C/CA/3701/2026(GJHC240554112026) ORDER DATED: 21/08/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 3701 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL/3857/2026 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3857 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3715 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3859 of 2026 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3859 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3716 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3860 of 2026 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3860 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3732 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3862 of 2026 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3862 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3734 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3863 of 2026 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3863 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3741 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3869 of 2026 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3869 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3746 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3873 of 2026 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3873 of 2026 C/CA/3701/2026(GJHC240554112026) ORDER DATED: 21/08/2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3752 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3878 of 2026 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3878 of 2026 With R/CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3753 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3879 of 2026 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3879 of 2026 ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. Versus HAMIRABHAI BHURABHAI VARCHAND ========================================================== Appearance: MS DHARITRI PANCHOLI, AGP for the Applicant(s) No. 1,2,3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 21/08/2026 ORDER ORDER IN DELAY CONDONATION APPLICATIONS Considering the averments made in the applications, the same are allowed and delay caused in preferring main matters stands condoned. ORDER IN FIRST APPEALS In all the rst appeals, the amount of compensation involved is below Rs.5 lakh. The State Government vide GR dated 25.10.2016 C/CA/3701/2026(GJHC240554112026) ORDER DATED: 21/08/2026 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. In the aforementioned GR, the State Government took policy decision that the matter arise under the Land Acquisition Act having involvement of stake of less than Rs.5 lakh has to be withdrawn in Lok Adalat. In view of such state litigation policy, if a matter, which is supposed to be withdrawn in Lok Adalat, cannot wait for disposal in forthcoming Lok Adalat. Therefore, this matter needs to be disposed of during regular hearing. Having heard the submissions made at bar by learned AGP, the amount involved in the subject matter of present First Appeals 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 appeals, the Court is not inclined to entertain the present appeals and therefore, present appeals stand dismissed on account of smallness of amount. Consequently, CA, if any, does not survive and stands disposed of accordingly. However, it is clari ed that dismissal of present appeals shall not be construed that the Court has decided any legal issue involved in the subject matter of present appeals and therefore, the decision of present appeals shall not be treated as precedent for deciding any legal issue. C/CA/3701/2026(GJHC240554112026) ORDER DATED: 21/08/2026 Registry to maintain copy of this order in each matter. 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 veri cation and identi cation 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 21/08/2026 17:30:52