IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14155 of 2025 With R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 17850 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

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

Approved for Reporting Yes No ✓

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GOPIBEN BHAGVANBHAI PATEL & ORS.

Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

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Appearance:

DEEPAK N KHANCHANDANI(7781) for the Petitioner(s) No.

1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 MR BP GUPTA(337) for the Petitioner(s) No.

1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 AAKASH GUPTA AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 MR UM SHASTRI(830) for the Respondent(s) No. 4 NOTICE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 5 SIDDHARTH R KHESKANI(9483) for the Respondent(s) No. 5 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI Date : 04/05/2026 COMMON ORAL JUDGMENT

1. Learned Advocate Mr. Khanchandani submitted that both the petitions involve identical facts. The same is not disputed by learned Advocate Mr. U. M. Shastri, learned AGP Mr. Aakash Gupta, and learned Ad