LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 7 - September 13, 2026

Gujarat High Court Upholds Refusal To Entertain Plea Seeking Rejection Of Plaint At 'Fag End' Of Trial; Imposes ₹10,000 Costs

The Gujarat High Court has upheld a trial court order dismissing an Order 7 Rule 11 CPC application seeking rejection of the plaint, observing that the application was filed at the "fag end of the trial" when the suit had reached the stage of final arguments. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 238]

The court was hearing a revision plea challenging an order passed by Principal Senior Civil Judge, Valsad which dismissed the petititoner-defendant's application under Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC seeking rejection of the respondent's plaint.

CR.MA/2/2026 IN R/CR.A/607/2023

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 239

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (September 8) dismissed the temporary bail plea of Asaram who was convicted and sentenced to life by Gandhinagar court in a 2013 rape case. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 239]

Asaram had moved the high court seeking 20-day temporary bail citing a Rajasthan High Court order last month granting him 20-day parole in another rape case.

R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 31287 of 2016

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 240

The Gujarat High Court has held that merely telling a woman she would have to succumb to innapropriate behaviour if she wants to grow in an industry would not amount to abetment to an offence if the intention is absent. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 240]

The petitioner had sought quashing of an FIR for offences under Sections 354(Outraging Modesty), 354A(Sexual Harassment), 354C(Voyeurism), 354D(Stalking) and 114(Abettor Present When Offense is Committed) IPC.

The Gujarat High Court has held a Muslim trust registered under Bombay Public Trust Act as deemed to be a waqf under Section 43 Waqf Act, rejecting the trust's contention that the State Waqf Board's CEO had in 2011 held that the entity was not a waqf but a trust. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 242]

In doing so the court observed that the record did not indicate that the board had conducted an inquiry to reach this conclusion as contemplated under Section 40 of the Act.

Police Complaint Filed In Good Faith Not Defamation: Gujarat High Court

Case Title : Vijaybhai Jeysingbhai Vasava v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.

Case Number : R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 8920 of 2023

CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 243

The Gujarat High Court has observed that merely filing an application before the police against a person containing certain allegations over commission of an alleged criminal act wherein the police has lawful authority over the subject matter of accusation, would not amount to the offence of defamation.

As per Section 356 BNS/ 500 IPC it is not defamation to prefer in good faith an accusation against any person to any of those who have lawful authority over that person with respect to the subject-matter of accusation.