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Criminal Action For Carrying Out Emergency Repairs In Protected Monument Zone Is Opposed To Article 21: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held restoring the crumbling wall of a house or making emergency repairs to stablize a structure located in the 300-metre range of a protected monument amounts to restoration, and cannot be termed as construction which is prohibited under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 245]In doing so the court held that...

Gujarat High Court Calls For Central Govt Notification Under Hindu Succession Act To Protect Tribal Womens Property Rights

The Gujarat High Court has suggested that a notification be issued under the Hindu Succession Act so as to ensure protection of rights of Scheduled Tribe women as well as clear framework for the devolution of property of ST members who die intestate within the State, especially those who profess Hindu traditions. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 244]The court passed the order while hearing an appeal against...

Surat Demolition: Civic Body Disputes Residents Claim Of Dilapidated Rehabilitation Homes Before Gujarat High Court

The Surat Municipal Corporation on Friday (September 11) vehemently disputed the claim of residents affected by the "illegal" demolition of homes in Nasir Nagar area that the alternative accommodation offered to them was in a “dilapidated” condition.Justice Nikhil S Kariel was hearing a petition filed by a group of residents concerning the demolition drive carried out in the area in...

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),...