IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 13196 of 2024 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ==========================================

Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔

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SHREE AJIT PULP AND PAPER LIMITED Versus THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

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Appearance:

MS TEJAL A VASHI(2704) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR NIKUNJ KANARA AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 NOTICE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ==========================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 23/04/2026

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. Present petition is filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and under the provisions of the Gujarat Stamp Act (hereafter be referred to as “the Act”) seeking following reliefs:-

(a) This Honourable Court may be pleased to issue any appropriate writ, order or direction and thereby be pleased to quash and set aside the notice No.Stamp / 23 / 319 dated 03.02.2024 issued by the respondent authority and further be pleased to hold and declare that the action of the respondent authority in levying of