Gujarat High Court
Gujarat High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Journalist Ravi Nair Over Article Alleging Govt Directed LIC Investments In Adani Group
The Gujarat High Court has refused to quash the Forgery FIR against Journalist Ravi Nair registered at the instance of Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd. over a Washington Post article alleging that the LIC made investments in the Adani Group on the instructions of the Central Government. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221]Justice M. R. Mengdey observed that mere pendency of a private complaint on the same set...
Gujarat High Court Launches Wi-Fi Facility To Enhance Digital Access For Lawyers And Litigants
The Gujarat High Court has launched a state-of-the-art Enterprise Wi-Fi facility across its court complex to enhance digital access for advocates and litigants during court proceedings.The facility was inaugurated on August 15 by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal.According to a press note issued by the High Court, the Wi-Fi system is powered by approximately 655 enterprise-grade Access Points and...
Transfer Cop Seen On Video 'Parading & Flogging' Accused In Public, Orally Says Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (August 14) orally asked the State to transfer the concerned senior police officer in Surat seen on video "parading and flogging" accused persons in public last month pending preliminary inquiry against him. The court was hearing a suo-motu plea lodged on the incident after receiving a written representation by a lawyer. Reportedly the concerned DCP in Surat...
X Moves Gujarat High Court Seeking Modification Of Direction To Onboard Centre's SAHYOG Portal
Social media intermediary X (formerly Twitter) moved the Gujarat High Court on Friday (August 14) seeking modification of a direction to onboard Centre's SAHYOG Portal. The application has been filed in a pending PIL raising concerns about the “sharp and alarming rise” in deepfake and AI-generated content circulating on digital and social media platforms. On April 10 the court had asked...
Surat Municipal Commissioner Transferred: Gujarat Govt Informs High Court Amid 'Illegal' Demolition Row
In a plea concerning a demolition drive carried out in Surat's Nasir Nagar in June, the Gujarat Government informed the High Court on Wednesday (August 12) that concerned Commissioner of Surat Municipal Corporation has been transferred and appointed to a different post. This, after the high court had on Monday asked the State Government to inform as to why Surat Municipal Commissioner and...
Playing Cards For Money At Home In Absence Of 'Profit-Making' Element Not Offence Under Gambling Act: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that merely playing cards in a house for money does not necessarily make the house a "common gaming house" to invoke offences under Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act in absence of element of profit-making. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 220]The court was hearing a plea by five accused persons seeking quashing of an FIR under Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act.The...
'Bail Is Rule': Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Extorting Man With Explicit Video Clip, Threatening Rape FIR
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a woman booked for threatening and extorting money and immovable property from the complainant by blackmailing him of publishing a purported video of him allegedly engaged in a sexual act, as well as threatening him of lodging a rape case. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 219]Justice Hasmukh D Suthar in his order noted that the allegation was that the accused...
'Can't Shirk Responsibility': Gujarat High Court Questions Surat Municipal Corp Charging Residents For Rehabilitation After 'Illegal' Demolition
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (August 10) asked the Surat Municipal Corporation that under what authority of law it is seeking charges to rehabilitate the residents of Nasir Nagar who lost their homes to a demolition drive.It also asked the State Government to inform as to why Surat Municipal Commissioner and senior officers of the Police department were being permitted to continue on...
LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 3 - August 9, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 218Nominal IndexSheikh Salim Shekhbabu v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209Dr. Vilas Tukaram Kharat v/s The Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 210Shaikh Husain Ajij v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 211Lakhiben Punabhai Solanki v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 212Madanlal Radhelal Bansal &...
LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 208Nominal IndexAjaukumar Babulal Gehlot v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182Dhaval @ Bobo Gopalbhai Machi v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 183Hiteshkumar Surendrakumar Padhiyar (Rajput) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 184Sh. Rajendrakumar Mahendrabhai Patel v/s Director of Enforcement & Anr., ...
RTI Applicant Not Conversant With Language Of Info Can't Be Accompanied By 'Third Party' To Inspect Records: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court recently observed that if an RTI applicant seeking certain information is not conversant with the language or the contents of the information sought, then permitting another person accompanying the applicant during inspection of records would prima facie amount to providing information to a third party. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 218]In doing so the court permitted an...