Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 16 - March 22, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 88 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 97Nominal IndexParvez Yunusbhai Shaikh & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 88Brahmane Manisha Sadanandbhai & Ors. v/s Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 89X v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 90X v/s Y 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 91Pradeepsinh Chandrasinh Solanki & Anr. v/s Board of Control for Cricket in India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 92Geetaben Sunilbhai Gamit & Ors. v/s Ashoksing Ramakantsing Chouhan (Dismissed) & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 93Tillana Shripal Shah v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 94The Union of India & Ors v/s Chirag 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 95 Lalitkumar Jivrajbhai Vaghela v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 96Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Makwana v/s State of Gujarat & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 97Judgments/Orders"Pursue Municipal Corporation": Gujarat High Court Disposes Plea Against Notice For Removal Of '200-Yr-Old' Dargah For Road WideningCase title: Parvez Yunusbhai Shaikh & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.R/SCA/6579/2025Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 88The Gujarat High Court on Monday (March 16) disposed of a petition challenging a notice issued by Navsari Municipal Corporation to a Dargah, stated to be 200-years-old, for its removal due to a road widening project.The court disposed of the petition as the petitioners sought to withdraw the plea after informing that they had filed objections to the notice and wanted to pursue the matter before the municipal authority.Person Entitled To Compensation Who Suffers Injuries Or Death Anywhere Within Precincts Of Railway Station: Gujarat High CourtCase title: Brahmane Manisha Sadanandbhai & Ors. v/s Union of India R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3793 of 2025Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 89The Gujarat High Court has observed that if a person is in the waiting hall, clock room, reservation or booking office, or on a platform or any other place within the precincts of a railway station and receives injuries or suffers death, the Railways would be liable to pay compensation.In doing so the court emphasized that Section 123(c) (untoward incident) is a beneficial provision and the provision cannot be read in isolation. The court thus granted relief to the kin of a deceased passenger, denied compensation by the Tribunal on the ground that the deceased fell off his berth inside the train after a sudden jolt.Gujarat High Court Laments 'Stereotyped Orders' By Registrar Refusing To Make Changes To Birth CertificatesCase title: X v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2710 of 2024Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 90The Gujarat High Court has directed the State Government to take appropriate steps to ensure that court orders on power of the Registrar to make changes to entries in the register of births and deaths are brought to the notice of the competent authorities.This, after the court lamented that even though there were a "plethora of judgments" setting aside orders where the Competent Authority had refused to exercise the jurisdiction vested under the Births and Deaths Registrations Act, yet same "stereotyped orders" were being passed time and again refusing exercise of the power.Family Court Empowered To Consider Muslim Couple's Plea For Declaration Of Mutual Divorce By 'Mubarat': Gujarat High Court ReaffirmsCase title: X v/s YR/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1900 of 2025Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 91The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that a family court is competent and empowered to consider application for dissolution of marriage based on divorce by mutual consent which is also known as Mubarat agreement executed between Muslim couple.A division bench of Justice AY Kogje and Justice Nisha M Thakore referred to the high court's decision in Asif Daudbhai Karva & Anr. Versus None (2025) and noted that the court had in detail, considered the dissolution of Muslim marriage by agreement.Referring to the 2025 decision, the bench said it is settled that Family Courts are vested with the jurisdiction to declare the marital status of parties, even in case of mutual consent divorce in the form of Mubarat executed under the Muslim Law without having a written agreement. It further noted that in the present case the wife had filed an affidavit before the bench which had ascertained her free will of having entered into the mutual consent divorce deed.Baroda Cricket Association Elections: High Court Slams Electoral Officer For Ignoring Objections To Nomination, Disqualifies 4 CandidatesCase title: Pradeepsinh Chandrasinh Solanki & Anr. v/s Board of Control for Cricket in India & Ors. R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1670 of 2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 92The Gujarat High Court set aside the candidature of four persons from contesting elections to the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) after noting that they had completed cumulative term of 9 years as Councillor or Office Bearer.It said that for determining disqualification, the entire period served either as an “Office Bearer” or as a...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 16 - March 22, 2026

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