IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 17625 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI =====================================================

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

PARGHI KISHAN HARJIBHAI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

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Appearance:

UMANG P RAVAL(9074) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MS KINJAL VYAS ASSISTANT GOVERNMENT PLEADER for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 MR MEET SHAH FOR MR AD OZA(515) for the Respondent(s)

No. 4 NOTICE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 3 =====================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI Date : 20/04/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT

1.Heard learned advocate Mr. Umang Raval appearing for the petitioner, learned advocate Mr. Meet Shah appearing for learned advocate Mr. A. D. Oza for respondent Nos. 1 and 4 and learned Assistant Government Pleader Ms. Kinjal Vyas appearing for respondent No. 2 – State.

2.Despite service of notice, respondent No. 3 has chosen not to appear before the Court.

3.By way of this petition, the petitioner seeks correction of the caste