Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 16 - February 22, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 40 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 54Nominal Index Mahendra Shanabhai Patel & Ors. v. The District Magistrate & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 40 Gujarat Vidhyapith v. Raxaben Anilkumar Patel & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 41Vinodbhai Tilakdhari Tiwari v State Of Gujarat & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 42Surat Manav Seva Sangh v Employees State Insurance Corporation 2026...

Entering School Premises Without Permission May Amount To 'House Trespass' Under IPC: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that school premises can be construed as a 'place for custody of property' where school furniture and educational assets are kept in custody, and can consequently attract the offence of house trespass under Indian Penal Code.Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal referred to Sections 452 (House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful...

From Air Force To J&K Administrative Services: High Court Grants Relief To Airman Who Breached Rules To Pursue Civil Service Career

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted relief to an airman who joined the Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service without prior discharge from the Air Force, holding that strict enforcement of service rules must yield to equitable considerations in exceptional circumstances.The Court was hearing a writ petition challenging the rejection of the petitioner's request...

Mother Is Natural Guardian Of Girl Aged Below 5 Yrs, Disputed Separation Deed Giving Custody To Father No Bar: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act that the mother is the natural guardian of a girl aged below five years, and that the father cannot take care of such a girl child in a way the mother can.It further ruled that father seeking custody based on disputed separation deed claiming mother voluntarily agreed to hand over custody would not be a bar to...

Plea In Kerala High Court Alleges CM Office Illegally Accessed Personal Data Of Judges, Govt Employees For Bulk Messaging Before Elections

A plea has been moved before the Kerala High Court alleging that the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) has violated the privacy of government employees by illegally accessing their personal information, including mobile phone numbers, email IDs.The plea has been moved by an employee of State's Department of General Administration along with an Associate Professor of KTM College, Malappuram who...

Right To Effective Representation Cannot Be Time-Barred Under National Security Act: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court set aside a preventive detention order under the National Security Act, 1980, on the ground that laying down a three-week time limit for filing a representation to the Central Government is in violation of Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India.The Court further remarked that the right to make an effective representation remains till the time detention subsists...

Mere Possibility Of Meter Tampering Not Enough To Prove Electricity Theft By Consumer: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that an electricity company cannot raise theft bills or recover such charges from a consumer merely on an assumption of meter tampering.The court was hearing an appeal filed by the Executive Engineer of Gujarat Electricity Board (now Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd.) against a trial court order which had rejected its claim of electricity theft while relying on...

J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Woman Under UAPA, Says Mere Custody Of Husband's Cash Without Knowledge Or Intent Can't Imply Terror Link

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court granted bail to a woman accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), holding that mere custody of cash at the instance of her husband, without material showing intention or knowledge to further terrorist activities, is insufficient to attract offences under Sections 38 and 40 of the Act.A Division Bench comprising Justice...

Unmarried Woman Can't Be Denied Public Employment Over Fear That She May Relocate After Marriage: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that denying public employment to an unmarried woman on the ground that she may marry and relocate is arbitrary and unconstitutional, observing that such reasoning reflects clear favouritism and violates equality principles.Coming down heavily on the appointing authority, Justice Maulik J. Shelat observed, “This is a classic example of outright favouritism by...

Fair Compensation To Land Losers Is Matter Of Justice, Award Must Reflect Road Access & Locational Advantages: J&K&L High Court

Emphasising that land acquisition compensation cannot be determined in a mechanical manner divorced from realities on the ground, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that it is ultimately in the interest of justice that land losers are awarded fair compensation, taking into account accessibility to roads, locational advantages and surrounding development.Underscoring...

Progressive State Like Andhra Pradesh Can't Provide Bone-Marrow Transplant? High Court Flags Lack Of Govt Hospital Facilities

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has expressed concern over the absence of provisions for Bone-Marrow Transplantation (BMT) in government hospitals and medical colleges across the State.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Challa Gunaranjan was dealing with a Public Interest Litigation filed by one Guntha Venkata Sai Kumar, highlighting the alarming absence...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: February 16 - February 22, 2026

Nominal Index:Sapna Devi Vs Sheetal 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 47Abdul Rashid Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 48Priyanka Rakwal Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 49M/s Krishna Engineering Works Industrial Estate 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 50Himani Sharma Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 51Shareen Gani v. UT of J&K & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 52Younis Ali Vs Union Of India & Ors 2026...