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

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 40 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 54Nominal Index Mahendra Shanabhai Patel & Ors. v. The District Magistrate & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 40 Gujarat Vidhyapith v. Raxaben Anilkumar Patel & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 41Vinodbhai Tilakdhari Tiwari v State Of Gujarat & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 42Surat Manav Seva Sangh v Employees State Insurance Corporation 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 43Bharatbhai Khumsinghbhai Sangod v State of Gujarat and others 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 44Mamnesh Mahendrabhai Bhavsar v State of Gujarat 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 45Susheel Patil v. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 46Mehboob Fakhruddin Vakharia v State of Gujarat and others 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 47Krishnan Satishbhai Patel & Anr. v. Pankaj Vasantlal Jain 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 48Madhya Gujarati Vij Company Ltd. v M/s Usha Prestressed Concrete 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 49Parul University v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 50Dilipbhai Manglabhai Varli v State of Gujarat 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 51Patel Hasanbhai Alibhai Aadambhai v. Patel Jayeshkumar Ishwarbhai & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 52Anjal Balabhaskaran v National Institute Of Design & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 53Bhang Anilbhai Govabhai vs State of Gujarat 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 54Judgments/ Orders Human Rights Commission Can't Entertain Private Property Disputes: Gujarat High Court Issues Directions To Prevent Jurisdictional OverreachCase Title: Mahendra Shanabhai Patel & Ors. v. The District Magistrate & Ors Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 40Observing that a grievance relating to share in property “cannot, by any stretch of imagination, be treated as a violation of human rights,” the Gujarat High Court quashed proceedings initiated by the State Human Rights Commission in a family property dispute.In doing so the court also issued detailed directions to regulate the Commission's exercise of jurisdiction while considering cases of human rights violation.Justice Niral R. Mehta held that the present case was a “clear instance” where the State Human Rights Commission had exercised powers not conferred upon it under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The Court emphasised that proceedings under the Act are not meant for settlement of private civil disputes and that entertaining such complaints amounts to usurpation of the jurisdiction of the civil court.'UGC Plays No Role In Appointing Non-Teaching Staff': High Court Quashes Termination Of Librarian By Gujarat Vidhyapith After 18 YearsCase Title: Gujarat Vidhyapith v. Raxaben Anilkumar Patel & Anr. Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 41The Gujarat High Court dismissed an appeal by Gujarat Vidhyapith challenging a Single Judge's order which had set aside the termination of a long-serving Assistant Librarian and directed payment of back wages and retiral benefits. The Bench made it clear that UGC regulations do not govern non-teaching posts such as Assistant Librarian in the non-teaching cadre.A Division Bench of Justice Bhargav D. Karia and Justice L.S. Pirzada was hearing a Letters Patent Appeal arising from an order passed in a writ petition filed by a former employee of Gujarat Vidhyapith.S.346(2) BNSS | Remand Beyond 15 Days Of Accused Already In Custody Not Illegal, Habeas Corpus Won't Lie In Every Case: Gujarat High CourtCase Title: Vinodbhai Tilakdhari Tiwari v State Of Gujarat & Ors. Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 42The Gujarat High Court has observed that remand of an accused already in custody beyond the 15-day period prescribed under first proviso to Section 346(2) BNSS is not illegal, and a habeas corpus will not lie unless the remand order is shown to be patently illegal, without jurisdiction or passed mechanically. A Division Bench of Justice N.S. Sanjay Gowda and Justice D.M. Vyas were hearing two connected habeas corpus petitions filed by Vinodbhai Tilakdhari Tiwari (father of the detenus), seeking the release of his sons, who were in judicial custody in connection with a criminal case registered under various provisions of the BNS and the Gujarat Police Act.S.45A ESI Act | Charitable Trust Running Pathology Lab Not 'Factory': Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Orders To Pay Contribution DuesCase Title: Surat Manav Seva Sangh v Employees State Insurance Corporation Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 43Holding that activities of a charitable trust providing diagnostic services within a Government Civil Hospital does not prima facie fall within the definition of “factory” under Employees' State Insurance Act, the Gujarat High Court quashed ESIC's Section 45A orders for payment of contribution dues by trust.As per Section 2(12) Factory means any premises including the precincts thereof where 10 or more persons are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months, and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on or is ordinarily so carried on.The Bench comprising Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak observed that the authorities had mechanically invoked Sections 45A (Determination of...

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

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