Gujarat High Court
Family Court Can Admit CCTV Footage Showing Husband Assaulting Wife Without Certificate U/S 65B Evidence Act: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has upheld a Family Court decree dissolving a marriage on the ground of cruelty, holding that the Family Court was justified in relying on CCTV footage of an incident involving the husband's assault on the wife at a railway station, despite the lack of a Section 65B certificate. Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act requires that any electronic record (computer...
Delay Beyond 60 Days To Seek Discharge U/S 250 BNSS Does Not Extinguish Accused's Right: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that although Section 250(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) prescribes a period of sixty days to file a discharge application after committal, the expiry of that period does not extinguish the accused's right to seek discharge where sufficient cause for delay is shown.Section 250(1) of the BNSS allows an accused to file an...
Maintenance Should Not Be Excessive To Encourage Idleness: Gujarat High Court Reduces Enhanced Amount
The Gujarat High Court recently observed that while maintenance may be enhanced due to inflation and changed circumstances, the amount fixed must not be excessive in a manner that encourages idleness or becomes disproportionate to the husband's income and liabilities.Justice P. M. Raval held that the Family Court had doubled the maintenance amount without providing adequate reasons...
Suo-Motu Land Proceedings By Revenue Authorities After 11-Year Delay Arbitrary, Can't Annull Sale Deed: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court quashed orders of revenue authorities vesting agricultural land in the State, holding that initiation of suo motu proceedings after an unexplained delay of 11 years was arbitrary and beyond the scope of the powers under the Bombay Land Revenue Code.Justice Divyesh A. Joshi observed that the revenue authorities had exercised powers in a manner contrary to settled...
'Intention Clear From Brutality': Gujarat High Court Upholds Man's Life Sentence For Raping, Throttling Minor To Death
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of a man found guilty of rape and murder of a minor girl in Dahod district in 2013, holding that the prosecution had established a complete chain of circumstantial evidence pointing to the accused's guilt.A Division Bench of Justice Ilesh J. Vora and Justice R.T. Vachhani dismissed the appeal filed by Mukeshbhai...
Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea For Protection Of Burial Rights Near Protected Monument, Says Customary Right Not Proved
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed an appeal seeking the State government be restrained from interfering with a party's burial activities near a protected monument in Vadodara, holding that the party had failed to establish any customary or legal right over the site.A Single Judge Bench of Justice J.C. Doshi observed that the plaintiff had neither proved his alleged status as a religious...
Trial Court Can't Assume Interview Committee's Role, Direct Appointment Of Govt School Teacher 11 Yrs After Merit List: Gujarat High Court
Holding that civil court cannot reassess interview marks or direct appointment to a public post, the Gujarat High Court quashed concurrent judgments of the Trial Court and First Appellate Court which had directed appointment of a primary school teacher nearly 11 years after the declaration of merit list.A Single Judge Bench of Justice J.C. Doshi observed: “If we peruse paragraph Nos. 12 to...
Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On PIL Flagging Alarming Rise Of Deepfakes & AI Generated Fake Content
The Gujarat High Court recently issued notice on a PIL raising concerns about the “sharp and alarming rise” in deepfake and AI-generated content circulating on digital and social media platforms and seeking the formulation of procedural rules to address such threats.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D.N. Ray sought responses from the State and...
S.11(3) Bombay Rents Act | Judicial Fixation Of Standard Rent Inaplicable To New Construction Built Post 2001 Amendment: Gujarat High Court
Holding that tenants cannot invoke Section 11(3) of Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act for fixation of standard rent in respect of premises constructed after the 2001 amendment, the Gujarat High Court dismissed a batch of appeals filed by tenants of Jetpur Swaminarayan Trust.A Single Judge Bench of Justice J.C. Doshi observed:“… it becomes abundantly clear that...
S.63AA Gujarat Tenancy & Agricultural Lands Act | Collector Can't Deny Industrial Land Use Certificate Over Technical Defects: High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that the Collector cannot reject an application for grant of land use certificate under Section 63AA of State Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act on technical deficiencies.For context, Section 63AA of the Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 enables a person to buy agricultural land provided that it is to be used for bona-fide...
Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 32 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 69Nominal Index Vishwas Sudhanshu Bhamburkar v State of Gujrat and Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 32Nagar Seva Sadan, Mangrol v. Motivarash Premjibhai Damabhai 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 33 Mahesh Natubhai Gamit & Ors. V. Chhaganbhai Reshiabhai Through Heirs And L.R. & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 34Bhimaben wd/o Bhagoji Raghoji Uttekar & Ors. v....
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 22 - March 1, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 55 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 69Nominal IndexSangada Hansaben Malabhai v. State of Gujarat & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 55Executive Engineer G.E.B. (now Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd.) & Ors. v. Mulraj Ice Factory, Proprietor Hariharprasad Zaverilal & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 56Kinjal v State of Gujarat & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 57State of Gujarat...