IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1055 of 2022 With CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR FIXING DATE OF HEARING) NO. 1 of 2025 In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1055 of 2022 With R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8372 of 2022 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHARGAV D. KARIA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE L. S. PIRZADA ==========================================================

Approved for Reporting Yes No ==========================================================

ANIL D. KAGATHARA S/O DEVJI KAGATHARA & ANR.

Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR RAMNANDAN SINGH(1126) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2 MR SHUSHIL R SHUKLA(5603) for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3,4,5 RULE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 6 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHARGAV D. KARIA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE L. S. PIRZADA Date : 06/02/2026

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE L. S. PIRZADA)

1. Heard learned advocate Mr.Ramnandan Singh appearing for the respective petitioners and learned advocate Mr.Shushil R. Shukla appearing for the respondents.

2. As both the petiti