The Gujarat High Court has held that a customer at a brothel cannot be booked for running a brothel or procuring a person for prostitution under Immoral Traffic Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 251]

In doing so the court quashed a 2010 FIR against a man under the Act, who was caught after a raid was conducted at a hotel allegedly being run as a brothel.

The Gujarat High Court has said that non-communication of a judgement by the lawyer to the party cannot disadvantage the latter resulting in rejection of appeal on ground of delay when the very lawyer has filed the appeal, specially in absence of gross negligence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 252]

The court was hearing a man's plea challenging an appellate court's order refusing to condone 27 day delay in filing an appeal against district judge's order in a civil suit.

The Gujarat High Court has held that a first appeal against a civil suit decree which was earlier admitted, numbered and later transferred by the high court to the trial court pursuant to enactment of Gujarat Civil Courts Act retains its original status and is not barred by limitation. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 253]

In doing so the court held that it cannot be said that such transferred appeals were barred by delay or needed an application to condone such delay.

The Gujarat High Court has upheld a trial court court order acquitting a diary farm owner who was booked for selling adulterated ghee after finding that none of the requirements provided for drawing the sample of 'Pure Ghee' under The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules had been followed. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 254]

In doing so the court noted that it was not proved that the container containing the Ghee was properly heated, as prescribed under the Rules, before the sealing and sampling procedure was undertaken.

The Gujarat High Court enhanced the compensation granted to the family of a deceased pillion rider to over Rs.24 Lakhs, noting that the Motor Accident Tribunal had not properly considered the deceased's monthly income as well as damages under general and non-pecuniary heads. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 255]

Justice JC Doshi observed that the tribunal should have a liberal approach while determining the quantum of compensation, as law values life and limb on a generous scale.

The Gujarat High Court denied anticipatory bail to a "journalist" who was accused of impersonating himself as an officer of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and demanding money from a factory owner to delete photos and videos of contaminated water which was allegedly found there. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 256]

The allegation against the applicant was that he along with other accused, represented themselves as GPCB officers, went to the complainant's factory, recorded videos of contaminated water and demanded Rs.21,000 for deleting the videos and photographs. The material collected during investigation indicates the presence and involvement of the applicant in the incident.

The Gujarat High Court enhanced the compensation awarded to an accident victim to over Rs. 8 Lakh, ruling that the mere continuation of employment of the accident victim after suffering 30% functional disability does not justify adopting a reduced multiplier or denying loss of future prospects. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 257]

Justice J. C. Doshi observed that while an injured claimant may continue in their existing service, their overall capacity and future employability elsewhere stand diminished and that a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal cannot apply a reduced “split” multiplier to compute the award.

The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a father booked for causing death of his daughter by applying burning cotton wicks on her body on her instructions, as she believed she was possessed. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 258]

The applicant had moved the high court seeking regular bail in an FIR for offences under Sections 105(culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 212(Furnishing false information to a public servant) and 54 (Abettor present when the offence is committed) BNS and Section 3 of the Black Magic Act. He was accused of causing the death of his daughter by applying some burning cotton wicks on various parts of her body. This, it was alleged, was done by the accused on the instructions of the daughter who believed that she was possessed.