THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

LIST OF SITTING COMMENCED FROM MARCH 02, 2010

ORDER- N0:JAR-02 OF 2010 Dated 25.02.2010 as modified vide order dated

26.03.2010 wef from 29.03.2010, as modified vide order dated 12.4.2010 wef

15.4.2010, as modified vide order dated 16.4.2010 wef 19.4.2010 and as modified


vide order dated 08.06.2010 w. e. f 14.6.2010 TILL FURTHER ORDERS.

BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

S COURT

BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

MR. JUSTICE S. J MUKHOPADHAYA

BLE MR. JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI

1. PILs.

2. SCAs wherein Vires of an Act are

challenged.

3. LPAs 

 Non-Service Matters from the

year 2006 onwards.

4. Matters relating to Colleges and

Universities about Recognition/

Affiliation, Admissions and Fees

Structure.

5. Matters relating to environmental

issues.

6. Matters relating to Judicial Officers.

7. The Securitization and Reconstruction

of Financial Assets and Enforcement

of Security Interest Act, 2002.

8. Matters under the Recovery of Debts

Due to Banks and Financial

Institutions Act, 1993.

9. Matters relating to Reserve Bank of

India & other Banks under the Banking

Regulations Act and other Banking

Laws.

10.Matters not specified elsewhere.

SECOND COURT

BLE MISS. JUSTICE R.M. DOSHIT 1. SCAs (Non-Service) GROUP 

Matters relating to Local Authorities

under:

The BPMC Act.

The Municipalities Act.

The Panchayats

 Act.

d. Any other Act relating to Local

Authorities and Members of Local

Authorities (other than Election

Matters) including SCAs relating

to Building Use Permission

and/or Electric Connection and

Erection and/or Demolition of

Buildings or Structures etc.

Only for Final Hearing.

2. SCA Land Laws matters only for final

hearing.

Modified w.e.f. 19.4.2010 by order dt.16.4.2010

THIRD COURT

BLE MR JUSTICE BHAGWATI PRASAD

BLE MR. JUSTICE J C UPADHYAYA

1. LPAs 

 Non Service upto the year 2005

2. SCAs relating to Contracts and

Tenders.

3. SCAs relating to Election matters

pertaining to Houses of Parliament,

State Legislative Assembly, Local

Authorities, Statutory Bodies,

Specified Co-operative Societies

(Section 74C of the Co-operative

Societies Act) .

4. SCAs under the Land Acquisition Act.

5. First Appeals.

6. OJ Appeals.

FOURTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KAPADIA 1. First Appeals (MACT) Old matters upto

Year 2000.

Modified w.e.f. 14.6.2010 by order dt.08.06.2010

FIFTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE A L DAVE

BLE MS. JUSTICE B N MEHTA

1. Criminal Appeals wherein Sentence is

awarded above 10 Years & all

connected Applications.

2. All Criminal Appeals wherein sentence

is awarded above 10 years, wherein

bail is rejected with all connected

matters in Seriatim.

3. Old Criminal Conviction Appeals

wherein sentence is awarded above 10

years wherein accused are on bail.

4. Contempt matters.

SIXTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE H K RATHOD 1. SCAs - Labour matters.

SEVENTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE D H WAGHELA

BLE MR. JUSTICE M D SHAH

1. LPA-Service & Labour Matters.

2. SCAs relating to Service by or against

the Central Government including

Matters against the Orders of the

Central Administrative Tribunal.

Modified w.e.f. 15.4.2010 by order dt.12.4.2010

EIGHTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI R. TRIPATHI 1. SCAs against the orders of subordinate

Civil Courts.

2. Appeal from Orders.

NINTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE D A MEHTA

BLE MS. JUSTICE H N DEVANI

1. Taxation matters relating to Income

Tax Act, Central Excise, Customs,

Service Tax, Central & State Sales Tax,

Value Added Tax and other State

Taxes (except Stamp Act matters) &

matters relating to Import Export

Policy (including Vires challenged

matters).

2. Tax Appeals.

TENTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE K A PUJ

1. SCA (Non-Service) Group-III (which are

not specified in Group I & II) including

the matters relating to the Passport

Act, the Stamp Act & the Right to

Information Act).

2. Matters relating to Education

Institutions & Students (which are not

specified above)

ELEVENTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT PATEL

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE Z K SAIYED

1. Criminal Appeals wherein Sentence is

awarded between 7 to 10 years & all

connected applications.

2. POTA matters.

3. Criminal Acquittal Appeals.

4. Habeas Corpus and Special Criminal

Applications.

Modified w.e.f. 29.3.2010 by order dt.26.3.2010

TWELFTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE M R SHAH 1. Original Jurisdiction Side matters

(other than Company matters).

