Gujarat High Court
Former IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt Moves Gujarat High Court Against Order Quashing Discharge In Custodial Torture Case
Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has moved the Gujarat High Court challenging Jamnagar sessions court's decision quashing a magistrate court's order which had discharged him in an alleged custodial torture case. The magistrate court had in 2024 discharged Bhatt; however the sessions court in June this year quashed the magistrate court's order and directed the magistrate court to frame...
NCLT Has Jurisdiction U/S 60(5)(C) IBC To Adjudicate Lease Disputes In Liquidation Proceedings: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court bench led by Justice Niral R. Mehta held that the NCLT has jurisdiction under section 60(5)(c) of the IBC to adjudicate the lease and license dispute during the liquidation proceedings. The petitioners, Fivebro Water Services Pvt. Ltd. and another, had the lease and license agreements with the corporate debtor for its premises in Ahmedabad and Mumbai....
Statutory Interest Mandatorily Payable U/S 56 GST Act On Refunds Delayed Beyond 60 Days: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court held that statutory interest mandatorily payable under Section 56 GST Act on refunds delayed beyond 60 days. Justices Bhargav D. Karia and Pranav Trivedi stated that the provision of section 56 of the GST Act is a mandatory provision and the interest which is required to be paid under section 56 is compensatory in nature for delayed payment of refund...
In Bid To Eradicate Manual Scavenging, Gujarat High Court Seeks Clarity On State's PPP Model For Machine Cleaning Of Drains
The Gujarat High Court has asked the state government to inform about the functioning of PPP Model for the procurement, operation and maintenance of Vehicle Mounted Suction-cum-Jetting machine with Sewage water recycling facility for cleaning, de-silting of sewer lines. The court was hearing a 2016 PIL highlighting the issue of manual scavenging. The PIL filed by by an Ahmedabad-based NGO...
Gujarat High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 90 to 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 152NOMINAL INDEXState of Gujarat vs Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI, Govt. Of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 90Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation and transfer Pricing v. M/s Adani Wilmar Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 91Paschim Gujarat Vij. Co. Ltd. vs Mithabhai Nageshi Maheswari & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw...
Gujarat High Court Permits Interim Relocation Of Bhadra Parisar Street Vendors To Nearby Plots To Ensure Livelihood During Diwali
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (October 17) permitted the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to temporarily relocate registered street vendors operating in Bhadra Parisar area to two nearby plots in order to ensure that they are not deprived of their livelihood during Diwali festival.Bhadra Parisar area constitutes of a Fort in the walled city in Ahmedabad and also comprises of Maa...
Sessions Court Cannot Suspend Accused's Sentence Solely To Enable Filing Of Revision Plea: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has said that there is no provision in the CrPC/BNSS which empowers the first appellate court to suspend the sentence or release an accused solely on the ground of enabling him to file a revision plea challenging conviction before Higher Courts.The court observed that the legislature did not intend to confer power to the appellate Court to stay or suspend the sentence or...
Gujarat High Court Asks State To Respond On Medical Condition Of Asaram Seeking Bail In Rape Case
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (October 16) asked the State to respond on the medical condition of Asaram who was convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions court in Gandhinagar and is serving a life sentence.The high court was hearing Asaram's bail plea, and listed the same next month after it was told that the Rajasthan High Court has listed the applicant's bail plea on October 29 where...
Gujarat High Court Judge Says He Personally Saw Two-Wheelers Violating Traffic Laws, Orders Survey In Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (October 15) orally expressed concern over two wheelers in Ahmedabad violating traffic laws by driving on the wrong side and by indulging in traffic signal violations. The court further directed Gujarat State Legal Services Authority to conduct a survey of certain roads in the city prepare a report on illegal parking, and parking done on roads abutting...
16 Years On, Gujarat High Court Quashes Compulsory Retirement Of Judicial Officer Citing Review Committee's Likely Bias
The Gujarat High Court set aside compulsory retirement of a judicial officer made 16 years ago, noting that the adverse remark regarding the officer's doubtful integrity was not based on tangible material and there was also a likelihood of bias in the mind of committee which took the decision. The petitioner contended that a division bench of the high court had made castigating remarks about...
Gujarat High Court Directs CBDT To Extend Due Date Of Filing ITR Till November 30 For Assessees Who Are Required To File Audit Report
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (October 13) directed Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to extend the due date for filing income tax return (ITR) to November 30 for those assesse's who are required to file an audit report. This the court said after noting that as the specified date of filing tax audit report had been extended to October 31, then as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act...
Income Tax | Manual Filing Of Appeal By NRI Valid For DTVSV Scheme Benefits: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court held that the manual filing of an appeal by an NRI is valid for DTVSV (Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024) Scheme Benefits. Justices Bhargav D. Karia and Pranav Trivedi were addressing the case where the petitioner/assessee has challenged the communication issued by the respondent authorities, whereby the declaration made by the assessee under the Direct...