LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 17 - August 23, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 226

Nominal Index

Ravi Nair v. State of Gujarat and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221

Arati Damjibhai Rangpariya v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 222

Ravikumar Bharatbhai Joshi v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 223

Rajeshbhai Krushnakant Jariwala & Ors. v/s Falguniben Kamalkant Jariwala & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 224

Harshadbhai Prabhudas Sheth & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 225

The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v/s Pooja Paper Tube Industries, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 226

Judgments/Orders

Gujarat High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Journalist Ravi Nair Over Article Alleging Govt Directed LIC Investments In Adani Group

Case No: R/SCR.A/9270/2026

Case Title: Ravi Nair v. State of Gujarat and Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221

The Gujarat High Court has refused to quash the Forgery FIR against Journalist Ravi Nair registered at the instance of Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd. over a Washington Post article alleging that the LIC made investments in the Adani Group on the instructions of the Central Government. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221]

'Not Everything Online Is Genuine': Gujarat High Court On Public Service Commission Using Unverified Internet Source To Set Exam Question

Case title: Arati Damjibhai Rangpariya v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 

R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3425 of 2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 222

The Gujarat High Court has directed the State Public Service Commission (GPSC) to grant marks to candidate who had questioned the correctness of a question-answer on Kautilya's Arthashastra asked in the written recruitment exam paper for Sales Tax Inspector, noting that it was based on unauthenticated material. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 222]

In doing so the court said that if any question based on unauthenticated material or a reference book derived or downloaded from Internet is questioned by the student or the candidate appearing in the examination, in that case, the "benefit must go to the student and not to the Examining body".

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Objecting To SC/ST Community Member's Invitation To Brahmin Marriage Function

Case title: Ravikumar Bharatbhai Joshi v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 

R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 1646 of 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 223

The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a man accused of portraying complainant as a "bootlegger" and saying that a member of SC/ST community should not be invited to marriage in the Brahmin community. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 223]

The court was hearing a man's appeal booked under Sections 3(1)(U) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 whose regular bail plea had been rejected by the Sessions Court.

Private Documents Obtained From Public Authority Under RTI Act Don't Become Public Documents: Gujarat High Court

Case title: Rajeshbhai Krushnakant Jariwala & Ors. v/s Falguniben Kamalkant Jariwala & Ors. 

R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 17104 of 2021

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 224

The Gujarat High Court has held that a private document which is stored in a public office, sought and obtained under Right To Information Act does not automatically become public document under the Section 74 of Indian Evidence Act unless kept as a public record. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 224]

The court also held that even the certified true copies of such private documents obtained under RTI also does not constitute a public document.

Mere Threats Don't Constitute Criminal Intimidation Without Intent To Cause Alarm: Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR

Case title: Harshadbhai Prabhudas Sheth & Anr.  v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.

R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 7935 of 2016

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 225

The Gujarat High Court has held that merely threatening without an intention to cause alarm to the complainant would not constitute offence of criminal intimidation. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 225]

In doing so the court held that to invoke this offence the complainant must establish that the accused had an intention to cause alarm to him.

The petitioners had sought quashing of an FIR under IPC Sections 409(Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent), 504(Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506(2) (criminal intimidation) read with 114(Abettor present when offence is committed).

Insurer Can't Deny Compensation For Fire Damage Citing Technical Interpretation Of Policy Without Adducing Evidence: Gujarat High Court

Case title: The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v/s Pooja Paper Tube Industries

R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 5712 of 2019

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 226

The Gujarat High Court has held that insurance company cannot refuse to pay compensation for loss due to fire merely based on technical interpretation of proposal form and insurance policy without adducing any evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 226]

The respondent manufactures Polyester Textured Yarn, Draw Textured Yarn, and Partially Oriented Yarn paper tubes whose stock was insured by the Appellant Insurance Company from 12.08.1994 to 11.08.1995 against a premium of Rs.2,616. The Policy covered risks arising out of fire, theft, and short circuits.