Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 208Nominal IndexAjaukumar Babulal Gehlot v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182Dhaval @ Bobo Gopalbhai Machi v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 183Hiteshkumar Surendrakumar Padhiyar (Rajput) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 184Sh. Rajendrakumar Mahendrabhai Patel v/s Director of Enforcement & Anr., ...
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 208
Nominal Index
Ajaukumar Babulal Gehlot v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182
Dhaval @ Bobo Gopalbhai Machi v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 183
Hiteshkumar Surendrakumar Padhiyar (Rajput) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 184
Sh. Rajendrakumar Mahendrabhai Patel v/s Director of Enforcement & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 185
Satrabhai Ramabhai Damor v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 186
State of Gujarat v/s Chimanbhai Bhanubhai Chaudhari & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 187
State of Gujarat v/s Jahid @ Javed Kutubuddin Shaikh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 188
Vishal @Kano Hemantbhai Kasangara (As Per Order) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 189
Yogesh Amrutbhai Patel v/s Hansaben Yogeshbhai Patel, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 190
Ankitkumar Ramchandra Padhiyar (Mali) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 191
Manubha @ Vanrajsinh Bachubha Zala & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 192
Villa C Colony Karamchari Associations President Rajnikant Kamaljit Solanki v/s Executive Engineer Project & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 193
Sawaisinh Devisingh Chauhan v/s Yashwantsinh Mahansinh Rathod, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194
Rajashreeben v/s Bhupendrakumar Ambalal Patel, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 195
Shirishbhai Ashokbhai Garange v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 196
Hiruben Pparbatbhai Satasiya v/s Bhagwanjibhai Popatbhai Ranparia & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 197
Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited & Anr. v/s Heirs of Decd. Rambhai Ramshibhai Lakhatrana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 198
Solanki Ankuben Jitendrakumar v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 199
Purshotam Ranchhodbhai Pankhania & Ors. v/s Harihar Ambalal Patel & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 200
Nileshbhai Ramchhodbhai Parmar v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 201
Rajeshbhai Ashokbhai Gohel (Luhr) & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 202
Mubarak Kasambhai Padarshi v/s State of Gujarat & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 203
Kaushalbhai Jagdishbhai Asodiya v/s State of Gujarat & Anr, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 204
Employees' Provident Fund Organization & Ors. v/s Ranjit Vasantlal Makwana, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 205
Ducati Motor Holding SPA Thro Ritesh Kumar & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 206
Komal D/o Sansarchandra Chaube v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 207
Yeshwantsing Shankarsinh Chauhan v/s Madhukanta @ Yeshmita D/o Late Madhavsinh Raisinh Jadav & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 208
Judgments/Orders
Case title: Ajaukumar Babulal Gehlot v/s State of Gujarat & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9037 of 2023
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182
Revoking the continued reservation of a person's land for fifty years without initiation of acquisition proceedings, the Gujarat High Court held that if land is not acquired nor revision proceedings are initiated within 10 years and despite notice the authority fails to commence acquisition within six months then such reservation shall lapse. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182]
In doing so the court held that while State and the planning authorities undoubtedly possess statutory powers to reserve private land for public purposes for planned development, however such powers have to be "exercised strictly in conformity with the procedure and within the time limits prescribed by the Legislature".
Case title: Dhaval @ Bobo Gopalbhai Machi v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUCCESSIVE REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 13811 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 183
The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man over his alleged role in assaulting the complainant in connection with an altercation over feeding of stray dogs. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 183]
Applicant is accused of coordinating an assault on a society resident who had an altercation with another resident over feeding stray dogs.
It is alleged that the person with whom complainant had an altercation had called outsiders to assault the complainant, and it is the Applicant who was involved in bringing these outside persons.
Case title: Hiteshkumar Surendrakumar Padhiyar (Rajput) v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 13878 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 184
The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man accused of posing as a journalist along with co-accused and extorting money from traders by threatening them of defamation and also assaulting one of the traders who eventually passed away. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 184]
The relief is subject to the Petitioner not indulging in any activity amounting to "yellow journalism" or publishing any news item with the intention of tarnishing the image or reputation of any person.
