After 9 Failed Attempts, Gujarat High Court Rejects UPSC Aspirant's Belated Challenge To Scribe System For 'Compensatory Attempt'

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a man's plea against alleged in-built flaws in the procedure for availing scribe facility for the UPSC Civil Services Exam, after noting that the petitioner had continued to appear in the exam, exhausted the maximum number of attempts and after being unsuccessful in all of them, could not question the procedure any longer.The petitioner, who appeared in...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 06 - April 12, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 106 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 113Nominal IndexArvindSingh GangaSingh Solanki v/s State of Gujarat & Batch, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 106X v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 107Yusufbhai Jivanbhai Patel @ Mahendrabhai Jivabhai Vasava & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 108Jayesh Batukhai Patel (Vanani) v/s State of Gujarat & Ors.,...

Gujarat High Court Directs Inclusion Of Voter In Municipal Roll, Cites 'Digitally Signed Acknowledgement' Of Inclusion In Assembly Roll

The Gujarat High Court directed the State Election Commission to include a man's name in the electoral roll enabling him to vote in the upcoming Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Elections, noting that his application form for inclusion in the State Assembly List consisted of a "digital signature acknowledging the filing of the form". The court was hearing a man's petition seeking a direction...

Merely Possessing An LLB Degree No Ground To Refuse Maintenance To Divorced Wife: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court recently observed that merely because a divorced wife possesses an LL.B degree, the same cannot be a ground to refuse her maintenance.A bench of Justice Hasmukh D Suthar made this observation while upholding a Family Court order directing a husband to pay Rs 10,000 per month to his divorced wife.The bench, however, dismissed the wife's revision application...

State Election Commission Can't Delete Voter's Name From Municipal Roll, Can Only Replicate Assembly List: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has said that State Election Commission does not exercise any independent right over inclusion or deletion of names from its electoral rolls, and it only is empowered to replicate the electoral roll of the Assembly constituencyIn doing so, it granted relief to a woman whose request for inclusion in the roll to participate in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail In 2021 Mundra Drug Bust Case, Flags 'Inordinate Delay' By NIA In Trial Despite SC Orders

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man booked in a case over seizure of 2,988 kg heroin consignment in Mundra port in 2021, observing that despite timeline to conduct the trial given by the Supreme Court the prosecution agency NIA could not ensure deposition of all witnesses relevant to the accused. This, the court said, established that there had been an "inordinate delay" in the...

JJB, Children's Court Must Give Reasons For Denying Bail: Gujarat High Court Directs Release Of Teenager Booked In Murder Case

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a child-in-conflict with law booked along with other CCLs for murder of another minor boy, after noting that the Juvenile Justice Board as well as the appellate court/children's court did not give reasons for rejecting the bail plea.It further noted that both the JJB and the appellate court had dealt with the CCL's bail plea not as one under section 12...

'Legal, Ethical Duty To Maintain Wife & Kids': Gujarat High Court Upholds Husband's 660-Day Jail Term Over Failure To Pay Maintenance

The Gujarat High Court upheld an order directing a husband to undergo imprisonment of 660 days for failing to pay maintenance to his wife and children, after noting that the husband had himself surrendered before the court stating that he was unable to pay the maintenance amount. In doing so the court said that it is the husband's legal and ethical duty to maintain his wife and provide...

SIR | Gujarat High Court Directs Inclusion Of Man Omitted From Voter List; Says Every Resident Has Right To Participate In Electoral Process

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (April 6) directed the authorities to include the name of a man in the electoral roll of the concerned legislative assembly constituency, after noting that despite an earlier order directing his inclusion the petitioner's name had been left out by the electoral officer. In doing so the court said that the earlier order by the concerned officer who had accepted...

Ex-Cricketer Kiran More Moves Gujarat High Court Against Disqualification To Contest Baroda Cricket Association Elections

Former cricketer Kiran More has moved the Gujarat High Court challenging a single judge's order which set aside the candidature of four persons (including More) from contesting elections to the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA). The single judge had last month, set aside the candidature after noting that they had completed cumulative term of 9 years as Councillor or Office Bearer. It had said...

2021 Bharuch 'Forced Religious Conversion' Case: Gujarat High Court Refuses To Discharge Five, Notes Prima Facie Case Made Out

The Gujarat High Court refused to interfere with a trial court order which had declined to discharge five men booked in 2021 in an alleged case of forced religious conversion in Bharuch, remarking that it cannot in revisional jurisdiction conduct a mini trial and can only find out if a prima facie case is made out. The five petitioners had moved the high court challenging a trial court...

'Was Continuously Bullied By Deceased': Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Teenager Booked For Stabbing Schoolmate

The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a teenage boy booked for stabbing his schoolmate last year, after taking note of probation officer's report which stated that the boy had been "continuously bullied" by the deceased. Noting that the petitioner is a school going child and the trial will take its own time to conclude the court granted bail to the petitioner, with the condition that...