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The Gujarat High Court ordered Ahmedabad’s Collector to pay ₹1 lakh personally after repeating grounds already rejected by the court.
Judge / Bench — Justice M. K. Thakker.
In SCA 13992/2026, Bhumikaben’s case, decided 5 November 2026 (2026:GUJHC:71914), it quashed the 6 August refusal of non-agricultural land-use permission and restored her application for a statutory-period decision. The Collector must deposit costs within one month; failing that, the State must pay and recover the amount from his salary. The court said officials must obey orders or promptly seek lawful relief.
Advocates appearing — Petitioner: Sunil S Joshi and Amit M Lashwani. R1–2: Jay Trivedi, Assistant Government Pleader.
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