Gujarat High Court Refuses Passport To Woman Born In Mozambique To Indian Parents, Says Citizenship By Descent Not Established

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a Mozambique-born woman's plea, residing in Rajkot, seeking issuance of Indian passport, after noting that the petitioner was unable to prove Indian citizenship by birth or by descent as required under the Citizenship Act. The court noted that the petitioner had failed to provide proof of registration of her birth at an Indian Consulate within one year of birth...

UAPA | Right To Default Bail Can't Be Denied Solely On Technical Grounds: Gujarat High Court Condones 146-Day Delay In NIA Appeal

The Gujarat High Court has condoned 146 day delay in filing appeal against trial court order extending accused's judicial custody over non-completion of investigation within 90 days under UAPA and NDPS Act. A division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice RT Vachhani referred to Section 21(5) of the NI Act which states that every appeal under this section shall be preferred within 30...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 04 - May 10, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 144 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 150Nominal IndexAsim @ Munmun @ Asif Abdulkarim Solanki v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 144Harishchandra R Pednekar (Deceased) Through Legal Heirs & Ors. v/s Bhaskar R Pednekar (Since Deceased Thru Legal Heirs) & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 145Union of India & Ors v/s Bhanuben w/o Manojbhai Dhirubhai Rathod, 2026...

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...