High Court of Gujarat

SAKIRKHAN S/O.RAISABIBI NADIRKHAN PATHANversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: NIRAL R MEHTA

Holding

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation must decide the representation within three months and act as assured, and the petition is disposed as the petitioner did not press it.

Summary

Petitioner Sakir Khan filed a representation on 28 April 2025 following a court order dated 25 February 2025 in Special Civil Application No.14480 of 2023. The High Court directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, as respondent No.4, to decide the representation within three months of receipt of the order and to do so in accordance with law and natural justice. The corporation, through counsel, assured compliance with the time‑frame. The petitioner’s counsel chose not to press the petition thereafter, leading the Court to dispose of the application. The Court reiterated that the corporation must act as assured and the petition stands disposed.

Issues considered

Whether the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation must decide the petitioner’s representation within three months of the court’s order
Whether the corporation’s decision must conform to the principles of natural justice

Subjects

representationnatural justicemunicipal corporationprocedural complianceorder disposal

Judgment

     C/SCA/2423/2026                               ORDER DATED: 24/02/2026




           IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

             R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2423 of 2026

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             SAKIRKHAN S/O.RAISABIBI NADIRKHAN PATHAN
                               Versus
                     STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR YUSUFKHAN PATHAN(3799) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MR VANITA P. BHARWANI, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,3
MR DEEP VYAS, for the Respondent(s) No. 4
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA

                         Date : 24/02/2026

                              ORAL ORDER

1.             Leave     to    join           Ahmedabad        Municipal
Corporation as respondent No.4. To be carried out
forthwith.

2.             Learned     Advocate            Mr.Deep       Vyas            for
respondent – Corporation, under the instructions,
stated that representation dated 28th April, 2025
filed by the petitioner pursuant to the order
passed by this Court dated 25th February, 2025 in
Special Civil Application No.14480 of 2023 shall
be decided within a period of three months from
the date of receipt of this order in accordance
with law and in conformity with the principles of
natural justice.



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       C/SCA/2423/2026                                                          ORDER DATED: 24/02/2026




3.                 On        such         statement                 being            made,           Learned
Advocate for the petitioner does not press this
petition. Disposed of accordingly.

4.                 Needless                 to        clarify               that           Corporation
shall          act        as       per        the        assurance                 given           to       this
Court.


                                                                          (NIRAL R. MEHTA,J)
ANUP
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANUP VYOMESH PARIKH(HC00956), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 27/02/2026 12:24:39




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