IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 554 of 2023 With R/CROSS OBJECTION NO. 60 of 2025 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 554 of 2023 ================================================================

EXECUTIVE ENGINEER & ANR.

Versus MALEK MUSTAKHUSEN JAMSUMIYA ================================================================

Appearance:

MS SHRUNJAL SHAH, AGP for the Appellant(s) No. 1,2 MR R.K.MANSURI(3205) for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ================================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHARGAV D. KARIA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE L. S. PIRZADA Date : 10/03/2026

ORAL ORDER

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

1. Heard learned Assistant Government Pleader Ms.Shrunjal Shah appearing for the appellants and learned advocate Mr.R.K.Mansuri appearing for the respondent.

2. First Appeal No.554 of 2023 is filed by the appellants-State under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) read with Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging the Judgment and Award dated 29.09.2021 passed in Land Acquisition Reference No.1 of 2018 by the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Modasa, District Aravalli, wher