2. Company Matters.

3. Civil Revision Applications.

4. Second Appeals.

THIRTEENTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE K S JHAVERI 1. SCAs (Service).

2. SCAs (Service) pertaining to the

Senior Citizens.

3. SCAs (Service) Pension and other

Retiral Benefits.

FOURTEENTH COURT

BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT S. DAVE 1. Misc. Cri. Application u/s. 482 of Cr.

P.C. & Special Criminal Applications

under Article 226 & 227 of the

Constitution, and other Misc. Cri.

Applications (which are not specified

elsewhere).

2. Criminal Revision Applications against

Final Judgments & interim orders.

FIFTEENTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R. BRAHMBHATT 3. Criminal Acquittal Appeals.

SIXTEENTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE H B ANTANI 1. Regular Bail Applications.

2. Anticipatory Bail Applications.

3. Criminal Conviction Appeals & all

connected Applications from 2001

onwards.

4. Detention & Externment matters.

5. Parole & Furlough matters.

SEVENTEENTH COURT

BLE SMT. JUSTICE ABHILASHAKUMARI 1. SCAs (Non Service). GROUP- I

(i) The Co-operative Societies Act.

(ii)The Agriculture Produce Markets

Act.

2. Matters relating to Financial

Institutions including GSFC & GIIC.

3. SCAs (Non-Service) GROUP 

Matters relating to Local Authorities

under:

a. The BPMC Act.

b. The Municipalities Act.

c. The Panchayats

 Act.

d. Any other Act relating to Local Authorities

and Members of Local

Authorities (other than Election

Matters) including SCAs relating

to Building Use Permission and/or

Electric Connection and Erection

and/or Demolition of Buildings or

Structures etc.

Only for admission.

4. SCA Land Laws matters only for

admission.

EIGHTEENTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE K M THAKER 1. First Appeals (except the First Appeals

(MACT) Old matters upto year 2000).

2. Matters relating to transfer of Cases u/s

24 of CPC.

Modified w.e.f. 14.6.2010 by order dt.08.06.2010

NINETEENTH COURT

BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH H SHUKLA 1. Cancellation of Bail.

2. Criminal Conviction Appeals & all

connected Applications up to year

2000.

Modified w.e.f. 29.3.2010 by order dt.26.3.2010

NOTES : -

I. The Specially assigned matters will be placed before the Appropriate Court, 
as

per the orders of the Hon

ble the Chief Justice.

II. The priority will be given to old matters in the interest of Justice.

III. All matters which are to be instituted on working days in the Hon

ble High Court

shall be presented in the Registry between 10.30 A.M. to 04.00 P.M. The matters


requiring Urgent Circulation for the next working day shall be filed in the Reg
istry

before 02.00 P.M. in case of difficulty, the mentioning shall be made to the Ho
n

Regular Benches at 11.00 A.M., as per the roster, after filing of the matters i
n the

Registry strictly in accordance with the Rules.

IV. Leave Note will not apply to Criminal Cases, Special Civil Applications and


matters specially fixed for hearing or expedited by the order of the Court and

matters on the daily Board.

V. The Matters pertaining to Senior Citizens, women, children, Intellectual Pro
perty

Rights cases & Ten Years Old Cases of all the categories will be placed as per 
the

Roster giving priority.

VI. The Jail Applications of the Prisoners in pending Criminal Appeals, Crimina
l

Revision Applications before the Hon

ble High Court will be placed before the

ble Court taking Criminal Appeals, Criminal Revision Applications as per

Roster.

VII. Top priority will be given to old criminal Appeals/Petitions of Final Hear
ing cases

in which the accused are in custody including Appeals wherein Bail is rejected

and unnecessary adjournment shall not be granted.

VIII. Priority will be given where the proceedings before the Trial Court have 
been

stayed and in which the injunction or stay order has been passed by the High

Court.

IX The Matters arising out of the Same Judgment/Order be listed with the main

cognate matter.

X. Sufficient ready matters will be listed by the Board Department with the coo
peration

of Judicial Branches for Admission, Final Hearing and orders as per the

directions of the Hon

ble the Chief Justice and Hon

ble Courts, as per roster, in

the interest of justice, so that the time should be utilized resourcefully to m
eet

with the challenges for the High Court.

XI. Civil and O. J. Matters pending for removing the office objections will be 
placed

before the Additional Registrar (Judicial) and thereafter, the same will be pla
ced

before the concerned Courts as per the roster.

XII. The List of Sittings and the Boards of Hon

ble Courts for Admission, Final

Hearing and the Notices regarding Special Benches and non-availability of the

ble Judges, status / Judgments / orders of the matters will be displayed on

the Web Site of 

www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in

 for information.

High Court of Gujarat, By order of Hon

ble the Chief Justice

Ahmadabad - 380 060 Sd/-

( M.J.Thakkar)

Registrar (Judicial)