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The Gujarat High Court dismissed a PIL seeking disclosure of an IIT Gandhinagar survey of Somnath Temple, imposing Rs 2 lakh exemplary costs for filing with misleading and distorted facts.
The Gujarat High Court disposed of a special criminal application after noting that remission proceedings were already underway, directing a decision within six months.
The Gujarat High Court quashed an abetment-of-suicide FIR against a power-of-attorney holder, finding that lodging complaints under the Land Grabbing Act and for forgery cannot constitute instigation.
The Gujarat High Court held that GPSC exam instructions are not a statutory promulgation under Section 188 IPC, and that sharing a question paper photograph cannot attract Section 66-E of the IT Act.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed Railways' appeal against a Rs 8 lakh compensation award, holding that an authorised catering waiter who fell between coaches was a deemed railway servant and bona fide passenger.
Justice J.C. Doshi dismissed three connected appeals, holding that the Narsinhji Temple at Village Dhaman is a public trust and its properties belong to the deity, not the Mahant's heirs.
The Gujarat High Court held that a Family Court cannot reject a suit for declaration of Muslim mutual-consent divorce on the ground that the opposite party never denied the Talaaq.
Justice P. M. Raval quashed a 2019 FIR against advocate Bilal Kagazi, holding that CCTV footage collected through High Court intervention demolished the prosecution's case and co-accused confessions were inadmissible.
Justice J.C. Doshi dismissed five first appeals challenging concurrent findings that Survey Nos. 9 and 10 in Vadodara belong to Shri Yavteshwar Mahadev Trust, not the erstwhile Maharaja of Baroda or his purchasers.
The Gujarat High Court held that a person accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be declared a proclaimed offender, as cheque dishonour is not among the nineteen offences listed in Section 82(4) CrPC.
Justice Niral R. Mehta held that freezing an entire salary account over two small credit entries of ₹500 and ₹600 was disproportionate and violated Article 21.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking FIR registration in a custodial death case, holding that the statutory remedy before the Magistrate under Section 175(3) BNSS must be exhausted first.
The appellate tribunal found NCLT had rejected a CoC-approved plan without identifying any specific violation of Section 30(2), overstepping its limited judicial review role.
Justice D.N. Ray directed that a detenue be escorted under police japta, at his own cost, to cast his vote in the Junagadh Taluka Panchayat Chairman election on 25 May 2026.
