IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 17654 of 2017 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT Sd/-

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Approved for Reporting Yes No ✓

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JAGA KARSHAN BORECHA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR BT VYAS(5540) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR SAMIR B GOHIL(5718) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MS. FORUM SUKHADWALA, ASST. GOVERNMENT PLEADER for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MR HRIDAY BUCH(2372) for the Respondent(s) No. 3 RULE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2 =============================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT Date : 13/04/2026

JUDGMENT

1. With the consent of the learned advocates appearing for the respective parties, the present matter is taken up for hearing.

2. Heard Mr. Samir B. Gohil, learned advocate for the petitioner, Ms. Forum Sukhadwala, learned AGP for respondent – State as also Mr. Monarch Pandya, learned advocate for Mr. Hriday Buch, learned advocate for respondent No.3.

3. The present petition is filed under Articles 14, 16 and 226 of the Constitution of