SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Arun Babulal Parashar

Vs.

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

C.A.No.7191-92 of 2016

(Kurian Joseph and R.F.Nariman,JJ.,)

01.08.201

JUDGMENT

Kurian Joseph,J.,

SLP(Civil)No.22285-22286 of 2014

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant is before this Court, aggrieved by the stand taken by the Division Bench of the High Court that an appeal against the Judgment of the learned Single Judge was not maintainable before the Division Bench.

3. That issue is no more Res Integra and is covered in favour of the appellant in "Jogendra Sinhji Vijay Singhji Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors." reported in¹

4. Therefore, the impugned Judgment of the Division Bench in LPA No. 298 of 2014 is set aside. The matter is remitted to the Division Bench of the High Court. The appeal shall stand restored and the High Court is requested to dispose of the same expeditiously on merits.

5. In view of the above, these appeals are disposed of.

6. No costs.

Judgment Referred.

¹(2015) 9 SCC 0001