Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
**Executive Summary**
This document is an extraordinary issue of The Gujarat Government Gazette, dated February 13, 2026. It is published by authority and contains a final list of candidates whose names have been on the State Roll for at least 10 years, as required under Section 3(2)(b) of the Act, and a list for less than 10 years. The lists are published by The Bar Council of Gujarat, referencing Supreme Court orders from 2025 in Writ Petitions.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Basis for Publication**
* The list is published in accordance with Rule 12 and Supreme Court directions in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1319/2023 (M. Varadhan Vs. Union of India & Anr.) and Writ Petition (Civil) No. 581/2024 (Yogamaya M.G. VS. Union of India & Anr.).
* **Final List of Candidates (10+ Years)**
* Lists candidates who have been on the State Roll for at least 10 years.
* Includes the candidate's name, date of enrollment, and ordinary place of practice.
* **Final List of Candidates (Less than 10 Years)**
* Lists candidates who have been on the State Roll for less than 10 years.
* Includes the candidate's name, date of enrollment, and ordinary place of practice.
* **Additional Information**
* "W" indicates women candidates
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Candidates Listed**
**Impact:**
* Those listed as having been on the State Roll for at least 10 years have been recognized as meeting this requirement.
* Those listed as having been on the State Roll for less than 10 years have been identified.
**Action Required:**
* No specific action is indicated within this document.
**Stakeholder: The Bar Council of Gujarat**
**Impact:**
* Responsible for publishing the list as per statutory requirements and Supreme Court orders.
**Action Required:**
* The Bar Council has completed its action of publishing the list.
Key Entities Referenced
The Bar Council of Gujarat : The issuing authority for the list of candidates, a regulatory body for lawyers in Gujarat.
Supreme Court of India : The document references orders from the Supreme Court related to Writ Petitions.
Gujarat High Court : The list indicates ordinary places of practice for listed candidates, including the Gujarat High Court.
Gujarat Government Gazette : Official publication where the list of candidates is published.
Section 3(2)(b) of the Act : Identifies the legal basis for the candidate list, referring to a specific section within an unnamed Act.
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Extra No. 50
©
The Gujarat Government Gazette
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Vol. LXVII ] FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026 / MAGHA 24, 1947
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a Separate Compilation.
PART IV-C
Statutory Rules and Orders (Other than those published in Parts I, I-A and I-L)
made by Statutory Authorities other than the Government of Gujarat
including those made by the Government of India, the High Courts, the
Director of Municipalities, the Commissioner of Police, the Director of
Prohibition and Excise, the District Magistrates and the Election
Commission, Election Tribunals, Returning Officers and other
authorities under the Election Commission.
THE BAR COUNCIL OF GUJARAT
Satyam Complex, Opp. Gujarat High Court, Sola, Ahmedabad
13th February, 2026
Ref. No.: BCG/117/2026
THE BAR COUNCIL OF GUJARAT
FORM "B" (UNDER RULE 12) READ WITH DIRECTION ISSUED BY THE
HON'BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA BY ITS ORDER DATED 18/11/2025 IN WRIT PETITION (CIVIL)
NO.1319/2023 IN THE CASE OF M. VARADHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ANR., AND ORDER
DATED 08/12/2025 IN WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 581/2024 IN THE CASE OF YOGAMAYA M.G.
VS. UNION OF INDIA & ANR.,
FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES
I. Candidates whose names have been on the State Roll for at least 10 years as required under the proviso to
Section 3(2)(b) of the Act
