IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 595 of

2026 In F/FIRST APPEAL/2918/2026 ==========================================================

LHS OF RAMANBHAI VIRAMBHAI PATEL & ORS.

Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR MANISH S SHAH(5859) for the Applicant(s) No. 1,1.1,1.2,1.3,2 MR. BHAVESH DESAI, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M. K. THAKKER Date : 10/02/2026

ORAL ORDER

1. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned AGP Mr. Bhavesh Desai waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of State.

2. The present application has been filed seeking condonation of delay of 656 days in preferring the appeal challenging the judgment and award passed by the learned Additional Senior Civil Judge, Bayad, District Aravalli, in Land Reference Case No. 17 of 2020, dated 12.01.2024. It is submitted by learned advocate Mr. Manish Shah that although the judgment and award were passed on 12.01.2024, the compensation as directed by the learned Reference Court was paid on 20.08.2025. It is further submitted that the a