JUDGMENT :

J.B. PARDIWALA, J.

1. In the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, we have decided to take up the main matter itself, i.e. the Special Civil Application No. 20373 of 2019 for hearing.

2. This appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent is at the instance of the original respondent No. 2-Gujarat State Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd. and is directed against an interim order passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court dated 28th August, 2020 in the Special Civil Application No. 20373 of 2019, by which, the learned Single Judge ordered that the status-quo, earlier granted, shall continue.

3. The facts giving rise to this appeal may be summarized as under:

3.1 The original applicant is the owner and occupier of the agricultural land bearing Survey No. 138 (New Survey No. 147), situated at Moje Nadri, Taluka: Kalol, District: Gandhi Nagar. It appears that the appellant herein, i.e. the Gujarat State Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd. (for short “the Corporation”) proposes to erect electric pole at the Location No. 103 on the land of the writ applicant for the route of electricity line as a part