Authority: High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad

Order Date: 29 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: State Bank of India (through its Regional Manager).
  • Respondent: Patni Vinodbhai Babubhai (Respondent No.1).
  • The petition (Special Civil Application No. 5737 of 2011) sought interim relief; a connected Civil Application No. 1 of 2025 was filed for vacating that relief.
  • Advocate Anand B. Gogia, representing the petitioner, was absent for three consecutive hearings.
  • Advocate Falguni D. Trivedi appeared on hybrid mode for the respondent and requested removal of her name from the party list, proposing Advocate Amrita Patel as the new counsel.

Final Outcome

  • The petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s repeated absence.
  • All interim relief, if any, was vacated and any notice/rule discharged.
  • The connected Civil Application was disposed of as it could not survive the dismissal of the main matter.
  • The court ordered the deletion of Advocate Falguni D. Trivedi’s name from the respondent’s party list and accepted Advocate Amrita Patel as counsel for Respondent No.1.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Banking