BHARTIBEN MANHARBHAI PATEL vs COLLECTOR SAHEB SHREE — 28/2021
Case under Specific Relief Act, 1963 Section 34. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 24th April 2026.
RCS - REGULAR CIVIL SUIT
CNR: GJDW050010022021
Filing Number
28/2021
Filing Date
21-Jun-2021
Registration No
28/2021
Registration Date
21-Jun-2021
Court
TALUKA COURT, DWARKA
Judge
1-Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.
Decision Date
24-Apr-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--ALLOWED
Last updated 27-May-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.BHARTIBEN MANHARBHAI PATEL
Adv. D S ADVANI
Respondent(s)
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1.COLLECTOR SAHEB SHREE
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2.JANMA MARAN NODHANI ADHIKARI SHREE
Adv. R A SHETH
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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24-Apr-2026
JudegementView PDF
The court allowed Bhartiben Manharbhai Patel's suit for declaration of civil death of her husband, Manhar Bhanabhai Patel, who went missing on 10/09/2010 when the fishing vessel he worked on capsized in a storm off Okha. Applying Section 108 of the Indian Evidence Act and precedent law, the court found that since the husband remained unheard of for over 7 years with corroborating evidence (police statements, inquest records, collector's relief aid), the presumption of death was unrebutted, and declared him dead as of the disappearance date. The court directed the Registrar to register his death accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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24-Apr-2026
Disposed
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12-Mar-2026
Final Arguments
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22-Jan-2026
Final Arguments
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15-Jan-2026
Defendant Evidence
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04-Dec-2025
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09-Oct-2025
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04-Feb-2023
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21-Mar-2022
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07-Dec-2021
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First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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21-Jun-2021
Case filed
Registration No. 28/2021
The court allowed Bhartiben Manharbhai Patel's suit for declaration of civil death of her husband, Manhar Bhanabhai Patel, who went missing on 10/09/2010 when the fishing vessel he worked on capsized in a storm off Okha. Applying Section 108 of the Indian Evidence Act and precedent law, the court found that since the husband remained unheard of for over 7 years with corroborating evidence (police statements, inquest records, collector's relief aid), the presumption of death was unrebutted, and declared him dead as of the disappearance date. The court directed the Registrar to register his death accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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