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HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE
Jitubhai @ Jitendrakumar Dahyabhai Patel – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The present Special Civil Application has been preferred praying for the following reliefs:-
“A) That this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue appropriate writ, order or direction, quashing the impugned order dated 30.08.2024 passed in Application No. MAG/TELIGRAPH ACT/765 KV KHAVDA TRANSMISSION LINE/VASHI 2323/2024 (Annexure A).
B) That this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue appropriate writ, order or direction, restraining the respondents from laying the Line being 765KD DC Ahmedabad - Navsari line from the lands of the petitioners and further be pleased to direct them to take the line from the alternative route as proposed by the petitioners (Annexure J).
C) That pending admission, hearing and final disposal of this petition, this Hon’ble Court be pleased to stay the implementation, operation and execution of the order dated30.08.2024 passed in Application No. MAG/TELIGRAPH ACT/765 KV KHAVDA TRANSMISSION LINE/VASHI.2323/2024 (Annexure A).
D) Pending admission, hearing and final disposal of this petition, this Hon’ble Court be pleased to direct the respondents to restrain from laying the Line being 765KD DC Ahmedabad - Navsari line from the lands of the petitioners.
E) That ad
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