IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 817 of

2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL/157/2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/7845/2017 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 815 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 158 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 813 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 159 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 811 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 160 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 809 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 161 of 2026 ==========================================================

DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Versus JAGDISHBHAI MANGALBHAI PARMAR & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR MB GOHIL(2702) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS VAISHNAVI VERMA, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 2 MR MUKESH H RATHOD(2432) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHARGAV D. KARIA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE L. S. PIRZADA Date : 13/02/2026

ORAL ORDER

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

1. Heard learned advocate Mr. M.B.Gohil for the applicant, learned advocate Mr. Mukesh Rathod for respondent No.1 and learned Assistant Government Pleader Ms. Vaishnavi Verma for respondent No.2.

2. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned advocate Mr. Rathod waives service of notice of rule on behalf of respondent No.1 and learned AGP Ms. Verma waives service of notice of rule on behalf of respondent No.2.

3. By these applications under section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the applicant seeks condonation of delay of 411 days caused in filing the captioned Letters Patent Appeals.

4. Having regard to the submissions advanced by the learned advocate for the applicant and more particularly, considering the averments made in the memorandum of applications, the Court is of the view that the delay caused in filing the Letters Patent Appeals has been sufficiently explained.

5. The applications, therefore, succeed and are, accordingly, allowed. The delay caused in filing the Letters Patent Appeals is hereby condoned.

6. Rule is made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs.

7. Registry to give final registration number to Letters Patent Appeals forthwith and list the matters today.

(BHARGAV D. KARIA, J)

(L. S. PIRZADA, J)

JYOTI V. JANI