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'Negligence, not murder’: Gujarat HC drops IPC 304 from engineers accused in 2007 girls’ hostel collapse case

May 13, 2026 9:45 pm

Other charges framed against accused carry a maximum punishment of two years; 11 students killed in the staircase collapse

Death while boarding: Gujarat HC rejects Railways 'no ticket' defence, upholds aid to family

April 26, 2026 4:01 am

Dismissing an appeal of the Indian Railways against the compensation on the ground that the deceased had "no ticket" to board the train he slipped under, the HC said that the absence of a ticket could not defeat a legitimate claim under the law.

Educated woman capable of supporting herself who voluntarily leaves her matrimonial home is not entitled to maintenance: Gujarat HC

April 02, 2026 4:49 am

HC dismisses MBA graduate’s plea for maintenance from her third husband, notes she received a permanent alimony of Rs 11.5 lakh from her previous marriage

The state further submitted before the court that the earlier commission’s report was not made public, as “it did not align with constitutional requirements”.

PIL challenges implementation of 27% OBC quota | Gujarat HC declines plea seeking stay on local self-government polls

March 28, 2026 9:29 am

Court refuses to stay polls; election dates likely to be announced in April

Justice HD Suthar, in his order, invoked the "constitutional promise of personal liberty", provided under Article 21,

'Harsh and obdurate approach': Gujarat HC quashes 'insensitive' family court order on child custody and access

March 26, 2026 11:18 am

The Gujarat High Court was hearing a petition filed by the woman, challenging the order of the Dhrol-Jodia Family Court that passed directions to her based on a plea filed by the child’s paternal grandfather.

The HC was hearing a petition of Kanhaiyalal Rot, who was appointed as the assistant depot manager by the Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation in May 2016 on a fixed pay for a period of five years.

Gujarat HC quashes termination of contractual staff over ‘irregularities’; orders reinstatement citing violation of natural justice

February 13, 2026 11:59 am

The Gujarat Additional Government Pleader submitted that, under a 2016 Government Resolution, the authority has the power to terminate the petitioner's services, and that the order cannot be said to be stigmatic.

Gujarat HC upholds transfer of Amreli school principal accused of ‘communal, casteist’ bias to allow neutral inquiry

January 25, 2026 1:55 pm

Among the allegations against the Amreli school principal are that he quarrelled with his teacher wife on the campus using weapons and issued school leaving certificates without being requested to.

Tribunals should not yield to pressure or intimidation by litigants: Gujarat HC

October 27, 2025 10:01 pm

Judicial magnanimity should never be mistaken for weakness, says court

'Magistrate is duty bound...': Gujarat High Court directs immediate release of rape victim from shelter home

October 03, 2025 9:53 pm

The court stated that the order of the Magistrate, rejecting the woman's request to be set at liberty, “contravenes the fundamental right of the petitioner to lead a life of her choice”

'Innocent person has lost his valuable life': Gujarat HC denies anticipatory bail to former MLA's kin in abetment to suicide case

September 09, 2025 9:11 pm

“A person who does not himself commit a crime, may however command, urge, encourage, induce, request, or help a third person to bring it about and thereby be guilty of the offence of abetment...,” the court said