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Gujarat High Court Dismisses State Appeal in Increment Benefit Case — Employees Entitled to Annual Increment Earned During Service Even if Retirement Falls on Last Day of Month. Rule 38 of Gujarat Civil Services (Pay) Rules, 2002 interpreted to grant increment for full year of service rendered....

The present Letters Patent Appeal was filed by the State of Gujarat and its officers (appellants) challenging an oral order dated 10.11.2023 passed by a learned Single Judge in Special Civil Applicati...

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses Teacher's Petition for Surplus Teacher Benefits Due to Delay and Laches. Petitioner failed to challenge DEO order for 11 years and did not comply with earlier court directions....

The petitioner, Hirabhai M Makwana, filed a writ petition under Articles 14, 21, and 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash an order dated 10.12.2013 passed by the District Education Office...

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High Court of Gujarat Enhances Compensation for Truck Cleaner in Motor Accident Claim — Right Leg Amputation Below Knee. Court applies multiplier of 16 for age 35, adds 40% future prospects, and awards Rs. 50,000 for loss of marriage prospects under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Premsing @ Pappu Mansing Bhil (Damor), was a truck cleaner aged 35 years. On 16.11.2007, while crossing the road to have his meal, he was hit by a dumper truck bearing registration No. ...

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Gujarat High Court Quashes Recovery of Excess Salary from Employees Without Hearing. Recovery of excess payment made due to wrong pay fixation without opportunity of hearing and at fag-end of service is arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice....

The petitioners, employees of the respondent-Corporation, were promoted and granted stepping up of pay in 1996. In 2012, the Corporation sought to recover excess payment made due to wrong pay fixation...

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Gujarat High Court Allows Land Acquisition Appeals Despite Limitation, Emphasizes Liberal Approach for Illiterate Claimants. The court held that delay in filing reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 should be condoned when claimant is illiterate and not advised about limitation....

The present appeals arise from a common judgment of the Gujarat High Court concerning land acquisition matters. The appellant, Bhalabhai Fatabhai Khant, is a claimant whose land in village Khatakpur, ...

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Gujarat High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Murder of Wife Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Motive of Matrimonial Discord. Son's Testimony and Recovery of Weapon Held Sufficient to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Amaratbhai @ Kevabhai Aahaji (Dabhi), was convicted by the 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Deesa at Palanpur, in Sessions Case No. 54 of 2015, for the murder of his wife, Tinaben, under ...

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Gujarat High Court Allows Petition for Certificate Under Section 63AA of Gujarat Tenancy Act for Industrial Use of Agricultural Land. Rejection of Application on Ground of Prior Non-Agricultural Use Held Invalid as Section 63AA Does Not Prohibit Such Conversion for Bona Fide Industrial Purpose....

The petitioner, Mewad Polymers Private Limited, purchased agricultural land situated at Revenue Survey No.70, Village-Fazalpur (Ankhi), Taluka & District: Vadodara, for industrial purposes under Secti...

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Gujarat High Court Allows Appeal and Remands Land Acquisition Reference for Fresh Adjudication on Merits. The Court set aside the dismissal for default and directed the Reference Court to decide the matter afresh, following a coordinate bench's order in a related appeal....

The present appeal was filed under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 read with Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging a common judgment and award dated 13/02/2026 pass...

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Gujarat High Court Quashes Rejection of Section 63AA Certificate for Agricultural Land Purchase by Company. Petitioner's application for non-agricultural use certificate under Section 63AA of Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 wrongly rejected on ground of non-compliance with Rule 28A without affording opportunity of hearing....

The petitioner, Mewad Polymers Private Limited, purchased agricultural land situated at Revenue Survey No.316, Village-Puniyad, Taluka-Dabhoi, Vadodara, for industrial purposes. The land was originall...

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High Court of Gujarat Upholds Enhanced Compensation in Land Acquisition Case for Canal Project — Market Value Increased from Rs. 10 to Rs. 110.70 per sqm. Reference Court's Determination Based on Comparable Sale Instances and Principles of Fair Compensation Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Upheld....

The case pertains to three first appeals filed under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, by the original claimants (appellants) against th...