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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Civil Appeal No 9018 of 2016
State of Gujarat & Anr. .... Appellant(s)
Versus
Banuben Rameshbhai Dhakan & Ors ....Respondent(s)
WITH
Civil Appeal No 531 of 2017
Special Leave Petition (Civil) No of 2021
(D No 39277 of 2019)
Special Leave Petition (Civil) No 9615 of 2020
O R D E R
1 Delay condoned in filing the Special Leave Petition.
2 Delay condoned in filing the application for substitution of Respondent No 185, B
I Shah. The application for substitution is allowed.
3 A Single judge of the High Court of Gujarat allowed a batch of Special Civil
Applications on 3 February 2016, the lead Special Civil Application being No 14953
of 2015. On 1 August 2016, the High Court allowed Special Civil Application No 6317
of 2015. On 29 June 2016, the High Court allowed a third batch of Special Civil
Applications, led by Special Civil Application No 3250 of 2009. On 11 July 2017, the
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High Court allowed a fourth batch of Special Civil Applications with the lead
Special Civil Application being No 5006 of 2016. The State of Gujarat preferred
Letters Patent Appeals against the judgments of Single Judges in the four
batches of Special Civil Applications :
(i) Letter Patent Appeals Nos 258 of 2017, 811 of 2017 and 1357 of 2017;
(ii) Letters Patent Appeal No 2412 of 2017;
(iii) Letters Patent Appeals Nos 94 of 2018, 2180 of 2017, 2291 to 2308 of
2017; and
(iv) Lette...