IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12621 of 2021

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D G PATEL CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. Versus UNION OF INDIA ==========================================================

Appearance: MR TUSHAR HEMANI, SR.ADV. with MS VAIBHAVI K PARIKH(3238) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR DEVANG VYAS(2794) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 SERVED BY RPAD (N)(6) for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3 ==========================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE SONIA GOKANI and HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE

Date : 22/11/2021

ORAL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE SONIA GOKANI)

• 1. Respondents are unable to file any reply on a law point for want of any instruction coming from the respondents.
• 2. As per the joint request and assurance on the part of the learned Senior Advocate Mr. Bhatt, and the learned Asst. Solicitor General in the lead matter, the reply shall be filed on the strength of the stand taken by the Department before the other High Courts in identically raised legal issues, for which, time is requested for

upto 02.12.2021. Let the same be filed without fail in the lead matter at least being Special Civil Application No. 12621 of 2021. No reply on merit is necessary at this juncture.

• 3. Once filed, a copy be given to all concerned in e-mode. Rejoinder affidavit, in the matter wherever the law point is raised, shall be filed. Rejoinder, if any, to be filed shall be filed by the learned counsels in a representative matter and if the learned counsel represents in more than one matters, he can file in one of the lead matters, as per his individual choice treating that as a lead matter.
• 4. Matter shall be proceeded on merits on 13.11.2021. Till then, interim relief granted in each matter shall continue.
• 5. If no reply is filed by the scheduled date, it will be presumed that nothing needs to be offered by the respondent.

(MS. SONIA GOKANI, J. )

(NISHA M. THAKORE,J)

SUDHIR