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Eight hundred and eighty-two gold bars were seized from a Paldi flat. Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker holds Section 35(3) of the BNSS would add a condition to Section 104 of the Customs Act rather than supplement it — and still grants pre-arrest bail.
A victim's appeal under Section 413 BNSS against a Juvenile Justice Board's acquittal, and a reminder from the Gujarat High Court that a possible view cannot be overturned merely because another was available.
A revenue authority cannot reopen nineteen-year-old entries on a ground an appellate authority had already rejected, the Court holds, quashing the Collector's cancellation.
Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker of the Gujarat High Court declined anticipatory bail to a 70-year-old man accused of molestation and obscene demands, citing a recorded apology for an earlier incident and a second alleged offence on 31 July 2026.
Justice J.C. Doshi dismissed a first appeal challenging a Waqf Board resolution that corrected the registered name of a disputed Patan dargah and set aside the Faruqui family's appointment as mutawallis.
Gujarat High Court quashes an FIR registered under the AMASR Act, ruling that safety repairs mandated by a municipal notice cannot constitute criminal "construction" near a protected monument.
Gujarat High Court dismisses a second appeal, holding that a Scheduled Tribe widow who inherited her husband's land became its absolute owner and could validly execute a Will in favour of her nephew.
The Gujarat High Court refused to revive a Section 500 IPC complaint after finding the original application said to be defamatory was never produced before any court, and Exception 8 independently shielded the respondent.
The Gujarat High Court held that an Order VII Rule 11 application filed after evidence concluded and at the final arguments stage cannot be entertained, dismissing the civil revision with costs.
The Division Bench found the petitioner's pollution allegations against a paper manufacturer false and misleading after GPCB inspection reports showed ambient air, noise, and water standards were being met.
Justice A.Y. Kogje set aside proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act against two married sisters-in-law, finding only vague, general allegations and no shared residence with the complainant.
A Gujarat HC Division Bench quashed a GST registration cancellation order after the tax officer admitted to citing non-existent, AI-generated case laws, triggering state-wide instructions on AI use in adjudication.
Justice Nikhil S. Kariel found no prima facie causal link between the applicant's alleged threat to the deceased's husband and her suicide, granting regular bail after ten months in custody.
A Scientific Officer appointed in 2012 alleges his promotion proposal was sent first, yet junior colleagues received promotion orders earlier, pushing him below them in seniority.
Justice P. M. Raval held that an FIR entirely silent on whether alleged threats caused any actual alarm to the complainant cannot sustain a charge of criminal intimidation under Section 506(2) IPC.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed Oriental Insurance Company's first appeal, holding that an insurer cannot contest liability through technical policy interpretation when it led no evidence at trial.
The Gujarat High Court overturned a district court's bail refusal, ruling that unproved antecedents and caste-insult allegations via video did not justify continued detention.
The Gujarat High Court refused to quash an FIR against journalist Ravi Nair, holding that a prior defamation complaint by Adani Ports did not bar a separate FIR for cognizable offences.
The Gujarat High Court held that finding cards, coins, and cash in a private apartment does not make it a common gaming house under the Gambling Act, quashing the FIR and all consequential proceedings.
The Gujarat High Court set aside an appellate order that rejected a second RTI appeal over alleged misbehaviour, directing solo inspection with a one-month deadline for information delivery.
The Gujarat High Court disposed of a writ petition filed over fear of demolition after the respondent-Corporation assured the court it would follow due process and issue notice before any coercive action.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a review application in a PIL, finding its averments were fresh additions impermissible at the review stage, and extended the cost deposit deadline with a land revenue recovery warning.
The Gujarat High Court disposed of a quashing petition after the Home Department replaced two Special Public Prosecutors with a new appointee under the BNSS, 2023.
Justice Nirzar S. Desai quashed a police order refusing a domicile certificate to an 18-year-old student who studied in Gujarat for all but two years, when her father was transferred to Chennai.
