IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5056 of 2026 ==========================================================

JAYESH BATUKBHAI PATEL(VANANI)

Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR. KIRTAN H MISTRY(10012) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 AISHVARYA(8018) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 G H VIRK(7392) for the Respondent(s) No. 3 MS VAISHNAVI VERMA, AGP for Respondent No.1 MR. SAHIL M SHAH(6318) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA Date : 07/04/2026

JUDGMENT

(PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA)

1. The petitioner seeks to challenge an endorsement dated 4.4.2026 by which the Electoral Officer has refused to include his name in the electoral roll.

2. These facts are not in dispute:-

(1) The petitioner's name was included in the electoral roll of the Legislative Assembly Constituency in the year 2021. However, since he had shifted his residence, his name came to be deleted during the course of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls of the Legisla