Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has expressed concern over recurring litigation arising from decisions on non-agricultural (NA) land-use permissions and granted state govt time to work out an administrative solution.
HC also clarified, “The present order is not in any way adversarial in nature but an attempt to ensure the majesty of the order so far passed by this court from 2011 to 2026 settling down the position of law in the area of provision of Section 65 of the Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879. HC also cited a 2025 HC order and stated, “Despite the aforesaid decision, the flow and the character of the litigation has not been changed which means that the order of high court has not been taken to its logical and meaningful end. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Ahmedabad | Silver Rate in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Petrol Price in Ahmedabad | Diesel Price in Ahmedabad | CNG Price in Ahmedabad | LPG Price in Ahmedabad Stay updated with the latest Ahmedabad news.
Justice Niral Mehta noted that despite multiple HC rulings between 2011 and 2026 settling the legal position, disputes continue to repeatedly reach the court, resulting in a waste of judicial time and undue harassment to citizens and adding avoidable expenditure for state in defending such matters While granting more time to govt “to come out with effective and permanent solution”. HC also said that it tries to maintain mutual respect by not directly interfering with the revenue authorities’ decisions on NA permissions and simply remands them back for re-adjudication. Posting the hearing on Oct 5, HC directed govt “to place on record all govt resolutions operational at present and are being followed by authorities in the field of deciding NA permissions”.
This happened after Jamnagar district collector came up with an excuse to defend one of his decisions. HC had sought an explanation from the top authority, and additional chief secretary Jayanti Ravi requested more time for deliberations to permanently resolve the issue flagged by HC. “However, over a passage of time, this court has gathered the feeling that the decision and/or law declared by High Court is not properly received by revenue authorities in its true perspective. Download the TOI App.
Earlier this month, court had slammed the revenue department for not following court orders and instead giving preference to govt circulars in deciding NA applications.