GIRISHKUMAR RAMESHCHANDRA SONI vs HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT THROUGH REGISTRAR GENERAL Advocate - VIKAS V NAIR( — SCA/5112/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: --26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE on 08th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GJHC240265072026

Filing Number

SCA/11257/2026

Filing Date

07-Apr-2026

Registration No

SCA/5112/2026

Registration Date

07-Apr-2026

Judge

Honourable Mr.justice N.s.sanjay Gowda , Honourable Mr.justice J. L. Odedra

Coram

Honourable Mr.justice N.s.sanjay Gowda , Honourable Mr.justice J. L. Odedra

Bench Type

DIVISION

Category

36-DB - SERVICE - JUDICIARY - RELATING TO JUDICIARY ( 36 )

Sub-Category

878-DB - SERVICE - JUDICIARY - RELATING TO JUDICIARY - MATTERS RELATING TO JUDICIAL OFFICERS ( 878 )

Judicial Branch

JUDICIAL

Decision Date

08-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

Last updated 12-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.GIRISHKUMAR RAMESHCHANDRA SONI

    Adv. MR BHARGAV HASURKAR(

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT THROUGH REGISTRAR GENERAL Advocate - VIKAS V NAIR(

  2. 2., ,LAW OFFICER BRANCH(

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Umesh A. Trivedi,honourable Mr.justice J. L. OdedraView PDF

    Summary The Gujarat High Court dismissed the petition of an Additional District Judge challenging his departmental inquiry and suspension. The court rejected his argument that the inquiry violated guidelines requiring written complaints with sworn affidavits, holding that the disciplinary authority has independent power to initiate inquiries based on information from various sources. Additionally, the court referred the petitioner's written submissions—containing allegations that a senior judge controlled junior judges—to the contempt division for potential criminal contempt proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 15-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Umesh A. Trivedi,honourable Mr.justice J. L. OdedraView PDF

  4. 15-Apr-2026

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr.justice N.s.sanjay Gowda , Honourable Mr.justice J. L. Odedra

  5. 10-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Umesh A. Trivedi,honourable Mr.justice J. L. OdedraView PDF

  6. 10-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Umesh A. Trivedi,honourable Mr.justice J. L. Odedra

  7. 10-Apr-2026

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr.justice N.s.sanjay Gowda , Honourable Mr.justice J. L. Odedra

  8. 08-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  9. 07-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SCA/5112/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Gujarat High Court dismissed the petition of an Additional District Judge challenging his departmental inquiry and suspension. The court rejected his argument that the inquiry violated guidelines requiring written complaints with sworn affidavits, holding that the disciplinary authority has independent power to initiate inquiries based on information from various sources. Additionally, the court referred the petitioner's written submissions—containing allegations that a senior judge controlled junior judges—to the contempt division for potential criminal contempt proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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