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MV Act | Gujarat High Court Awards ₹3 Lakh To Woman For 'Loss Of Matrimonial Prospects' After Accident Resulting In Leg Amputation
The Gujarat High Court recently awarded Rs. 3 Lakh to a woman for loss of matrimonial prospects, after a bus accident which resulted in the amputation of her left leg. The woman had moved the high court challenging a 2019 award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Aux), seeking enhancement of compensation. The appellant was travelling in an AMTS bus on 05.01.2011, from Lal Darwaja to her...
Gujarat Restores NEET-PG Aspirant's Eligibility Who Filled Exam Form Incorrectly, Says Inadvertent Error Must Not Jeopardize Career
The Gujarat High Court granted relief to an MBBS student permitting him to participate in the NEET-PG exam, declared ineligible earlier as he had inadvertently filled up the incorrect average MBBS marks. The petitioner had scored 68.30% marks, which is the average of the three years of the MBBS course. However, while filling up the form for admission to NEET-PG, he had inadvertently mentioned...
Karnataka High Court Allows KN Shanth Kumar's Plea To Contest Elections For President Of State Cricket Association
The Karnataka High Court on Saturday directed the Electoral Officer conducting the elections to the Karnataka State Cricket Association to declare KN Shanth Kumar as a valid candidate to contest the elections to the post of President.It thus allowed Kumar's plea. Justice Suraj Govindaraj said, “The writ petition is allowed. The order dated 24.11.2025 passed by respondent No.1 is quashed....
Orders Passed By Tribunals Are Not Optional: Rajasthan High Court Raps State For 'Contumacious Disregard' Of Industrial Tribunal's Order
Rajasthan High Court came down heavily upon the State for not complying with the reinstatement order of the Industrial Tribunal passed in 2019, and opined that this failure coupled with the State's attempt to raise a belated, untenable and legally unsound plea, exhibited a “contumacious disregard for the rule of law”.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that the architecture of a...
Denying Daughter-In-Law To Accompany On Temple Visit Not Cruelty: Gujarat High Court Upholds In-Laws Acquittal In 498A IPC, Dowry Death Case
Upholding the acquittal of in-laws in a case of dowry death and cruelty, the Gujarat High Court observed that the refusal to permit daughter-in-law to accompany her in-laws to the temple would not amount to an offence under explanation (a) of Section 498A IPC and would also not amount to harassment for property under explanation (b). In the present case, the daughter-in-law had insisted...
Rajasthan High Court Slams Delay In Trial Against Bangladeshi Citizens Languishing In Jail For 18 Months But Refuses Bail
While underscoring the extension of fundamental rights under Article 21 to foreign nationals, Rajasthan High Court slammed the trial court for failing to frame charges and commence trial in a matter concerning two Bangladeshi citizens in jail for over 1.5 years.In doing so the court underscored that foreign nationals facing trial in India are also entitled to Right to Life and Dignity...
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....
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...
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...