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Major Married Couple Disliked By Relatives Cant Be Threatened, Harassed By Lodging FIR: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has observed that a major married couple whose marriage may be disliked by their relatives cannot be harassed or threatened by the relatives by lodging an FIR and invoking police machinery. In doing so the court granted police protection to a couple and directed the police to ensure that they are neither harassed nor any act of violence is committed against them.The...

Gujarat High Court Rejects Muslim Trusts Plea Against Waqf Status, Says Registration Under Bombay Public Trust Act Covered By S.43 Waqf Act

The Gujarat High Court has held a Muslim trust registered under Bombay Public Trust Act as deemed to be a waqf under Section 43 Waqf Act, rejecting the trust's contention that the State Waqf Board's CEO had in 2011 held that the entity was not a waqf but a trust. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 242]In doing so the court observed that the record did not indicate that the board had conducted an inquiry...

Forest Official Assault Case: Gujarat High Court Grants 7-Day Temporary Bail To AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava To Attend Assembly Session

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (September 7) granted 7-days temporary bail to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Chaitar Vasava–convicted for assaulting and extorting forest officials in a forest land encroachment case, to enable him to attend the Legislative Assembly session. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 241]Vasava had moved the high court seeking 15 day temporary bail from 07.09.2026 to 21.09.2026, to attend...

Treat This Institution As Your Second Home: Gujarat High Court Justice AY Kogje Tells Young Bar Members In Farewell Speech

While speaking at his farewell reference on Tuesday (September 8), Gujarat High Court Justice AY Kogje told the young members of the bar to treat the institution as their second home as this is where they will draw their strength, reputation as well as a path for the next generation. Justice Kogje was speaking at his farewell reference, following his appointment as the Chief Justice of the...

Telling Woman To Succumb To Sexual Demands For Growing In Career Not Abetment If Intention Absent: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that merely telling a woman she would have to succumb to innapropriate behaviour if she wants to grow in an industry would not amount to abetment to an offence if the intention is absent. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 240]The petitioner had sought quashing of an FIR for offences under Sections 354(Outraging Modesty), 354A(Sexual Harassment), 354C(Voyeurism),...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Refusal To Entertain Plea Seeking Rejection Of Plaint At Fag End Of Trial; Imposes ₹10,000 Costs

The Gujarat High Court has upheld a trial court order dismissing an Order 7 Rule 11 CPC application seeking rejection of the plaint, observing that the application was filed at the "fag end of the trial" when the suit had reached the stage of final arguments. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 238]The court was hearing a revision plea challenging an order passed by Principal Senior Civil Judge, Valsad...

False Allegations: Gujarat High Court Fines PIL Litigant ₹1 Lakh For Seeking Closure Of Industry Over Environmental Violations

The Gujarat High Court dimissed a PIL seeking closure of an industry making paper products over allegations of noise, air and water pollution, further imposing cost of Rs. 1 Lakh after noting that the allegations made in the petition were vague and frivolous as the industry was meeting all environmental standards. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 237]In doing so the court observed PIL was filed by person...

Gujarat High Court Quashes POCSO FIR Over Alleged Recording Of Minor In Changing Room, Directs Community Service For Accused

The Gujarat High Court quashed a POCSO FIR lodged against a man booked for video recording a minor girl while she was inside a changing room, while directing him to do one month community service at a hospital as well as deposit Rs. 50,000 with a children's home. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 236]After taking note of submissions by the parties, Justice MK Thakker in her order directed:"...this Court is...

Married Couple Can Opt For IVF If One Spouse Is Within Upper Age Limit Prescribed Under ART Act: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court permitted a married couple to opt for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to conceive a child who were denied the same by authorities on ground of the wife crossing the upper age limit of 50 years prescribed under the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, even though the husband was within the age limit of 55 years. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 235]In doing so, the court referred...