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Gujarat High Court Allows Petition for Restoration of Electricity Connection to Agricultural Land Owner Under Electricity Act, 2003. Prima Facie Title and Possession Sufficient for Electricity Connection, Not Registered Sale Deed....

The petitioner, Manojbhai Kanjibhai Rupareliya, filed a Special Civil Application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents, Paschim Gujarat ...

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Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR in Property Dispute Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute and Lack of Criminal Intent. The court held that where the dispute is essentially civil, criminal proceedings cannot be allowed to continue as it would amount to abuse of process of law under Section 482 CrPC....

The judgment pertains to a criminal miscellaneous application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. I-CR No.2/2017 registered at Vadodara Rural P...

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Gujarat High Court Quashes Family Court Order Directing Mother to Produce Minor Child in Custody Dispute — Order Passed Without Jurisdiction Under Guardian and Wards Act, 1890. The Family Court cannot pass interim orders without any application for interim custody under Section 12 of the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890....

The petitioner, Mansiben, the mother of a minor child, filed a Special Civil Application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 11.09.2025 passed by the learned Fami...

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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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Gujarat High Court Partly Allows Revision in NI Act Case, Modifies Sentence to Fine After Full Deposit of Cheque Amount. The Court held that once the cheque amount is deposited, the sentence of imprisonment can be substituted with fine under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The applicant, Ushaben Jaykumar Bhaitya, was convicted by the JMFC, Dahod in Criminal Case No.1625 of 2014 for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) and senten...

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High Court of Gujarat Hears Second Appeal Challenging Partial Decree in Partition Suit — Appellants Argue Suit Barred by Limitation Due to Revenue Entry Mutation in 1983....

The matter arose from a suit filed by daughters of deceased Kachraji Aataji claiming partition of ancestral properties, specifically land bearing survey Nos. 682 and 683 in village Tintoda, Gandhinaga...