IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5789 of 2006 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

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

Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔

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RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD & ANR.

Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR ARJUN M JOSHI(11247) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 KUNAL NANAVATI FOR NANAVATI ASSOCIATES(1375) for the Petitioner(s) No. 2 DS AFF.NOT FILED (R) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 MR ANGESH PANCHAL AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 15/04/2026

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. RULE returnable forthwith. Learned Assistant Government Pleader waives service of notice of rule on behalf of the respondents.

2. By way of present petition, the petitioners seek to challenge the notice for payment of water charges used for drinking purposes for an amount of Rs.146.79 Lakh issued by respondent No.2. Being aggrieved by the aforesaid action initiated by the respondent authority, the petitioners herei