Case Name: Adhoi Vishal OSWAL Murti Pujak Jain Sangh vs. State of Gujarat & Ors.
Petition Type: Special Leave Petition (SLP) (C) No. 24672/2012 (arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 27-06-2012 in WPC No. 11/2011 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad).
Counsel for Petitioner: Ms. Kamakshi S. Mehlwal (AOR), Ms. Rukhmini Bobde, Ms. Sonal Gupta, Ms. Pratyusha Priyadarshini, Ms. Aditi, Mr. Dilpreet Singh Dardi, Mr. D. Bharat Kumar, Mr. Aman Shukla, Mr. Bhoumik Nayyar, Mr. Godavari V Durga Prasad, Mr. M. Chandrakanth Reddy, Mr. S. Prasad Rao, Mr. S. Prasada Rao, Mr. Thandra Sai Yeshwanth Goud, Mr. Amit Kumar, Mr. Abhijit Sengupta.
Counsel for Respondent (State): Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, Ms. Aditi Agarwal, Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, Mr. S. Biswal, Mr. Gopal Jha.
Bench: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.
Issues / Allegations / Violations
The petition seeks to set aside the directions issued in the earlier Gujarat High Court Writ Petition (WPC No. 11/2011) concerning an abatement and multiple applications for condonation of delay (IA Nos. 118210/2025, 118212/2025, 277908/2024, etc.).
Petitioners allege that the directions are improper and should be vacated.
Findings & Observations
The Court observed that the original writ petitioner who filed the public interest litigation is no longer alive.
No substantive adjudication on the merits of the abatement or the condonation applications was made at this stage.
Penalties / Settlements / Directions
No monetary penalties, settlements, or sanctions were imposed.
Corrective Actions & Future Obligations
The State of Gujarat, through its standing counsel, requested additional time to obtain instructions in view of the petitioner’s death.
The Court granted the request for time.
Final Ruling & Enforcement
The matter was listed for further hearing on 11 August 2026 at 02:00 PM.
No further orders were issued pending the next hearing.
