Waqf Institutions Not Exempt From Paying Court Fees For Raising Dispute Before State Tribunal: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (December 17) dismissed a batch of petitions moved by various waqf institutions challenging orders passed by Gujarat State Waqf Tribunal rejecting applications under the Waqf Act over disputes pertaining to waqf properties, citing insufficient court fee. In doing so the court held that there was "no blanket exemption" or waiver granted to waqf institutions...

MV Act | Tripling On Two-Wheeler Doesn't Amount To Contributory Negligence Without Evidence: Gujarat High Court

Modifying an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, the Gujarat High Court observed that merely triple riding on a two-wheeler, in absence of any evidence or a casual connection between the violation and the accident, would not amount to contributory negligence. The kin of the deceased argued that the deceased Mayurbhai Jesinghbhai Dhuda along with his sister Sejalben and niece...

'Mere Apprehension': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Entertain Mosque's Anticipatory Plea Against Possible Action By Authorities

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (December 16) refused to entertain a plea filed by a mosque in Ahmedabad claiming apprehension of action against it by the authorities, observing that no cause of action had arisen as plea was filed on an apprehension and the court cannot entertain an anticipatory petition. Justice Mauna M Bhatt was hearing a petition seeking a direction that respondents...

Gujarat High Court Allows Restaurant To Approach Municipality After Being Sealed For Selling Non-Veg, Flouting Lease Condition

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (December 16) allowed a restaurant, which had been sealed on allegations of causing nuisance by selling non-vegetarian food in violation of the lease agreement, to submit an undertaking to the Anand Municipal Corporation for de-sealing, directing that the same be considered in accordance with law.The court was hearing a petition challenging a notice...

Gujarat High Court Commutes Convict's Death Penalty For Raping Minor Girl, Says Trial Court Didn't Verify Possibility Of Reformation

The Gujarat High Court recently commuted the death sentence of a man to life imprisonment who was convicted by the trial court for raping a minor girl. In doing so the court said that the trial court while sentencing the convict to death, did not give a finding on the aspect of the convict's reformation and the possibility that he will become a useful member to the society if is given a chance...

Customs Act | Gujarat High Court Reiterates Mandatory Cross-Examination Under Section 138B, Quashes Penalty Order

The Gujarat High Court has held that reliance on statements of witnesses without allowing the manufacturer opportunity to cross‑examine, while ignoring those statements that testified in favour of the manufacturer, violates principles of natural justice. In a judgment delivered on November 25, 2025 Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Pranav Trivedi quashed the penalty order and...

CGST Act | Gujarat High Court Upholds Power To Confiscate Goods During Transit For Tax Evasion, Clarifies Scope Of S.129 & 130

The Gujarat High Court has upheld the power of GST authorities to confiscate goods and conveyances during transit where there is a clear intent to evade tax, and has clarified the scope and interplay of Sections 129 and 130 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017. A Division Bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Pranav Trivedi, while deciding a large batch of...

Long Possession Doesn't Grant Ownership: Gujarat High Court Directs Power Of Attorney Holder To Remove Encroachment From Footpath

The Gujarat High Court recently directed a power of attorney holder to remove encroachment over a public footpath observing that long possession will not create any ownership right adding that the party had failed to prove that they were owner of the property in question. The court was hearing a woman's plea challenging notice dated 20.11.2025 directing her to remove encroachment done on a...

Action Contrary To Procedure Prescribed In Programme Manual: Gujarat High Court Quashes Expulsion Of 3 Students From IIM-Ahmedabad

The Gujarat High Court recently set aside an order passed by IIM-Ahmedabad expelling three students enrolled in Doctoral of Programme in Management course, holding that the action of the institution was not in consonance with the procedure prescribed in the programme manual. The petitioners, who were selected for Doctoral of Programme in Management (DPM) at IIM Ahmedabad, had challenged a June...

Gujarat High Court Restrains Godhara Municipality From Taking Coercive Action Over Alleged Unauthorized Construction

The Gujarat High Court in an interim order on Friday (December 12) directed the Godhara Nagar Palika not to take any coercive action against residents who had challenged a notice asking them to remove alleged unauthorized construction, whose plea for regularization was pending before the Collector. The court was hearing a petition by residents challenging notice dated 12-11-2025 issued by...

Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: November 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 183 to 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 205NOMINAL INDEXAshumal@Asharam v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 183State of Gujarat v/s Vipulbhai Bharatbhai Bin Chhappanbhai Patani 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 184Adani Enterprise Ltd. v. M/s SMS Carbon And Minerals Pvt Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 185Cardiogy Ltd. & Anr. v. Commissioner of Commercial Tax & Anr. 2025...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Couple's Divorce Allegedly Triggered By Wife's No Onion-Garlic Diet

The Gujarat High Court recently upheld a family court order dissolving the marriage of a couple which the husband claimed was triggered by differences caused due to the wife following a diet of consuming no onion and garlic. A division bench of Justice Sangeeta Vishen and Justice Nisha M Thakore were hearing two cross appeals wherein the wife had challenged the family court's order...