'Lived Separately': Gujarat High Court Quashes Domestic Violence Case Against Husband's Sisters Accused Of Instigating Dowry Demand

The Gujarat High Court quashed a domestic violence case against two women accused of instigating their brother for demanding dowry from his wife, observing that they were married much prior to the complainant and living separately hence the question of mental and physical torture by them did not arise. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 232]The son of petitioners 1 and 2 was married to respondent no.1 as...

'Looteri Dulhan' Case: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Marriage Bureau Owner, Notes No Role In Alleged Gang

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (August 25) granted bail to a woman running a marriage bureau booked in a cheating and criminal breach of trust FIR, noting that her role was limited to solemnizing marriage of complainant's nephew and no role was attributed to her being part of the "Looteri Dulhan gang". [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 231]For context, the term refers to an organized criminal network...

'Prima Facie Responds To Criticism With Violence': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Suspend AAP MLA's 7-Year Sentence In Assault Case

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (August 24) refused to suspend the sentence of Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dediyapada assembly Chaitar Vasava convicted for assaulting and extorting forest officials in a forest land encroachment case wherein he was sentenced by the trial court for seven years. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 230]The court passed the order on applications seeking suspension of sentence moved...

Legally Wedded Wife Entitled To Family Pension Despite Husband Nominating Sons Instead: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that legally wedded wife's entitlement to family pension cannot be defeated even if the pensioner has nominated a third person thereby excluding her. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 229]Referring to division bench's decision in Abedakhatun Y. Malek v. Director of Pension and Provident Funds and Others (2011), Justice Niral R Mehta in his order said:"Upon perusal of...

AI-Generated Case Laws In Tax Order: Gujarat High Court Directs Strict Verification And Human Oversight, Warns Of Contempt

The Gujarat High Court quashed a GST cancellation order as well as appellate proceedings against an entity after noting that the State Tax Officer had passed the order relying exclusively on AI-generated case laws, including non-existent and irrelevant authorities. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 228]A division bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice Vaibhavi D Nanavati had in its earlier ordered said...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Suicide Abetment, Notes He Was 'Only Taking Side Of His Sister' And Not Threatening Deceased

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man accused of abetting a woman's suicide after she was allegedly threatened by him, prima facie observing that the alleged threat had no bearing to the incident since the applicant was only taking his sister's side during her argument with the deceased sister-in-law. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 227]Justice Nikhil S Kariel in his order noted that the applicant...

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On FSL Officer's Plea Challenging Promotion Of His Juniors

The Gujarat High Court has issued notice on a plea moved by an officer working in the State's forensic science department alleging promotion of his juniors despite his proposal being processed earlier than the latter. Justice Niral R Mehta issued notice on the petition alleging that even though the petitioner is senior to respondents Nos.4 and 5 as a Scientific Officer, Class –II...

LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 17 - August 23, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 226Nominal IndexRavi Nair v. State of Gujarat and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221Arati Damjibhai Rangpariya v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 222Ravikumar Bharatbhai Joshi v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 223Rajeshbhai Krushnakant Jariwala & Ors. v/s Falguniben Kamalkant Jariwala & Ors., 2026...

Insurer Can't Deny Compensation For Fire Damage Citing Technical Interpretation Of Policy Without Adducing Evidence: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that insurance company cannot refuse to pay compensation for loss due to fire merely based on technical interpretation of proposal form and insurance policy without adducing any evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 226]The respondent manufactures Polyester Textured Yarn, Draw Textured Yarn, and Partially Oriented Yarn paper tubes whose stock was insured by the...

Mere Threats Don't Constitute Criminal Intimidation Without Intent To Cause Alarm: Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR

The Gujarat High Court has held that merely threatening without an intention to cause alarm to the complainant would not constitute offence of criminal intimidation. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 225]In doing so the court held that to invoke this offence the complainant must establish that the accused had an intention to cause alarm to him. The petitioners had sought quashing of an FIR under IPC...

Private Documents Obtained From Public Authority Under RTI Act Don't Become Public Documents: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that a private document which is stored in a public office, sought and obtained under Right To Information Act does not automatically become public document under the Section 74 of Indian Evidence Act unless kept as a public record. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 224]The court also held that even the certified true copies of such private documents obtained under RTI also...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Objecting To SC/ST Community Member's Invitation To Brahmin Marriage Function

The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a man accused of portraying complainant as a "bootlegger" and saying that a member of SC/ST community should not be invited to marriage in the Brahmin community. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 223]The court was hearing a man's appeal booked under Sections 3(1)(U) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 whose regular...