KHANT RAMESHBHAI SOMABHAI L/H OF SOMABHAI BHIMABHAI vs STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - AGP — 22/2024

Case under Code of Civil Procedure Section 9. Disposed: Contested--JUDGEMENT on 06th May 2026.

Case disposed

SPCS - SPECIAL CIVIL SUIT

CNR: GJLV020006872020

Filing Number

42/2020

Filing Date

20-Jul-2020

Registration No

22/2024

Registration Date

20-Jul-2020

Court

TALUKA COURT, LUNAWADA

Judge

2-Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

Decision Date

06-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGEMENT

Last updated 19-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Civil Procedure Section 9

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KHANT RAMESHBHAI SOMABHAI L/H OF SOMABHAI BHIMABHAI

    Adv. S.H.MEHTA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - AGP

  2. 2.DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER

    Adv. AGP

  3. 3.R.F.O

    Adv. AGP

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2026

    Judegement

    Case Summary: SPCS No. 22/2024 Court Decision: The petition was dismissed. The court rejected the petitioner's claims that he possessed adverse possession rights over forest reserve land and is entitled to ownership. The court ruled against the petitioner on all material issues. Key Reasoning: The disputed land is declared forest reserve under the Indian Forest Act 1927, which prohibits transferring such land without government sanction. The petitioner failed to prove continuous, uninterrupted adverse possession since before 1971. Additionally, the petition was filed beyond the statutory limitation period, and the Forest Department's prior actions—collecting unauthorized cultivation penalties—contradicted any claim of legitimate adverse possession. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 06-May-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 17-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  5. 17-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  6. 26-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

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  7. 10-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

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  8. 16-Jan-2026

    Final Arguments

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  9. 20-Dec-2025

    Defendant Evidence

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  10. 21-Nov-2025

    Defendant Evidence

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  11. 10-Oct-2025

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  12. 10-Sep-2025

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  13. 19-Aug-2025

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  14. 01-Aug-2025

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  15. 27-Jun-2025

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  16. 01-May-2025

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  17. 08-Apr-2025

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  18. 10-Mar-2025

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  19. 14-Feb-2025

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  20. 27-Jan-2025

    Defendant Evidence

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  21. 18-Dec-2024

    Defendant Evidence

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  22. 03-Dec-2024

    Defendant Evidence

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  23. 22-Oct-2024

    Defendant Evidence

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  24. 08-Oct-2024

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  25. 19-Sep-2024

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  26. 03-Sep-2024

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  27. 12-Aug-2024

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  28. 18-Jul-2024

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  29. 11-Jul-2024

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  30. 01-Jul-2024

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  31. 11-Jun-2024

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  32. 20-Apr-2024

    Plaintiff Evidence

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  33. 01-Apr-2024

    Issues

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  34. 18-Mar-2024

    Issues

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  35. 28-Feb-2024

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  36. 13-Feb-2024

    Issues

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  37. 24-Jan-2024

    Issues

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  38. 05-Jan-2024

    Issues

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  39. 18-Dec-2023

    Issues

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  40. 29-Nov-2023

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  41. 26-Oct-2023

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  42. 07-Oct-2023

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  43. 22-Sep-2023

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  44. 04-Sep-2023

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  45. 09-Aug-2023

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  47. 04-Jul-2023

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  48. 14-Jun-2023

    Issues

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  49. 02-May-2023

    Issues

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  50. 11-Apr-2023

    Issues

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  51. 14-Mar-2023

    Issues

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  52. 21-Feb-2023

    Hearing On Injunction Application

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  53. 24-Jan-2023

    Hearing On Injunction Application

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  54. 04-Jan-2023

    Hearing On Injunction Application

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  55. 17-Dec-2022

    Written Statement/Reply

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  56. 17-Nov-2022

    Written Statement/Reply

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  57. 13-Oct-2022

    Written Statement/Reply

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  58. 15-Sep-2022

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  59. 01-Sep-2022

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  60. 28-Jul-2022

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  61. 15-Jul-2022

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  62. 24-Jun-2022

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  63. 06-May-2022

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  64. 01-Apr-2022

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  65. 04-Mar-2022

    Written Statement/Reply

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  66. 11-Feb-2022

    Written Statement/Reply

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  67. 24-Jan-2022

    Written Statement/Reply

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  68. 04-Jan-2022

    Written Statement/Reply

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  69. 08-Dec-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  70. 18-Nov-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  71. 01-Nov-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  72. 08-Oct-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  73. 09-Sep-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  74. 25-Aug-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  75. 02-Aug-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  76. 16-Jul-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  77. 19-Jun-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  78. 05-May-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  79. 16-Apr-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  80. 12-Mar-2021

    Written Statement/Reply

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  81. 19-Feb-2021

    Summons - Notice

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge

  82. 25-Jan-2021

    Summons - Notice

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge

  83. 24-Dec-2020

    Summons - Notice

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  84. 26-Nov-2020

    Summons - Notice

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  85. 22-Oct-2020

    Summons - Notice

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  86. 19-Sep-2020

    Summons - Notice

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  87. 01-Sep-2020

    Summons - Notice

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge

  88. 11-Aug-2020

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  89. 20-Jul-2020

    Case filed

    Registration No. 22/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: SPCS No. 22/2024 Court Decision: The petition was dismissed. The court rejected the petitioner's claims that he possessed adverse possession rights over forest reserve land and is entitled to ownership. The court ruled against the petitioner on all material issues. Key Reasoning: The disputed land is declared forest reserve under the Indian Forest Act 1927, which prohibits transferring such land without government sanction. The petitioner failed to prove continuous, uninterrupted adverse possession since before 1971. Additionally, the petition was filed beyond the statutory limitation period, and the Forest Department's prior actions—collecting unauthorized cultivation penalties—contradicted any claim of legitimate adverse possession. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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