Case title: Sh. Rajendrakumar Mahendrabhai Patel v/s Director of Enforcement & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - BEFORE CHARGESHEET) NO. 7098 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 185
The Gujarat High Court refused bail to an IAS officer accused of illegal gratification in lieu of approving land conversion applications when he was Surendranagar's Collector, remarking that today government officials and highly placed persons are also indulging in corruption leading to economic unrest adversely affecting the progress of the country. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 185]
The court after considering the case noted that prima facie involvement of the applicant under PMLA was revealed wherein he was alleged to be principal beneficiary and key conspirator in the laundering of proceeds of crime; while it noted that the concealment of proceeds of crime is yet to be investigated.
Case title: Satrabhai Ramabhai Damor v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUCCESSIVE REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 12593 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 186
The Gujarat High Court has summoned the Law Officers branch, observing that the sessions court had "prima facie exceeded its jurisdiction" under S.483 BNSS which relates to bail, by referring its order to various state authorities for implementation of Supreme Court's directions in mob lynching cases.
Notably the sessions court had denied bail to three accused of assaulting forest and police personnel, observing that it was a land grabbing offence and the District Magistrate needs to take appropriate action.
Case title: State of Gujarat v/s Chimanbhai Bhanubhai Chaudhari & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 918 of 2008
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 187
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the acquittal of sweet shop owners accused of food adulteration, after noting that in absence of any evidence that aluminium foil coating on Kaju Katli sample was injurious to health, the mere use of such foil for coating the sweet would not make it adulterated. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 187]
Justice Hemant M Prachchhak said that the findings recorded by the trial Court was not justified and it was not in consonance with the facts of the present case, even though there was a legal principle as enunciated by the Supreme Court which was brought to the trial court's notice.
Case title: State of Gujarat v/s Jahid @ Javed Kutubuddin Shaikh & Ors.
R/CC/2/2022, R/CR.A/1710/2022, R/CR.A/1917/2022, R/CR.A/1710/2023, R/CR.A/2106/2023, R/CR.A/727/2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 188
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (July 7) upheld a 2022 Special Court order awarding death sentence to 38 and life imprisonment to 11 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case, which claimed 56 lives.
Case title: Vishal @Kano Hemantbhai Kasangara (As Per Order) v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 12421 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 189
The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man booked for extorting the complainant by threatening of creating defamatory videos against him using Artificial Intelligence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 189]
It was alleged that the applicant and the co-accused persons entered into a criminal conspiracy, collected confidential information relating to the complainant and the witness, and by using Artificial Intelligence created defamatory videos to extort money from them. It was alleged that the accused persons demanded an amount of Rs. 23,00,000/- from the complainant.
Case title: Yogesh Amrutbhai Patel v/s Hansaben Yogeshbhai Patel
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3246 of 2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 190
The Gujarat High Court has held that where a suit for divorce is premature, having been presented within 1 year of marriage which is barred under Section 14 Hindu Marriage Court, the family court cannot decide the issue on merits and can only either return the plaint or dismiss it reserving the parties' right to file afresh. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 190]
The husband had filed an appeal before the high court against family court's judgment dismissing his suit for divorce filed under Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) Hindu Marriage Act, on the preliminary ground of limitation.
Case title: Ankitkumar Ramchandra Padhiyar (Mali) v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 13468 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 191
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a law student booked in a cheating FIR, involving various allegations including opening of bank accounts in the name of fictitious firms and transferring money received from cricket betting. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 191]
The applicant was arrested in an FIR lodged under BNS Sections 318(4)(cheating), 336(4)(forgery), 338(Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.), 340(Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine), 61(criminal conspiracy).
Case title: Manubha @ Vanrajsinh Bachubha Zala & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 15095 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 192
The Gujarat High Court granted to bail to two accused booked in an assault case, after noting that the sessions court had without going into merits rejected their bail plea amid allegations of attempt by certain members of high court staff to influence the proceedings. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 192]
Justice Hasmukh D Suthar noted that the FIR was registered against the applicants under Sections 323(voluntarily causing hurt), 324(voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 325(voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 504(Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 114(Abettor present when offence is committed) IPC.
