BEGADIYA PUNAMBEN ISHVARBHAI v. STATE OF GUJARAT
Court: High Court of Gujarat
Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA
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High Court of Gujarat judgment dated 2026-06-18. BEGADIYA PUNAMBEN ISHVARBHAI v. STATE OF GUJARAT. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7968 of 2026 ========================================================== BEGADIYA PUNAMBEN ISHVARBHAI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR KAMLESH S KOTAI(6150) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MS NIDHI VYAS AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA Date : 18/06/2026 ORAL ORDER [1] By way of this petition, the petitioner has challenged th the order dated 8 June 2026 passed by the respondent No. 2, by which the services of the petitioner came to be terminated on the basis of cancellation of caste certificate. [2] Pertinently, the cancellation of cast certificate is under challenge before this Court in a Writ Petition being Special Civil Application No. 7672 of 2026.
The Coordinate Bench of this Court nd vide order dated 2 June 2026 specifically directed that no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner. The said order was passed in presence of the learned advocate appearing for the respondents authority and the service of notice was also waived. nd [3] Despite the aforesaid order of this Court dated 2 June 2026 passed in Special Civil Application No. 7672 of 2026, the respondent No. 2 – authority has terminated the services of the th petitioner by order dated 8 June 2026. The action on the part of the respondent No. 2 is serious in nature inasmuch as a clear case of contempt. However, before this Court initiates contempt proceedings against the respondent No. 2, if the respondent No. 2 wants to make any representation, then he shall do it at 2. 30 p. m. today before this Court, failing which this Court will proceed to initiate appropriate proceedings against the respondent No. 2. The respondent No.
2 is hereby permitted to appear either in person or by way of online hearing. [4] List this matter at 2. 30 p. m. today. [5] A copy of this order be made available to learned A. G. P. Ms. Nidhi Vyas for respondents Nos. 1 and 2 for onward compliance. (NIRAL R. MEHTA,J) CHANDRESH
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