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Gujarat High Court Allows Revision Application, Discharges Directors in Criminal Breach of Trust Case Due to Lack of Vicarious Liability. Held that directors cannot be held vicariously liable for offences under Sections 405 and 406 IPC committed by the company without specific allegations of their involvement....

The applicants, Darpankumar Jitendrabhai Shah and another, filed a criminal revision application under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the order dated 13.10.2...

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Gujarat High Court Quashes Trial Court Order Allowing Late Filing of Written Statement in Civil Suit — Violation of Order 8 Rule 1 CPC. Court holds that discretion to condone delay in filing written statement must be supported by sufficient cause and cannot be exercised mechanically....

The petitioners, original plaintiffs in Regular Civil Suit No. 294/2010 pending before the Court of Additional Senior Civil Judge (Rural), Ahmedabad, filed a suit for declaration and permanent injunct...

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High Court of Gujarat Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Negligence of ST Bus Driver — GSRTC Held Vicariously Liable for Compensation. The court held that the driver of the ST bus was negligent in causing the accident, and the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation is vicariously liable to pay compensation to the injured pillion rider....

The appellant, Rajesh Veljibhai Radadiya, was a pillion rider on a motorcycle that met with an accident involving an ST bus owned by the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC). The accident ...

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case — Decoy Trap Found Invalid Due to Lack of Prior Complaint and Independent Witnesses. The acquittal of a public servant under Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was upheld as the prosecution failed to prove demand and acceptance beyond reasonable doubt....

The State of Gujarat filed an appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 25.04.2008 passed by the learned Special Judge & Additi...

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High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Rejection of Impleadment Application in Perpetual Injunction Suit. Impleadment of Third Party Not Permitted Under Order I Rule 10 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 as No Relief Sought Against It and Suit is Right in Personam, Not Right in Rem....

The dispute originated from a suit for perpetual injunction filed by the petitioner against Nanded Waghala City Municipal Corporation concerning property at municipal No.1-10-738 (New) 1-6-134412 (Old...

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High Court Sets Aside Registrar's Order Rejecting Trade Mark Application Due to Lack of Reasoning and Failure to Consider Honest Concurrent Use. The Court held that the Registrar's order was unreasoned and ignored material on honest concurrent use under Section 12 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, violating statutory requirements under Sections 18(5) and 91....

The dispute arose from a petition filed by Petitioner challenging an order dated 19 May 2025 by the Registrar of Trade Marks, which rejected the petitioner's application for registration of the mark '...

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High Court Sets Aside Magistrate's Process Order in Matrimonial Offence Case Due to Lack of Judicial Application of Mind. Magistrate's Order Issuing Process Under Sections 498A, 406 read with Section 34 IPC Quashed as Mechanical, Matter Remanded for Reconsideration to Ensure Proper Scrutiny....

The dispute arose from a criminal case initiated by the complainant, the wife, against her in-laws, the petitioners, alleging offences under Sections 498A and 406 read with Section 34 of the Indian Pe...

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High Court Directs State to Pay Back Wages in Teacher Reinstatement Case Under Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Rules. The court held that the state government must bear the liability for back wages as per the School Tribunal's order, since the Tribunal did not specify the payer and the management had already deposited funds as directed....

The dispute involved an education society and its college as petitioners against the State of Maharashtra and a teacher as respondents. The teacher was appointed in 1994, confirmed in 1999, suspended ...