IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1686 of 2003 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI ==========================================================

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

M.R.K.BROTHERS,THRO'ITS PARTNERS & ORS.

Versus KUTCH DISTRICT PANCHAYAT ==========================================================

Appearance:

DECEASED LITIGANT THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS/ REPRESTENTATIVES for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR ABHAYKUMAR P SHAH(3093) for the Appellant(s) No. 1.1,1.2,1.3 MR. NISARG N JAIN(8807) for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 01/04/2026

JUDGMENT

1. The judgment and decree passed in Special Civil Suit No.175 of 1992 by the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Bhuj Kachchh dated 31.12.2002 is the subject matter of this appeal filed under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (‘the Code’, for short), at the behest of the original defendant.

2. By the impugned judgment and award, learned trial Court decreed the suit of Kachh Jilla Panchayat and directed the defendant to pay Rs.7,66,1