DATE OF ORDINARY PLACE
SR. NAME OF THE CANDIDATE
ENROLMENT OF PRACTICE NOTE
NO. 1
2 3
1 ANADKAT MANOJ MANILAL 05-08-1988 JAMNAGAR
GUJARAT HIGH
2 ANSARI AAFTABHUSEN ALTAFHUSEN 21-06-2006
COURT
IV-C Ex.-50 50-150-2 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX., 13-02-2026 [ PART IV-C
DATE OF ORDINARY PLACE
SR. NAME OF THE CANDIDATE
ENROLMENT OF PRACTICE NOTE
NO. 1
2 3
3 BACHANI YASHWANT LEKHRAJ 13-07-1976 PALANPUR
4 BAROT KIRIT AMBALAL 25-06-1975 NADIAD
BHAGAT BHARAT VIDURBHAI
5 05-02-1993 AHMEDABAD
(BHARAT BHAGAT)
6 BHARADWAJ AMRUTA ABHAYKUMAR 26-10-2013 RAJKOT W
7 BHARWAD ANIL RAMANBHAI 21-06-2011 AHMEDABAD
8 BHATT BHAVIKKUMAR BABULAL 27-06-2010 KAPADWANJ
9 BHATT PRASHANTKUMAR SURESHKUMAR 24-07-2006 SURENDRANAGAR
10 BHATT VANDANA INDRAVADANBHAI 24-09-2005 RAJPIPLA W
11 BHATT VASANTIKA RATILAL (VAISHALI JANI) 28-04-1999 AHMEDABAD W
GUJARAT HIGH
13 BRAHMBHATT HARDIK DUSHYANTKUMAR 14-08-2004
COURT
CHAUDHARI MEHABHAI RAMSIBHAI
14 13-08-1986 PALANPUR
(MEHULBHAI)
GUJARAT HIGH
15 CHAUHAN AMBALAL MAFATLAL 22-06-2003
COURT
16 CHAUHAN DAKSHA RAMKUMAR 07-11-2004 AHMEDABAD W
17 CHAUHAN SHAILENDRA DEVISINGH 05-05-2000 AHMEDABAD
18 CHAVDA ASHOKKUMAR KARSHANBHAI 18-09-2001 LIMBDI
19 CHOKSI RUSHIKAKUMARI SURYAKANTBHAI 09-07-2006 GANDHINAGAR W
20 DANI ASHOKKUMAR MAFATLAL 18-12-1985 ANKLESHWAR
DAVE DARSHAN ASHOKKUMAR GUJARAT HIGH
21 15-06-2014
(DARSHAN DAVE) COURT
DAVE DIPEN KANAIYALAL GUJARAT HIGH
22 31-07-2002
(DIPEN DAVE) COURT
23 DAVE HETAL JAYMIN 10-08-2003 AHMEDABAD W
DESAI JAGATKISHOR MAGANBHAI
25 08-03-1996 VADODARA
(JAGAT DESAI)
DHOTRE NIMISHA MURLIDHAR
26 17-01-2010 VADODARA W
(NIMISHA DHOTRE PATEL)
27 DODIA HITESHKUMAR NARSANGBHAI 29-06-2007 BAVLA
28 DOSHI DEEPAK RAJNIKANT 21-01-1995 JAMNAGAR
DUDHREJIYA PUNITKUMAR
29 20-06-2008 GANDHIDHAM
HARISHCHANDRA
30 GADHAVI MAGAN RAJIYA 11-07-2009 BHUJ
GANDHI NITIN TILAKRAJ
31 11-06-2007 AHMEDABAD
(NITIN GANDHI)
32 GOHIL SHANKERSINH SABARAJI 07-11-1985 GANDHINAGAR
33 JAGANI ASHISHKUMAR MANSUKHLAL 09-09-2000 SURAT
34 JANI HIRENKUMAR TANSUKHRAI 20-12-1997 BHAVNAGARPART IV-C ] GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX., 13-02-2026 50-3
DATE OF ORDINARY PLACE
SR. NAME OF THE CANDIDATE
ENROLMENT OF PRACTICE NOTE
NO. 1
2 3
35 JANI PARESHKUMAR RAMANLAL 01-08-1974 AHMEDABAD
GUJARAT HIGH
36 JHA SUDHANSHU AMOD 03-07-2015
COURT
37 JOSHI ASHOKKUMAR HARISHANKAR 21-06-2011 JAMNAGAR
38 JOSHI PRITI JIGNESH 22-12-1993 SURAT W
JOSHI SONAL MANUBHAI
39 22-06-2003 AHMEDABAD W
(SONAL JOSHI)
40 KAMDAR MUKESH CHIMANLAL 17-07-2005 JUNAGADH
41 KANIYA TURMISH BHUPENDRABHAI 03-09-2006 SURAT
42 KANTIYA NARENDRAKUMAR KHIMJIBHAI 06-10-1992 BAGSARA
KELLA ANILKUMAR CHIMANLAL
43 14-07-1983 AHMEDABAD
(ANIL KELLA)
44 MADHU NARENDRAKUMAR RANAMALJI 31-07-2002 THARAD
45 MAKWANA GAUTAM SHANKERLAL 15-06-1994 AHMEDABAD
47 NAKRANI HARESH MANJIBHAI 21-08-2005 SURAT
48 NINAMA DINESHBHAI KALUBHAI 19-09-1999 JHALOD
PADHIYAR VIKRAMSINH CHHAGANBHAI
49 31-08-2003 VADODARA
(VIKRAMSINH PADHIYAR)
PANDYA BAKULESH DIVYAKANT
51 17-10-1991 AMRELI
(BAKUL PANDYA)
52 PANDYA HIMANSHUROY AMBALAL 08-10-2003 AHMEDABAD
53 PANWALA HIRAL KIRIT 30-07-2007 SURAT W
54 PAREKH JITENDRA HIMATLAL 05-05-2000 RAJKOT
55 PARIKH MANISHA BALDEVBHAI 07-10-2001 AHMEDABAD W
56 PARMAR MANOHARSINH RAYSINHBHAI 14-08-2004 ANAND
57 PARMAR NARENDRABHAI KANABHAI 27-06-2008 GODHRA
58 PARMAR RAMESHBHAI MANABHAI 09-09-2000 AHMEDABAD
PARMAR SANATKUMAR BABUBHAI
59 30-07-1997 SAVLI
(SANAT PARMAR)
PATEL CHANDRESHBHAI HARSUKHBHAI
61 29-02-2000 RAJKOT
(C. H. PATEL)
62 PATEL DILIP KANJIBHAI 02-08-1984 RAJKOT
63 PATEL HITESH JIVANBHAI 11-09-2002 SURAT
PATEL JIGNESHKUMAR VINUBHAI
64 22-08-1999 AHMEDABAD
(JIGNESH PATEL)
PATEL JYOTINDRA JETHALAL
65 04-10-1987 AHMEDABAD
(J. J. PATEL)
66 PATEL KANUBHAI SOMABHAI 05-12-1999 AHMEDABAD
67 PATEL MUKESHKUMAR NARSINHBHAI 22-08-1999 HIMATNAGAR50-4 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX., 13-02-2026 [ PART IV-C
DATE OF ORDINARY PLACE
SR. NAME OF THE CANDIDATE
ENROLMENT OF PRACTICE NOTE
NO. 1
2 3
68 PATEL NALIN DAHYABHAI 20-07-1988 VADODARA
PATEL PRAVIN DAHYABHAI
69 25-12-1986 VALSAD
(P.D.)
