Gujarat High Court Upholds State Law On Acquisition Of Land For Water & Gas Pipelines, Finds No Conflict With Central Law

The Gujarat High Court has held that state enactment Gujarat Water & Gas Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act 2000 is not repugnant to the central enactment Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 finding that the provisions of the two laws are pari-materia.The court was considering whether 2000 Act is within the legislative...

Artificial Intelligence In Decision Making 'Risky', Gujarat High Court's AI-Policy Meant To Preserve Public Trust: CJ Sunita Agarwal

The aim of Gujarat High Court's Policy on use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in judicial administration is not to prohibit AI but to prevent any situation which may erode public trust or render decision making process vulnerable, said Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal on Saturday (May 2). Justice Agarwal was speaking at Sikkim High Court's 2-day “National Conclave on...

Gujarat High Court Warns Of Contempt Action Against Police Officers, State Authorities For Not Implementing 10 PM–6 AM Loudspeaker Ban

The Gujarat High Court has warned that if the police officers, State authorities fail to comply with Supreme Court directions and state government's own notifications on curbing noise pollution by not taking action against violators using sound systems between 10pm to 6 am then the officials will subject to contempt proceedings. The court was hearing a contempt petition filed in a 2022 of...

2002 Post-Godhra Riots: Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal Of 5 In Vadodara Mob Killing, Says Rioters Were Not Identified

The Gujarat High Court has upheld the acquittal of five persons in a post 2002 Godhra train burning-riots case, who were accused of throwing the deceased alive into a fire, observing that the witnesses could not identify that the accused were the rioters who had committed the alleged act. The court noted that witnesses had categorically stated that they did not know the identity of the...

Gujarat High Court Directs Aeronautical Study Before Demolition Of Buildings Near Ahmedabad Airport Over Height Violations

The Gujarat High Court has directed an aeronautical survey of real-estate properties located near Ahmedabad International Airport which are alleged to be in violation of the prescribed elevation level, quashing notices which directed removal of construction prior to conduct of such survey.The court was hearing a batch of petitions seeking directions to the Airport Authority of India to get...

Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: April 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 105 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 138Nominal IndexPatel Inn and Travels Private Limited v/s Bank of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 105ArvindSingh GangaSingh Solanki v/s State of Gujarat & Batch, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 106X v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 107Yusufbhai Jivanbhai Patel @ Mahendrabhai Jivabhai Vasava & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026...

Gujarat High Court Extends Asaram's Temporary Bail In Rape Case Till June 15

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (April 30) has extended the temporary bail granted to Asaram–who was convicted in a 2013 rape case by a Gandhinagar sessions court–till June 15. For context, the high court had suspended his sentence and granted him six month temporary bail on medical ground on November 6, 2025. Thereafter Asaram moved an application for extension of temporary...

Deceased Railway Employee's Married Daughter Who Had Customary Divorce Entitled To Family Pension: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court rejected Railways challenge to Central Administrative Tribunal's order directing payment of family pension to deceased employee's daughter— whose marriage was dissolved via customary divorce.The father of the respondent daughter was an employee of the Railways, who retired on 05.10.1971 on attaining the age of superannuation. The daughter marriage ended in a...

'Honey Trap Case': Gujarat High Court Quashes Rape FIR Citing Consensual Relationship, Notes Complainant Tried To Extort Money

The Gujarat High Court quashed a rape FIR against a man, after noting that it was a case of 'honey trap' wherein the complainant had consensual relations with the accused and subsequently tried to extort money from him. The FIR was registered under IPC Sections 376(1)(rape), 114(Abettor present when offence is committed), 506(1)(2) (criminal intimidation) IPC making accusations against...

“No Sane Person Would De-Board Running Train”: Gujarat High Court Upholds ₹8 Lakh Railway Accident Compensation, Rejects Suicide Theory

The Gujarat High Court dismissed Railways appeal against an order awarding compensation to the mother of a deceased passenger who fell after receiving a jolt and lost his life, rejecting the Railways claim that the deceased might have committed suicide or fallen down due to his own negligence.In doing so the court remarked that no sane person would attempt to de-board or alight from a...

'Technology Can't Be Hurdle': Gujarat HC Sets Aside Family Court's 'Overly Technical' Conditions For Husband's VC Appearance In Divorce Case

The Gujarat High Court permitted a husband to appear before the family court via video conference in proceedings for divorce by mutual, observing that the family court had adopted a hyper-technical approach over use of VC by the husband to appear in the matrimonial proceedings. The court noted that the family court had issued 15 directions including appointment of a Court Commissioner to...

Will Withdraw Order Taking Over Private School After Stabbing Incident, Take Fresh Decision: State Tells Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat government told the High Court on Tuesday (April 28) that it will withdraw its December 15, 2025 order taking over the management of a private school in Ahmedabad following the stabbing of a Class 10 student by another in August last year, and take a fresh decision.The court was hearing the school's appeal challenging a single judge's order which had refused to grant ad-interim...