CHETANSINH HAKUBHA GOHIL v. STATE OF GUJARAT & Ors.
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
petition is disposed of accordingly
Key paragraphs
- Para 11. This petition is filed with the prayer to direct respondent No.7- District Development Officer to conduct free and fair elections under his supervision for the post of President and Secretary of respondent No.2- Association. It was case of the petitioner that on account of…
- Para 22. It was submitted by learned Senior Advocate Mr.Dhaval Vyas on behalf of the petitioner that accordingly representations of the petitioner have been considered and District Development Officer C/SCA/7904/2025 ORDER DATED: 26/06/2025 has called upon both fractions (respondent nos. 3an4 and respondent nos. 5 and6)…
- Para 44. Considering above and in view of the decision to be taken by District Development Officer to permit one of the fractions created in the Association to conduct the election their grievance would not survive and the petition at this stage is disposed directing the…
Judgment
========================================================== Appearance: MR DHAVAL VYAS, LD.SENIOR ADVOCATE WITH MR MEET D KAKADIA(11896) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR SP MAJMUDAR(3456) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MS NALANDA ACHARYA, LD.AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MR AB GATESHANIYA(3766) for the Respondent(s) No. 3,4 MR DIPAN DESAI(2481) for the Respondent(s) No. 5,6 MS SEJAL K MANDAVIA(436) for the Respondent(s) No. 7 NOTICE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 2,8 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE MAUNA M. BHATT Date : 26/06/2025 ORAL ORDER
This petition is filed with the prayer to direct respondent No.7- District Development Officer to conduct free and fair elections under his supervision for the post of President and Secretary of respondent No.2- Association. It was case of the petitioner that on account of frictions created in the association, two separate elections, are likely to be held to elect the body of association, and the action of holding two elections is not permissible. Accordingly, an order dated
17.06.2025 was passed permitting the District Development Officer to look into the representations dated 30.05.2025 and 10.06.2025 to take appropriate action.
It was submitted by learned Senior Advocate Mr.Dhaval Vyas on behalf of the petitioner that accordingly representations of the petitioner have been considered and District Development Officer C/SCA/7904/2025 ORDER DATED: 26/06/2025 has called upon both fractions (respondent nos. 3an4 and respondent nos. 5 and6) by issuance of show cause notice dated 23.06.2025, to respond to the grievances made in the representations. Accordingly, they were heard and only action now is required to pass an appropriate order on the show-cause notice.
Learned advocate Mr.A.B.Gateshaniya for respondent Nos.3 and 4 and learned advocate Mr.Dipan Desai for respondent Nos.5 & 6 supported submissions made by learned Senior Advocate Mr.Dhaval Vyas. Learned advocates for respondent Nos.3, 4, 5 & 6 have jointly submitted that the decision of District Development Officer to conduct the election by any one of the fractions of association would be binding on them. It is also submitted that Elections are scheduled to be held on 27.06.2025 to 30.06.2025.
Operative part
Considering above and in view of the decision to be taken by District Development Officer to permit one of the fractions created in the Association to conduct the election their grievance would not survive and the petition at this stage is disposed directing the District Development Officer to pass an appropriate order pursuant to the Show Cause Notice dated 23.06.2025 on or before 27.06.2025, since the elections are scheduled from 27.06.2025 to 30.06.2025. This petition is disposed of accordingly. Direct service is permitted today. DIPTI PATEL... Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
(MAUNA M. BHATT,J)
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: petition is disposed of accordingly
Which court decided this case, and when?
Gujarat High Court, on 26 Jun 2025. The bench was MAUNA M BHATT.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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