Case title: Villa C Colony Karamchari Associations President Rajnikant Kamaljit Solanki v/s Executive Engineer Project & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2424 of 2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 193
The Gujarat High Court has held that government employees cannot claim a right or insist that the official quarters allotted to them during service should be sold to them post retirement, adding that unauthorized occupation of Government quarters amounts to unlawful deprivation of scarce public resources. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 193]
In doing so the court dismissed an appeal preferred by the President of an association challenging a trial court order which rejected his suit to continue residing in government quarters along with a prayer to purchase the quarters.
Case title: Sawaisinh Devisingh Chauhan v/s Yashwantsinh Mahansinh Rathod
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1775 of 2017
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a man's claim for possession over his relative's property despite expiry of 2-year license agreement, observing that the owner had permitted the defendant to stay at his premises gratuitously for a limited period and out of their relationship which cannot be used to claim tenancy rights. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194]
Justice JC Doshi noted that the defendant was in need of residential premises, as he was about to retire from service. The court noted that the defendant was looking for the residence for limited time period and the plaintiff out of goodwill and the relationship shared with the defendant offered his house.
Case title: Rajashreeben v/s Bhupendrakumar Ambalal Patel
CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2024 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2740 of 2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 195
The Gujarat High Court stayed a family court order granting divorce to the husband, after noting that he contracted a second marriage during the pendency of the wife's appeal, thereby depriving her the legitimate right to present her case in appeal, as protected under Section 15 Hindu Marriage Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 195]
For context, Section 15 states that when a marriage has been dissolved by a divorce decree and either there is no right of appeal against the decree or, if there is such a right of appeal, the time for appealing has expired without an appeal having been presented, or an appeal has been presented but has been dismissed, it shall be lawful for either party to the marriage to marry again.
Case title: Shirishbhai Ashokbhai Garange v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 12670 of 2026
Citation:2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 196
The Gujarat High Court has refused anticipatory bail to two men accused of abetting a person's suicide, by threatening to force his wife into prostitution if their loan is not repaid. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 196]
Justice Sanjeev J Thaker observed that for any ordinary person, the prospect of being rendered unable to protect the dignity and bodily autonomy of one's spouse is capable of generating overwhelming fear, shame, helplessness, and absolute despair.
Case title: Hiruben Pparbatbhai Satasiya v/s Bhagwanjibhai Popatbhai Ranparia & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 4560 of 2006
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 197
The Gujarat High Court has held that ancient Hindu law, prior to the enactment of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956, only recognized adoption of son and thus a daughter could not lay claim over her adoptive father's property. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 197]
In doing so the court dismissed a woman's appeal who had challenged a trial court order rejecting her claim over the immovable properties of her adoptive father–her mother's second husband, prior to enactment of 1956 Act.
Case title: Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited & Anr. v/s Heirs of Decd. Rambhai Ramshibhai Lakhatrana & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 4022 of 2012
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 198
The Gujarat High Court has held that an electricity company cannot attribute negligence to the deceased who died while trying to fix the fuse in a transformer, as the company is in the business of hazardous product and the liability to fix the fuse also lies with the company. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 198]
In doing so the court emphasized that no prudent person would try to fix the fuse in a transformer just to get electrocuted.
Case title: Solanki Ankuben Jitendrakumar v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 9609 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 199
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a woman's bail plea accused of not only abetting the sexual assault of a minor girl, but also allegedly subjecting the survivor to 'flesh trade' by sending her to the homes of accused persons to develop physical relations. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 199]
In doing so the court said that merely because the applicant is a lady is not a ground to enlarge her on bail since the applicant, though being lady was involved in such a "serious crime...involving a minor girl aged 10 years and allowed her to be exploited repeatedly".
Case title: Purshotam Ranchhodbhai Pankhania & Ors. v/s Harihar Ambalal Patel & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 259 of 2020
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 200
The Gujarat High Court has held that the authority of a power of attorney holder gets terminated the moment the principal dies, irrespective of whether the holder was aware of the Principal's death or not. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 200]
In doing so the court emphasized that PoA holder's authority automatically gets terminated as soon as the Principal/drawer of the PoA passes away and PoA holder cannot rely on Section 208 Contracts Act to claim that his authority has not ended as he was unaware of the Principal's death.
