Will Withdraw Order Taking Over Private School After Stabbing Incident, Take Fresh Decision: State Tells Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat government told the High Court on Tuesday (April 28) that it will withdraw its December 15, 2025 order taking over the management of a private school in Ahmedabad following the stabbing of a Class 10 student by another in August last year, and take a fresh decision.The court was hearing the school's appeal challenging a single judge's order which had refused to grant ad-interim...

Able-Bodied Husband Can't Deny Maintenance To Wife Having Cancer Claiming Closure Of Business Without Proof: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a man's appeal challenging family court order directing him to pay maintenance to his wife–under treatment for cancer, noting that closure of the husband's business or recession, in absence of any material, was not a ground to deny maintenance specially in view of the able-bodied principle. In doing so, the court, referring to various judgments underscored...

Firing In Air During Wedding Without Intention To Cause Injury Not Enough To Constitute Attempt To Murder Charge: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that merely firing in air during a wedding function without any intention to cause injury to anyone is not enough to constitute charge of attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC. In doing so the court quashed charge of attempt to murder against six persons who were booked for firing in the air during a wedding function, noting that there was no intention on...

'Court Is Temple Of Justice, Maintain Decorum': Gujarat HC Judge Objects To Attire Of College Girl In Courtroom

Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Nirzar S Desai today objected to a college student's attire in the courtroom, orally remarking that everyone must "maintain the dignity and decorum of the court". Stressing that it is essential to uphold the sanctity of the court, Justice Desai later remarked, "We all consider this to be a temple of justice and every religious place has its own...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To NDPS Accused In Custody Along With Her Child

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to an NDPS accused who was found in possession of a contraband, after noting that she had three minor children wherein one of them was presently with her in judicial custody. Though the court "prima facie" noted that the offence was serious and her as the person in conscious possession of the contraband cannot be ignored, the court noted that she had...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 20 - April 26, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 125 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 131Nominal IndexPremjibhai Hirabhai Gohil v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 125GEB v/s Nirmal Rajendra Madela ,WD/O Rajendra Sitaram Mandela & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 126X v/s Y & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 127Sant Shri Asharam Ashram through Trustee and Authorized Signatory Rajeshkumar Shadilal Bharti v/s State of Gujarat...

Gujarat High Court Quarterly Digest: January-March, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 104Nominal IndexMilacron India Private Limited v/s The Assessment Unit, Income Tax Department & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 1Shree Ukai Pradesh Sahakari Khand Udyog Mandali Ltd. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 2Swagat Infrastructure Private Limited v/s The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax Central Circle 1(4), Ahmedabad...

In Specific Performance Suit Onus On Plaintiff To Prove 'Readiness & Willingness' To Perform His Part Of Contract: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that Specific Relief Act mandates that in a suit for specific performance, the onus lies on the plaintiff to prove "continuous readiness and willingness" to perform his part of the contract which the court may infer from facts and circumstances. The court was hearing two appeals challenging a 1999 order of the civil court decreeing a suit in favour of...

Gujarat High Court Quashes ₹146.79 Lakh Bill Issued To Reliance Industries Over Arrears Of Water Charges

The Gujarat High Court has set aside a 21-year-old water bill of Rs. 146.79 Lakh issued to Reliance Industries by the state government for arrears of water charges between 1997-2005, noting that the same was based on a government resolution which was not acted upon at the time and the transaction had been already concluded. Justice Hemant M Prachchhak in his order noted that the transaction...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Life Sentence In Decade-Old Murder Case, Relies On Consistent Eyewitness And Scientific Evidence

The Gujarat High Court upheld trial court's murder conviction awarded to a man who had shot at the deceased with an unlicensed firearm, after noting that there was consistent evidence supporting that the shot was fired with intention and knowledge to cause death. A division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice RT Vachhani in its order said:"The fact that the accused had no license for...

Gujarat High Court Calls Asaram's Ashram 'Habitual Offender'; Upholds Eviction From Encroached Land, Riverbed

The Gujarat High Court dismissed pleas moved by 'Sant Shri Asharam Ashram' challenging revenue and eviction proceedings, for encroaching upon a large area of land and after finding that the trust had violated allotment conditions and regularization orders. Upholding the findings of the single judge, a division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice DN Ray in its order...

Gujarat High Court Warns Of 'Reverse Bias' Against Accused In POSH Cases; Says Misuse May “Create More Glass Ceilings” For Genuine Employees

The Gujarat High Court upheld a report by a cooperative society's Internal Complaints Committee which had rejected a woman employee's sexual harassment complaint against two officials–including a woman, as false and baseless. In doing so the court found that the ICC was unbiased and had complied with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act....