Gujarat High Court
Writ Court Interfering With Every Procedural Order In Arbitral Proceedings Is Contrary To Aim Of A&C Act: Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court while dismissing a writ petition filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution observed that the Writ Court can exercise their power only in cases where the only if the order in questions is “completely perverse”, or the order in questions is crippled with “bad faith” or the order in questions falls in the category of “rarest of rare...
Gujarat High Court Asks Authority To Decide Africa-Born Woman's Plea For Issuance Of Passport Claiming Indian Citizenship By Descent
The Gujarat High Court has asked the Passport Authority to decide a woman's plea for issuance of passport who though was born in Africa, but has sought relief on the ground of being Indian citizen by descent under Citizenship Act. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel submitted before Justice Niral R Mehta that the petitioner would once again approach the Passport Authority under Section...
Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest : August 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 120 to 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 138NOMINAL INDEXMahesh Langa v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 120Rajubhai Dalsinghbhai Ninama v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 121Sahdev Ranchodbhai Brahman v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 122Rathod Nareshbhai Mansukhbhai & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat & Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Guj)...
Gujarat High Court Asks Litigant Challenging 'Jolly LLB 3' Movie Teaser To Peruse Allahabad HC Order Dismissing Similar Plea
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (September 11) asked a litigant challenging the teaser of the upcoming movie 'Jolly LLB 3' to go through the order of the Allahabad High Court–which dismissed a plea for restraining the release of the movie, and thereafter take a call with respect to his plea. The film starring actors Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi is scheduled for release on...
Yusuf Pathan Encroached On Govt Land, No Allotment Order Was Issued By Vadodara Municipality: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court recently upheld an order directing Vadodara Municipal Corporation to take steps to remove encroachment of a plot by former cricketer and TMC MP Yusuf Pathan. In doing so the court held that "long possession" of the plot by Pathan, without paying consideration, would not give him any rights over the land adding that it cannot perpetuate such an illegality. Finding Pathan...
10K Steel Bottles Given In Exchange For 1 Lakh Plastic Ones: GPCB Tells Gujarat High Court On Steps To Tackle Waste During Ambaji Pilgrimage
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board informed the High Court on Friday (September 12) that it had distributed 10,000 re-usable steel bottles in exchange for over 1 Lakh used plastic bottles as a step to tackle and manage waste during the Ambaji Padyatra. The padyatra is a religious pilgrimage taken by devotees to the Ambaji Temple in Banaskantha.Previously the court had asked eight...
Surat Rape Case: Gujarat High Court Seeks State's Stand On Narayan Sai's Plea For Temporary Bail To Meet Ailing Mother
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (September 12) asked the State to get instructions on a plea filed by Narayan Sai– convicted and sentenced to life by sessions court in 2019 in a rape case– seeking temporary bail to meet his "ailing" mother. The counsel appearing for Narayan Sai submitted before a division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice PM Raval that recently the applicant's...
Gujarat High Court Upholds Order Denying Reinstatement Of 448 Employees On Ground Of Not Withdrawing Voluntary Retirement In Time
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a batch of appeals challenging an order refusing to grant 448 individuals reinstatement with Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. on the ground that they had opted for voluntary retirement and did not withdraw from the concerned scheme within the validity period. The court observed that the employees had admitted that they filed applications for withdrawal...
Foreign Law Can't Dissolve Hindu Marriage Performed Under HMA Even If Couple Is Domiciled Abroad Or Acquires Foreign Citizenship: Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court has held that a marital dispute between two Hindus whose marriage was conducted in India can be entertained only under the Hindu Marriage Act and foreign family law shall not be applicable even if the couple are domiciled or have citizenship of a foreign country. The court thus underscored that the applicability of a foreign law to dissolve a marriage which has...
Gujarat High Court Adjourns Hearing In Asaram's Temporary Bail Extension Plea
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (September 3) adjourned the hearing of Asaram's plea for extension of temporary bail filed in a rape case.For context, the Rajasthan High Court had on August 27 dismissed the applicant's plea for interim bail (in a separate case) and had directed him to surrender by August 30. As per news reports, the applicant's had surrender himself before the Jodhpur...
Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association Resolves To Resume Work From September 1
Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association has resolved to resume work from Monday–September 1, after its 6-member delegation met with Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Suryakant regarding the Supreme Court collegium's recommendation to transfer Justice Sandeep N Bhatt to Madhya Pradesh High Court. Earlier this week, the GHCAA had unanimously resolved that the members of the bar...
GHCAA Representatives Meet CJI, Seek Reconsideration Of Proposal To Transfer Justice Sandeep Bhatt
Urging the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to transfer Gujarat High Court Judge, Justice Sandeep Bhatt, the Gujarat High Court Advocate Association today had a delegation meeting with CJI BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant. The delegation of GHCAA that met the CJI today included GHCAA President Brijesh Trivedi, advocate Hardik Brahmbhatt, senior advocate Asim Pandya, advocates...