COLLECTOR, RAJKOT . vs BAVABHAI KARSHANBHAI PATEL . — C.A. No. 4505/2006

Case Summary: Collector, Rajkot v. Bavabhai Karshanbhai Patel The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's dismissal of the Collector's writ petition on maintainability grounds. The Court held that a Collector can challenge a Secretary's order when illegality is committed, even though the Collector is subordinate, particularly to protect state interests as directed by the Ministry of Revenue. Next Steps: The matter is remitted to the High Court's Single Judge to hear parties on merits and pass appropriate orders within six months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.