LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 2 - November 8, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 302 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 307

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Mohammadshafi Jummabhai Belim & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 302

Parmar Parulben Vijaykumar @ Darbar Parulben Vijaykumar v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 303

Ravi Nair v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 304

Pratik Gulshanbhai Allawadi v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 305

Rathod Umand Maganbhai v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 306

Bharatbhai Maganbhai Patel & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 307

Gujarat Municipality Retracts Meat-Shop Shutdown Order During Jain Leader's Stay, Admits 'No Legal Provision' To Order Closure

Case Title : Mohammadshafi Jummabhai Belim & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 

Case Number : R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 15846 of 2026

CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 302

The Gujarat High Court closed a plea moved by slaughter house/meat-shop owners against an order issued by Radhanpur Municipality directing them to close their premises for four months on account of a Jain religious leader residing in the town for the said time period.

This, after the counsel for the municipality submitted that there was no provision under the Gujarat Municipalities Act under which such order could be issued and assured that it will not press its order and will not take any coercive steps against the petitioners.

Gujarat High Court Upholds Probation For Four Convicted Of Assaulting Election Rival, Says Courts Must Consider Relief When Conditions Are Met

Case Title : Parmar Parulben Vijaykumar @ Darbar Parulben Vijaykumar v/s State of Gujarat & Ors. 

Case Number : R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST ORDER PASSED BY SUBORDINATE COURT) NO. 1744 of 2026

CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 303

The Gujarat High Court has observed that while an accused cannot claim probation as a matter of right however the underlying object of the law of probation is reformatory in nature rather than merely to punish the accused.

It said that once the requisite conditions are satisfied, the Court is duty bound to consider whether the case is fit for releasing the offender on probation. In doing so the court upheld a sessions court's order granting probation to four accused convicted for assaulting the complainant, observing that the

Adani Defamation Case: Gujarat High Court Rejects Journalist Ravi Nair's Plea To Produce Additional Evidence

Case Title : Ravi Nair v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.

Case Number : R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST ORDER PASSED BY SUBORDINATE COURT) NO. 2945 of 2026

CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 304

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (November 2) dismissed journalist Ravi Nair's plea challenging a sessions court order which rejected his plea to bring on record additional evidence concerning a defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd.

Adani Enterprises Ltd filed the criminal defamation case alleging that Ravi Nair published and disseminated a series of tweets containing false and defamatory statements intended to damage the reputation of AEL and the Adani Group.

Gujarat High Court Criticizes Police For Filing FIRs In Civil Disputes Despite Circular Issued By DGP

Case Title : Pratik Gulshanbhai Allawadi v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.

Case Number : R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 14190 of 2025

CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 305

The Gujarat High Court has deprecated the practice of filing FIRs in civil disputes giving it a criminal colour, observing that despite a circular issued by the State's Director General of Police for not registering FIRs in civil disputes such FIRs are registered for reasons best known to the police.

The court was hearing a plea moved by the petitioner seeking quashing of an FIR.

The complainant/the respondent no. 2 is in business of manufacturing and trading of grey cloth. He came in contact with with the petitioner through accused no.1. The complainant started supplying grey cloth material to accused no.1 towards which he used to make payment on time. It is alleged that during 10.07.2023 till 16.01.2024, the complainant through his three different firms supplied goods to accused no.1 to the tune of Rs.1,42,67,882/-, however, till date said amount was not paid to the complainant.

Bangladeshi Woman Held Under Deportation Order Not Illegally Detained: Gujarat High Court Dismisses Indian Husband's Habeas Corpus Plea

Case title: Rathod Umand Maganbhai v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.

R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (HABEAS CORPUS) NO. 4088 of 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 306

The Gujarat High Court rejected a man's habeas corpus plea alleging illegal detention of his wife and infant daughter, after noting that his wife was a Bangladeshi citizen and had been lawfully detained as per provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Order and Immigration and Foreigners Act which had not been challenged.

The petitioner is an Indian national and citizen of India. However as per record his wife is a Bangladeshi citizen and they had an infant daughter. The petitioner alleged that his wife and daughter had been illegally detained by the authority. He thus moved the high court in a habeas corpus petition.

Gujarat High Court Fines Gram Panchayat ₹1.20 Lakh For Demolishing Homes Without Following 'Due Process'

Case Title : Bharatbhai Maganbhai Patel & Ors.  v/s State of Gujarat & Ors.

Case Number : R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10861 of 2026

CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 307

The Gujarat High Court fined a gram panchayat in Anand district Rs. 1,20,000 after prima facie observing that homes in a village in the district were demolished without following any due process of law.

The court however held that it would not interfere with regard to the issue of demolition as of yet, observing that it appeared that the properties were on a public road and not on private premises of the petitioners.