High Court of Gujarat

THAKOR BHIKHAJI DHULAJIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH
Bench: VAIBHAVI D NANAVATI

Holding

Respondent No.2 must decide the pending representation within three months from receipt of the order, without the Court expressing any view on its merits.

Summary

The petitioners filed a Special Civil Application seeking a court direction for the respondent to decide a representation dated 31‑12‑2024 that remained pending with respondent No.2. The petitioner urged that the representation be decided within the stipulated time, while the respondent agreed that any pending representation should be decided expeditiously. The Court directed respondent No.2 to decide the representation on its merits within three months from the receipt of the order, addressing all contentions raised by the petitioners. The Court expressly noted that it did not examine the merits of the underlying representation. Accordingly, the petition was disposed with the rule made absolute to the extent of the direction.

Issues considered

What procedural direction should the Court give to ensure the pending representation dated 31‑12‑2024 is decided promptly?

Subjects

Special Civil Applicationrepresentationdirectionexpeditious decisionprocedural orderHigh Court of Gujarat

Judgment

       C/SCA/2436/2026                              ORDER DATED: 24/02/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

               R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2436 of 2026

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                         THAKOR BHIKHAJI DHULAJI & ORS.
                                     Versus
                            STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR. NISHIT P GANDHI(6946) for the Petitioner(s) No.
1,2,3,3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4,3.5
MR JAYNEEL PARIKH, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2
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     CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE VAIBHAVI D. NANAVATI

                                Date : 24/02/2026

                                  ORAL ORDER


1.      Rule returnable forthwith. Mr. Jayneel Parikh, learned AGP

waives service of notice of rule on behalf of respondents.



2.      The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to

decide the representation of the petitioners dated 31.12.2024

which is pending with the respondent No.2.



3.      Mr. Nishit P. Gandhi, learned advocate appearing for the

petitioners submits that the said representation be decided within

stipulated time.




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         C/SCA/2436/2026                                                        ORDER DATED: 24/02/2026




 4.        Mr. Jayneel Parikh, learned AGP appearing for the

 respondents submits that if the said representation is pending, the

 same shall be decided expeditiously.



 5.        Considering the submissions, respondent No.2 to decide the

 said representation dated 31.12.2024 on its own merits within a

 period of three months from the date of receipt of this order dealing

 with all the contentions raised by the petitioners.



 6.        It is hereby made clear that this Court has not gone into the

 merits of the case and no opinion is expressed thereon.



 7.        With the aforesaid direction, the present petition is disposed

 of. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent.


                                                                         (VAIBHAVI D. NANAVATI,J)
 K.K. SAIYED
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SAIYED KAZIMALI(HC00169), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 24/02/2026 15:12:42




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