMISSED FOR DEFAULT @ FH
Bench: DEVAN M DESAI

Holding

The court held that the petitions must be dismissed for want of prosecution as the petitioners failed to appear despite multiple calls.

Summary

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., through its Chief Engineer, filed three Special Civil Applications (Nos. 14512‑14514 of 2012) against the Competent Authority and another respondent in the Gujarat High Court. The petitioners’ counsel, Mr. Rituj M. Meena, failed to appear before the court even on the third call. The court therefore dismissed the petitions for want of prosecution. Consequently, any interim relief that had been granted was vacated and any rule or notice issued was discharged. No order as to costs was made.

Issues considered

Whether the petitions should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioners’ failure to appear before the court.

Subjects

civil proceduredismissal for want of prosecutioninterim reliefpetition

Judgment

         C/SCA/14512/2012                                                       ORDER DATED: 29/07/2026




                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                   R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14512 of 2012

                                       With
                   R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14513 of 2012
                                       With
                   R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14514 of 2012
  ==========================================================
          OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LIMITED THRO CHIEF
                               ENGINEER
                                 Versus
                      COMPETENT AUTHORITY & ANR.
  ==========================================================
  Appearance:
  MR RITURAJ M MEENA(3224) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
  MR ANKIT SHAH(6371) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  RULE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2
  ==========================================================

       CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI

                                              Date : 29/07/2026

                                                ORAL ORDER


            Learned advocate for the petitioners could not remain

  present even in the third call. Therefore, petitions stand

  dismissed for want of prosecution. No order as to costs. Interim

  Relief, if any, stands vacated forthwith. Rule / Notice, if any,

  stands discharged.


                                                                                            (D. M. DESAI,J)
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Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: VATSAL KOTECHA(HC00352), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 29/07/2026 15:50:48




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