PATHAN MAHAMMADJUBER GUJARAT HIGH
70 14-06-2011
ABDULMAJIDKHAN COURT
71 PATHAN YUNUSHKHAN MAHEMUDKHAN 25-07-1979 VADODARA
72 PATHAN ZAFARKHAN SHAFIKHAN 21-03-1999 AHMEDABAD
73 POPAT CHANDANI DIPAKBHAI 01-10-2009 JAMNAGAR W
74 QADRI NASIMUDDIN GYASUDDIN 27-11-1990 SURAT
75 RABARI BHAVESHKUMAR GOVINDBHAI 13-10-2007 SURAT
76 RAOL HANUMANSINH BHUPENDRASINH 15-02-2008 AHMEDABAD
77 RATHOD BHAVIKA PRAKASHBHAI 30-12-2007 AHMEDABAD W
78 RATHOD RANJITSINH ABHESINH 12-08-1994 SAVLI
79 SAIYED ANISHABEGAM SADRUDDIN 07-11-2004 VADODARA W
80 SAVANI SOORYAKANT NANALAL 08-07-1992 VERAVAL
81 SHAIKH AYAZ KALUBHAI 05-08-1990 AHMEDABAD
82 SHEIKH ZAKI MUKHTIYAR 28-06-2014 SURAT
83 SIPAI AJABKHAN BHUREKHAN 07-09-2008 BHARUCH
84 SURATI BALVANT MOTILAL 01-08-2015 SURAT
85 SURVE VIRAJ BHIMRAO 07-10-2006 SURAT
86 TAPODHAN REKHABEN GOVINDBHAI 26-03-2001 GANDHINAGAR W
87 THAKOR JAGAJI LAXMANJI 15-10-2003 MEHSANA
88 THAKOR JAGDISHCHANDRA PRATAPSANG 18-07-1980 AHMEDABAD
TRIVEDI KISHORKUMAR RAMANLAL
89 30-06-1980 MEHSANA
(KISHOR TRIVEDI)
90 TRIVEDI RAVI RASHMIKANT 14-08-2004 KAPADWANJ
91 UPADHYAY SHITAL PIYUSHBHAI 20-07-2011 VADODARA W
VAGHELA KARANSINH BALDEVSINH
92 24-01-1994 AHMEDABAD
(K.B.VAGHELA)
93 VAGHELA PARESHKUMAR HIRABHAI 05-05-2000 AHMEDABAD
94 VAHORA RASHIDAHEMAD UMARGANI 06-08-2000 VADODARA
95 VANIYA ARVINDKUMAR KHETABHAI 14-08-2004 AHMEDABAD
GUJARAT HIGH
97 VYAS GAYATRI PRAVEENKUMAR 24-08-2012 W
COURT
VYAS RAKESHCHANDRA VINODCHANDRA
98 18-09-2001 GODHRA
(RAILWAY)
99 ZALA ANIRUDHSINH HAMIRSINH 29-02-2000 BHAVNAGARPART IV-C ] GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX., 13-02-2026 50-5
II. Candidates who have been on the State Roll for less than 10 years
DATE OF ORDINARY PLACE
SR. NAME OF THE CANDIDATE
ENROLMENT OF PRACTICE NOTE
NO. 1
2 3
12 BHAYANI MEENA VALLABHDAS 08-06-2019 JAMNAGAR W
24 DAVE MINAKSHIKUMARI PRAKASHKUMAR 21-08-2022 AHMEDABAD W
MAKWANA ROHITKUMAR GIRDHARLAL 10-02-2017 JUNAGADH
46
(ROHIT MAKWANA)
50 PANCHOTIYA JAYDIP BALUBHAI 11-05-2018 MORBI
60 PATEL BHUMIKA PARESHKUMAR 31-07-2019 RAJKOT W
VEGAD (PATEL) DARSHANKUMAR 13-09-2016 GUJARAT HIGH
96
PRAVINBHAI COURT
NOTE: W – SHOWS WOMEN CANDIDATES
AHMEDABAD
DATE : 13/02/2026
H. M. PARIKH,
CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER,
BAR COUNCIL OF GUJARAT.
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