IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 958 of

2026 In F/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL/5112/2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/15247/2024 ================================================================

THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

Versus RANJANBEN MOHANBHAI PATEL & ORS.

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Appearance:

MS SHRUTI DHRUVE, ASSISTANT GOVERNMENT PLEADER for the Applicant(s) No. 1,2 MR MB PARIKH(576) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHARGAV D. KARIA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE L. S. PIRZADA Date : 02/03/2026

ORAL ORDER

(PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHARGAV D. KARIA)

1. Heard learned Assistant Government Pleader Ms. Shruti Dhruve for the applicants and learned advocate Mr. M.B. Parikh for the respondent.

2. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned advocate Mr. M.B. Parikh waives service of notice of rule on behalf of the respondents.

3. By this application under section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the applicant seeks condonation of delay of

165 days caused in filing the captioned Letters Patent Appeal against the order dated 01.