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Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 153 to 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 182NOMINAL INDEXHardik Bharatbhai Patel v/s State of Gujarat 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 153Mancha Masjid Through Trustee/Mutawalli v/s State of Gujarat & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 154Jayeshkumar Krishnakant Acharya v/s Hon'ble High Court of Gujarat & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj)155Mahadev Enterprise Through Pruthvi Sanjaybhai Solanki & Anr....
Basic Structure Is The Weave That Keeps India's Constitutional 'Khaat' Steady : Chief Justice Of India Surya Kant
Invoking the image of a traditional Indian khaat(cot), Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said the Basic Structure Doctrine is the woven rope that keeps the Constitution balanced, resilient and morally anchored. Speaking at a session organised by O. P. Jindal Global University to mark fifty years of the Kesavananda Bharati ruling, he said judicial independence depends on...
Ayaam Legal Launched By Former Ediplis Counsels Founders And Equity Partner Following Firm's Dissolution
The former founders and an equity partner of Ediplis Counsels — Nishant Kewalramani, Ashima Chalia, and Vishal Jain — have launched a new full-service law firm, Ayaam Legal, following the dissolution of Ediplis Counsels.The three will lead Ayaam Legal as Founders and Senior Partners. The firm will operate from Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi, with a stated focus on agility, transparency and client-oriented service delivery.According to the founders, Ayaam Legal will offer advisory and dispute...
Cross Border Insolvency Under IBC
In India, the insolvency law is governed by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Insolvency of a company comprises of parties wherein one is the debtor and the other is the creditor. When the debtor fails to cater its obligation to pay off the creditor, then the creditor initiates the insolvency procedure under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. When one of the parties in such an insolvency proceeding belong to a nation other than India, then it is categorized under the term...
Delhi High Court Directs Judge To Undergo Training In Matrimonial Laws Citing 'Troubling Lack Of Legal Understanding'
The Delhi High Court has directed a family court judge to undergo an “appropriate and comprehensive refresher training program” in matrimonial laws, citing serious misapplication of law and by him while dealing with divorce cases. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that the Judge has, in several matters, repeatedly ignored...
Before His Retirement, Chief Justice BR Gavai Urged High Courts To Amend Caste-Coded, Colonial Job Titles
Before demitting office, Justice B.R. Gavai, former Chief Justice of India, wrote to all Chief Justices of High Courts urging immediate attention to the recently released report titled “Reforming Administrative Nomenclature in the Indian Judiciary: Embedding Dignity and Equity in Service Rules”, prepared by the Centre for Research and Planning (CRP), Supreme Court of India.In...
GST Authorities Cannot Act Against Transporter Of Goods When Genuine E-Way Bill Present: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that under GST Act, the department cannot proceed against an assessee for transport of goods, if a genuine e-way bill is present along with the consignment. Justice Piyush Agarwal held that this would be especially impermissible if the validity of the e-way bill was not disputed by the authorities. “Once the goods in question is duly accompanying...
Vigilance Bureau Staff Entitled To Equal Pay As Other Police Units From 2015: Patna High Court Upholds Retrospective Additional Salary
The Patna High Court has confirmed that Vigilance Bureau staff are entitled to retrospective parity in additional salary benefits, bringing them in line with other Bihar Police units.The matter was decided by the bench of ACJ Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma.The case stemmed from a Single Judge decision holding that the policy dated 30.06.2017—granting one month's additional...
'Shameful Act By One Entrusted With Shaping Futures': Rajasthan High Court Confirms KVS Teacher's Dismissal For Sexual Misconduct With Student
Rajasthan High Court observed that in Indian culture and society, women are respected and honoured for the well-being of the community, and any misconduct towards them invites serious consequences.The observations were made by the division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Ravi Chirania while rejecting the petition filed against the termination of a primary teacher at...
High Court Flags Run-Down State Of Heritage Kerala Varma College, Asks Devaswom Board To Engage Expert To Preserve Architecture
The Kerala High Court recently flagged the present run-down condition of the Sree Kerala Varma College in Thrissur, which was the erstwhile Merry Lodge palace donated by the Maharaja of Cochin, Sri Kerala Varma XV (Aikya Keralam Thampuran).The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar, after noting the need of expertise to preserve the...
Even 60-Yr-Old Compensation Claim Maintainable When State Admits It Acquired Private Land Without Following Procedure: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that delay, even extending across 'half a century', does not semi articulate the landowners claim to just compensation, when it is admitted by the State that it has without legal formalities taken over the private land.Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while allowing a petition filed by a father-daughter duo Ramesh and Sushmitha, questioning an order passed by...