IIM-Ahmedabad Moves Gujarat High Court Against Order Quashing Expulsion Of Students

IIM-Ahmedabad has moved the Gujarat High Court challenging a single judge's order quashing the institute's expulsion of three students enrolled in Doctoral of Programme in Management course wherein it was held that the action was not in consonance with the procedure prescribed in the programme manual.During the hearing on Tuesday (January 6) the court orally asked the institute to show...

Gujarat High Court Bar Body Writes To Chief Justice Over Stray Dog Attack On Lawyer Inside Court Premises

The Gujarat High Court Advocate's Association (GHCAA) has raised serious concerns over the menace by stray dogs within the High Court premises following an incident on January 5 (Monday) wherein an advocate is stated to have suffered a dog bite within the court premises. Following the incident, President of GHCAA, senior advocate Yatin N Oza on Tuesday (January 6) wrote a representation to...

Caste Certificate Of Woman Candidate Recommended As Tax Officer Under ST Category Validated After Gujarat High Court's Intervention

The caste certificate of a meritorious woman candidate who was denied appointment as State Tax Officer under Scheduled Tribe (Female) category despite selection and recommendation by state public service commission, was validated by the scrutiny committee after intervention by the Gujarat High Court. The petitioner had approached the High Court claiming her ST status for the appointment to...

Gujarat High Court Asks State Govt To Submit Current Policy On Remission & Premature Release Of Convicts

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (January 5) asked the State government to place on record the current policy on remission and premature release of convicts applicable in the state. A division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice RT Vachhani in its order noted that the bench had been constituted to monitor and supervise the implementation of the remission and the premature release...

'High-Handed Action By Officer': Gujarat High Court Directs Status Quo On Demolition Without Measurement Of Land

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (January 5) directed status quo over action of removal of alleged encroachment in Palanpur, observing that the Taluka Development Officer had acted in a high-handed manner when the area in question had not been measured and the petitioners were in possession of allotment document. The court also observed that the officer had placed reliance on a December 23,...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Juvenile In POCSO Case After 'Out Of Court Settlement' With Complainant

The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a juvenile in conflict with law who was accused of rape under POCSO Act, after noting that the juvenile and the complainant had arrived at an "out of Court settlement" where she had expressed no objection to his release. Justice P.M. Raval while considering the general principles to be followed in administration under Section 3 of the...

S.13B HMA | 6-Month Cooling Off Period Not Mandatory: Gujarat High Court Quashes Order Rejecting Plea For Divorce By Mutual Consent

The Gujarat High Court has quashed a Family Court order which had rejected a couple's plea for divorce by mutual consent on the ground that six month cooling off period had to be followed, observing that parties had been residing separately for over a year and were settled in different countries. It thus held that the prescription of observing six month cooling of period was not mandatory and...

Prima Facie Established Citizenship: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Obtaining Indian Passport Having Bangladeshi Parents

The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man accused of illegally obtaining Indian passport despite having Bangladeshi parentage, observing that he had "prima facie" established based on the passport issued to him by competent authority that he was an Indian citizen. Justice Nikhil S Kariel in his order observed that it appeared that the allegation against the petitioner was that he is not...

GST| Tobacco In Small Retail Packs Classifiable As 'Chewing Tobacco': Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court, in a bunch of matters concerning classification of Raw Tobacco Leaves packed and sold in retail pouches, were classifiable as 'Chewing Tobacco' irrespective of whether it was scented, fermented or liquored and re-packed or re-labelled. In a recent judgment delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice Bhargav D. Karia and Justice Pranav Trivedi,...

Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: December 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 206 to 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 244NOMINAL INDEXAshumal @ Asharam Thaumal Sindhi (Harpalani) v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 206Abdul Vahab Mohamed Shabbir Sopariwala v/s State of Gujarat 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 207Navneetlal Vanmalidas Khakhkhar (Thakkar) v/s Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 208Sandhya Maulik Patel v/s Asst Commissioner...

'Lame Excuses': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Condone Delay In Filing GST Appeal On Ground Of Illness Of Accountant, Closure Of Business

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a plea challenging order of the appellate authority which had rejected the assessee's GST appeal filed belatedly, observing that it cannot quash the order in wake of the "lame excuse" given by the petitioner for condoning delay such as illness of the Accountant and closure of business.The petitioner had filed an appeal before the Commissioner (Appeals)...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Order Directing Municipality To Compensate Kin Of Motorcyclist Who Died After Being Struck By Stray Bull

The Gujarat High Court upheld an order directing Vadodara Municipal Corporation to pay ₹4,84,473 with 9% interest per annum as damages to the kin of a motorcyclist who died in 2007 after being struck by a stray bull, holding that the accident occurred due to corporation's negligence in keeping public roads and streets free from stray cattle.Referring to coordinate bench's decision...