C/FA/1022/2006 ORDER DATED: 25/03/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1022 of 2006 ========================================================== OIL & NATURAL GAS CORP.LTD. Versus PATEL CHATURDAS VIRAMDAS & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: M/S TRIVEDI & GUPTA(949) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 DECEASED LITIGANT for the Defendant(s) No. 1 MR BHARAT VYAS, AGP for the Defendant(s) No. 2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 25/03/2026 ORDER In the rst appeal, the amount of compensation involved is below Rs.5 lakh. The State Government vide GR dated 25.10.2016 through its Revenue Department, has resolved that claims upto Rs.5 lakh are to be considered as petty claims and the matters involving amount upto Rs.5 lakh be disposed of accordingly. Having heard the submissions made at bar by learned AGP, the amount involved in the subject matter of present rst appeal is on lower side i.e. less than Rs.5,00,000/- and therefore, considering the smallness of the awarded amount involved in the present appeal, the Court is not inclined to entertain the present appeal and therefore, present appeal stands dismissed on account of smallness of amount. C/FA/1022/2006 ORDER DATED: 25/03/2026 Consequently, CA, if any, does not survive and stands disposed of accordingly. However, it is claried that dismissal of present appeal shall not be construed that the Court has decided any legal issue involved in the subject matter of present appeal and therefore, the decision of present appeal shall not be treated as precedent for deciding any legal issue. Registry is directed to return back the R & P, if any, to the concerned Court forthwith. The learned Reference Court is directed to disburse the amount of compensation deposited by the State Government after deducting Court fee to the claimants after due verication and identication along with interest and after verifying their right to claim the compensation. (J. C. DOSHI,J) SHEKHAR P. BARVE Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: SHEKHAR PRAFULBHAI BARVE(HC00200), Principal Pvt. Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 25/03/2026 13:47:42