C/MCA/656/2026 ORDER DATED: 20/03/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR RESTORATION) NO. 656 of 2026 In F/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/31828/2025 ========================================================== ATUL SURESHCHANDRA MEHTA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: CHETAN S VITHLAPARA(8893) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR NIKUNJ KANARA AGP for the Opponent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 20/03/2026 ORDER 1. The present application has been led seeking restoration of the main petition being F/Special Civil Application No. 31828 of 2025, which has been dismissed for non-removal of o'ce objections and to condone the delay of 43 days which occurred in ling of this Miscellaneous Civil Application. 2. Having regard to the contents of the application, the present application is allowed. The petition being F/ Special Civil Application No. 31828 of 2025 is ordered to be restored to its original le, subject to removal of o'ce objections within a period of two weeks from today. If the o'ce objections are not removed within the stipulated time period, the matter shall dismissed for want of prosecution, without reference to this Court. C/MCA/656/2026 ORDER DATED: 20/03/2026 3. Further, after considering the explanation given in the application and hearing the learned counsel for the respective parties, this Court nds that the su'cient cause is made out to condone the delay and hence, the delay occurred in ling of this Miscellaneous Civil Application is hereby condoned. 4. The present application stands disposed of accordingly. (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J) ANUSRI Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: ANUSRI VASU(HC02352), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 23/03/2026 17:55:36