LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 28 - October 4, 2026

The Gujarat High Court granted anticipatory bail to five family members of a man booked for instigating him to divorce his wife using triple talaq. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 259]

The applicants booked for offences under Sections 85, 351(2) and 54 BNS and Section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act had moved the court seeking anticipatory bail.

The Gujarat High Court has enhanced the motor accident compensation awarded to the legal heirs of a motorcycle rider to Rs. 27.97 lakh, taking into account his achievement as a Guinness World Record holder for lifting a cement bag with his teeth while assessing his income, despite there being no clear evidence of his earnings as a contractor. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 260]

A division bench of Justice NS Sanjay Gowda and Justice JL Odedra noted that the deceased was working as a contractor and that material on record showed he had executed various works for the Gandhidham Development Authority.

The Gujarat High Court transferred a matrimonial suit from Family Court Morbi to the Court at Kutch after noting that the wife was living in Kutch district and travelling to Morbi to attending proceedings was causing her great hardship. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 261]

In doing so the court noted that the inconvenience that was being caused to the wife was much higher as she was also taking care of the couple's minor child.

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (September 29) rejected Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal's appeal against an order imposing a cost of ₹25,000 on him in connection with the disclosure of information concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 263]

The Gujarat High Court upheld the acquittal of a man in a rape case while observing that the prosecution did not examine the expert who conducted the DNA profiling test and in absence of such testimony the report was inadmissible in evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 264]

The court was hearing State's appeal against trial court order acquitting the respondent of charges under Sections 64(2)(m) (Rape under False Promise or Deceit) and 89(Causing Miscarriage Without Woman's Consent) BNS and Sections 4 and 6 of POCSO Act.

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (September 30) closed journalist Ravi Nair's plea challenging his arrest on the strength of a non-bailable warrant was issued by a sessions court for non-appearance in a defamation case filed by Adani Enterprise. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 265]

This, after the court noted, that the sessions court had last week granted regular bail to Nair.

For context, 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.

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday denied temporary bail to Asaram, who sought 20-day release on humanitarian grounds to visit his wife, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 266]

The Gujarat High Court upheld a sessions court order acquitting a man booked in a Lion poaching case observing that the prosecution had "miserably failed" to prove the charges against him and his conviction by the trial court was based on non-cogent and unconvincing circumstances. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 267]

The court was hearing State's appeal against sessions court's 2009 order acquitting the respondent booked in a lion poaching case.It was alleged that the accused persons had arranged a trap to kill lions using sharp edged weapons and sticks and that they wanted to use the skin of the animal.

The Gujarat High Court has held that a judicial officer found assoicating/communicating with a practicing advocate, accepting a phone from the latter and using the same would amount to improper conduct. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 268]

In doing so the court upheld the removal of a judicial officer over various charges including the charge that he was in touch with a practicing advocate and communicating with her.

Motor Accident Claims | Posthumously Filed Income Tax Returns Can Be Considered For Assessing Deceased's Income: Gujarat High Court

Case Title : Heenaben & Ors. v/s Sarosh Jahangirji Dumasiya & Anr. 

Case Number : R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 537 of 2016

CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 269

The Gujarat High Court has said that there is no hard and fast rule that posthumously filed income tax returns cannot be taken into consideration while calculating income of the deceased for determining accident compensation. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 269]

In doing so the court enhanced the accident compensation by Rs. 6,16,342 to be given to the family of the deceased.

The court was hearing the claimants appeal against an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal which had granted compensation of Rs.6,01,400 with interest at the rate of 9% per annum.

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Leaking Re-NEET Exam Paper On Telegram, Says Chargesheet Filed

Case Title : Sumersing Bharatlal Meena v/s State of Gujarat

Case Number : R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 21167 of 2026

CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 270

The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man accused of advertising access to Re-NEET Exam papers on Telegram channels, after observing that the prosecution had failed to point out the circumstances to continue or prolong the accused's detention. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 270]

Justice Hasmukh D Suthar in his order noted that the allegation against the applicant is that he had hatched a conspiracy with co-accused to leak the Re-NEET Examination.