Father Can't Escape Duty To Maintain Children Citing Loan Repayments, EMI Commitments: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that payment of EMI or loan repayment by the father cannot reduce his liability to maintain his children, adding that he has to provide for expenses towards food, clothing, residence, medical needs of the children and even tuition expenses. In doing so the court directed the father to maintain his three minor triplets from his first marriage, along with his...

Separate Compensation Payable For Stillborn Child Of Pregnant Woman Who Died In Railway Accident: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that a 9-month foetus is treated as a child and thus parent of a still-born child can claim accident compensation under the Railways Act, clarifying that the death of a child in womb would be "treated as independent accident apart from death of mother". In doing so the court granted compensation to the father– who lost his pregnant wife who died after...

Gujarat Public Exam (Prevention Of Unfair Means) Act Not Restrospective: High Court Discharges Accused Over Use Of Dummy Candidates

The Gujarat High Court granted relief to various persons booked under Gujarat Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act over allegations of using "dummy candidates" for appearing in various public exams, noting that the Act which came into force in March 2023 was not restrospectively applicable. The court was hearing petitions challenging sessions court order refusing to discharge...

'Prima Facie Adopted Delay Tactics': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Suspend Narayan Sai's Life Sentence In Rape Case

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (May 4) dismissed Narayan Sai's plea seeking suspension of life sentence in a rape case, in which he was convicted by a Surat sessions court in 2019, prima facie noting that he was not interested in expeditious hearing of his appeal challenging conviction and had adopted delay tactics. On the applicant's contention that he had undergone 11 years of...

Posthumously Filed Income Tax Return Can Be Considered To Determine Motor Accident Compensation: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that posthumus filing of income tax return can be considered for deciding quantum of compensation in a motor accident claim.In doing so the court partly allowed an appeal for enhancement of compensation, after noting that the Motor Accident Tribunal had not considered the income of deceased reflected in the income tax return for assessment year...

Deceased Railway Employee's Widow Entitled To Challenge Penalty Imposed On Him To Remove Stigma: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has observed that a deceased Railway employee's widow is legally entitled to challenge penalty imposed on her husband, and she and his family members are the real aggrieved persons and have the legal right to remove the stigma attached to their breadwinner.The court passed the order in Railway's plea against a Central Administrative Tribunal's order quashing penalty...

Mere Registration Of Will Doesn't Prove Genuineness, Beneficiary Must Dispel Suspicious Circumstances Through Evidence: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court quashed probate proceedings in favour of "beneficiary" of a Will, noting he was unable to dispel various suspicious circumstances including sequence of obtaining signatures from the deceased and attesting witnesses, the physical presence of parties and the testator's medical condition at that time.In doing so the court reiterated that mere registration of will does...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 27 - May 03, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 132 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 142Nominal IndexPravinbanu Ibrahim Sultan Mamrej Kureshi v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 132Dilipsinh @ Dako Kishorsinh Rathod & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 133Vasantbhai Premjibhai Vekariya v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 134Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School & Ors. State...

'We Feel Sorry': Gujarat High Court Laments State's Unresponsiveness To Open Prisons Issue, Seek AG's Response

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (May 4) lamented at the response of State after noting that the compliance of Supreme Court's February directions regarding open correctional institutes (open prisons) had not been placed before it, nor did the Government Pleader or Public Prosecutor had appeared before it today despite advance notice.The court said it "feels sorry" at this response of the...

13 Yrs On, Gujarat High Court Acquits Man In Murder Case, Says Prosecution "Suppressed" Alibi Evidence

The Gujarat High Court acquitted a man in a murder case after observing that he had raised a plea of alibi which was supported by 13 independent witnesses, however this material was "deliberately suppressed" and not produced along with the charge-sheet.In doing so the court observed that the Investigating Officer failed to place the material on record before the trial court amounting...

Gujarat High Court Upholds State Law On Acquisition Of Land For Water & Gas Pipelines, Finds No Conflict With Central Law

The Gujarat High Court has held that state enactment Gujarat Water & Gas Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act 2000 is not repugnant to the central enactment Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 finding that the provisions of the two laws are pari-materia.The court was considering whether 2000 Act is within the legislative...

Artificial Intelligence In Decision Making 'Risky', Gujarat High Court's AI-Policy Meant To Preserve Public Trust: CJ Sunita Agarwal

The aim of Gujarat High Court's Policy on use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in judicial administration is not to prohibit AI but to prevent any situation which may erode public trust or render decision making process vulnerable, said Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal on Saturday (May 2). Justice Agarwal was speaking at Sikkim High Court's 2-day “National Conclave on...