Case title: Nileshbhai Ramchhodbhai Parmar v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 15219 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 201
The Gujarat High Court refused bail to a married man accused of murdering a woman with whom he was allegedly in a relationship and of subsequently attempting to portray her death as a road accident. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 201]
In doing so the court prima facie observed that the crime was executed in a calculated manner and there was an attempt to mislead the state machinery.
The prosecution alleged that the applicant, who is married, had developed an illicit relationship with the deceased. Apprehending that the deceased would become an impediment to his married life, the applicant caused her death.
Case title: Rajeshbhai Ashokbhai Gohel (Luhr) & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST CONVICTION) NO. 73 of 2019
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 202
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the conviction of two men for outraging the modesty of two teenage girls and rejected the accused's plea for probation observing, that perpetrators with such criminal mentality specifically target children because they can be easily intimidated. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 202]
The court also referred to the IO's report which said that on very few occasions would the victim's father support lodging an FIR, as it is felt that to report such incidents would bring "bad fame to girls and their family".
Case title: Mubarak Kasambhai Padarshi v/s State of Gujarat & Ors
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9156 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 203
The Gujarat High Court rejected a plea by Muslim residents of a village challenging a notice asking them to explain reasons for burying a body on a disputed land despite existence of a separate earmarked graveyard for the community. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 203]
Referring to a site inspection report of the disputed land showing graveyard for the Muslim community, the court said that when there was already a burial ground earmarked, then it was not open for the petitioners to buried the deceased person at the land in question.
The court was hearing a plea challenging a notice sent to Muslim residents of a village over use of a land as burial ground.The petitioners contended that a notice was issued by Sarpanch of Rupavati Gram Panchayat District Bhavnagar informing them that the petitioners had conducted a burial near a crematorium for Hindus situated in the village.
Case title: Kaushalbhai Jagdishbhai Asodiya v/s State of Gujarat & Anr
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 850 of 2022
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 204
The Gujarat High Court quashed a defamation FIR against a man who had allegedly forwarded a purportedly fake news cutting, noting that there was nothing on record to show that he had forged the news report in the first place with an intention to harm the reputation of the complainant. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 204]
The court was hearing a plea seeking quashing of an FIR under various IPC provisions including Sections 469 (forgery for purpose of harming reputation), 500(defamation) and 120(B) (criminal conspiracy).
Case title: Employees' Provident Fund Organization & Ors. v/s Ranjit Vasantlal Makwana
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 21004 of 2016
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 205
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that benefit of caste reservation granted to a person belonging to Schedule Caste cannot be halted midway on exclusion of the concerned caste from the list of Scheduled Castes.[2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 205]
In doing so the court quashed the demotion of an official who was promoted earlier based on his caste, but was later demoted after the caste he belonged to was excluded from list of scheduled castes. The court said that stripping of the promotion and the reversion of the petitioner cannot be sustained.
Case title:Ducati Motor Holding SPA Thro Ritesh Kumar & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 20012 of 2013
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 206
The Gujarat High Court recently quashed a cheating case against Italian bike company Ducati and its representatives over its distributor's alleged failure to supply bikes to a dealer.[2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 206]
The court held that the complainant had entered into an "exclusive agreement" only with the distributor, wherein it was clearly stated that agreements entered into by distributor shall not be binding on Ducati.
Case title: Komal D/o Sansarchandra Chaube v/s State of Gujarat & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8474 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 207
The Gujarat High Court has held that a student who is compelled to reside outside the State for a period of time on account of her father's transfer is entitled to domicile certificate and this period of time shall not be counted as "break in continuous residence" in the State for 10 years. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 207]
Case title:Yeshwantsing Shankarsinh Chauhan v/s Madhukanta @ Yeshmita D/o Late Madhavsinh Raisinh Jadav & Anr.,
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8340 of 2012
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 208
The Gujarat High Court has said that family court cannot direct DNA test to determine paternity of alleged adult daughter without taking her consent as it infringes her right to privacy and may carry significant societal consequences. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 208]
The petitioner had challenged an order allowing the alleged wife's plea for DNA test of her daughter to determine her paternity. The application was filed in the plaintiff's pending maintenance suit before the trial court in 1994 under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act where she claimed to be wife of the petitioner and had sought maintenance for herself and her minor daughter from petitioner