IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 5756 of

2025 In F/FIRST APPEAL/35434/2025 ========================================================== THE ADDITIONAL SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER & ORS.

Versus KRUSHNAKANT BABUBHAI DESHAI & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR.BHARAT VYAS ASSTT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER for the Applicant(s)

No. 1,2,3 RULE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 1,4 UNSERVED EXPIRED (R) for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 09/03/2026

JUDGMENT

The cause list reflects that respondents No. 2 and 3 have expired, therefore, the matter shall stand abated qua respondents No. 2 and 3.

1.

In this application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the State of Gujarat seeks to condone the delay of 2386 days occurred in preferring the First Appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984, read with Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, against the judgment and order dated 30.06.2018, passed by the Land Reference Court in Land Reference Case No. 480 of

2008.

2. The factual as