IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 822 of

2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL/167/2026 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/7866/2017 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 804 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 168 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 805 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 169 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 806 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 170 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 803 of 2026 In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 171 of 2026 ==========================================================

DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Versus CHANDUBHAI ATTABHAI DABHI & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR MB GOHIL(2702) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS KRISHNA DESAI, 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. Krishna Desai 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. Desai 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 418 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