LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 3 - August 9, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 218Nominal IndexSheikh Salim Shekhbabu v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209Dr. Vilas Tukaram Kharat v/s The Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 210Shaikh Husain Ajij v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 211Lakhiben Punabhai Solanki v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 212Madanlal Radhelal Bansal & Ors. v/s Agrawal Samaj Trust Dahod & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 213Naynaben Bhupatbhai Rathod v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 214Ramesh Gagu Saamatbhai Bakutra & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 215Najmakhatoon Modhaidar Shaikh v/s Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 216Namrataben Gordhanbhai Macwan v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 217Vala Jodhubhai Golanbhai v/s RTI Officer & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 218Judgments/OrdersGujarat Govt Reinstates Special Public Prosecutor In 2019 Vadodara Custodial Death Case After High Court InterventionCase title: Sheikh Salim Shekhbabu v/s State of Gujarat R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 9669 of 2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209The Gujarat High Court was informed on Friday (July 31) that the State government has reinstated the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP), who was earlier conducting the trial in the 2019 alleged custodial death of a Telangana man in Vadodara and whose appointment had subsequently been discontinued. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209]The development came after the High Court had asked the State to take an appropriate decision on the continuation of the prosecutor.Gujarat High Court Refuses To Review Order Rejecting Disclosure Of Somnath Temple ASI Survey DocumentsCase title: Dr. Vilas Tukaram Kharat v/s The Union of India & Ors.R/WRIT PETITION (PIL)/25/2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 210The Gujarat High Court refused to review its order dismissing a plea seeking disclosure of archaeological survey report, ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey, maps, structural analysis, photographs, videography and all the related documents concerning the Somnath Temple site. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 210]For context, the court had in June dismissed a PIL seeking such disclosure with Rs. 2 Lakh costs on the litigant, noting that the contentions in the PIL were based on news reports and information on social media, and none of it could be verified by the petitioner as being true to his personal knowledge or based on any authentic record or material researched by him.Surat Demolitions: Gujarat High Court Closes Resident's Plea After Municipal Corporation Assures No Immediate Action PlannedCase title: Shaikh Husain Ajij v/s State of Gujarat & Ors. R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9176 of 2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 211The Gujarat High Court disposed of a resident's plea apprehending demolition of his home by Surat Municipal Corporation, after the authority said that as of now it does not intend to demolish the property and if it does intend to do so, it will issue a notice to the resident and take steps as per law. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 211]The petitioner had moved the high court on an apprehension that his residential accommodation may be demolished by Surat Municipal Corporation, particularly when the premises adjacent to petitioner's house have been demolished by the Corporation.'Driven By Starvation': Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Mother Booked For Causing Child's Death Over Demand For FoodCase title: Lakhiben Punabhai Solanki v/s State of Gujarat R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 16673 of 2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 212The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a mother of three accused of assaulting her minor daughter over demand for food who eventually succumbed to injuries, observing that criminals are not born but made and "when starvation drives a mother to such an extreme act, such failure is collective rather than individual". [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 212]Reflecting on the incident the court said it depicts the failure of social welfare mechanisms and highlights State's moral responsibility to protect vulnerable families, especially women and children. The court also referred to a Gujarati novel Manavini Bhavai written by Pannalal Patel–which portrays a devastating famine that struck India, particularly Rajasthan and Gujarat in 1899, corresponding to the Vikram Samvat year 1956 tragic event known as “Chhappania Dukal” (56th Famine).Res-Judicata Bars Different Trustees From Relitigating Same Trust Property Dispute: Gujarat High CourtCase: Madanlal Radhelal Bansal & Ors. v/s Agrawal Samaj Trust Dahod & Ors. R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2292 of 2018Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 213The Gujarat High Court has held that a trust application regarding a dispute over trust property cannot be maintained if the dispute has already been conclusively decided in an earlier proceeding, even if the subsequent suit is brought by a different set of trustees. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 213]Justice JC Doshi was hearing an appeal by trustees of...

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