IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/WRIT PETITION (PIL) (WRIT PETITION (PIL)) NO. 48 of 2022 With R/WRIT PETITION (PIL) NO. 22 of 2023 With CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR DIRECTION) NO. 3 of 2025 In R/WRIT PETITION (PIL) NO. 22 of 2023 =============================================

MINESHKUMAR PARMAR Versus MINISTRY OF ROAD, TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS & ORS.

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Appearance:

MS GARIMA MALHOTRA(11392) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR VATSAL K TRIVEDI(10957) for the Opponent(s) No. 1 MR YOGESH G DEV(5700) for the Opponent(s) No. 1 NANAVATI & CO.(7105) for the Opponent(s) No. 2,3 =============================================

CORAM HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE : SUNITA AGARWAL and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY Date : 08/05/2026

ORAL ORDER

(PER : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL)

1. In this Public Interest Litigation raising issue about mis- management of a section of the National Highways, an issue, has arisen with regard to the pitiable road conditions between Ankleshwar-Bharuch, Bharuch-Surat and Surat-Dahisar.

2. Mr. Maulik G. Nanavati, learned advocate for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) invited attention of