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High Court of Gujarat Enhances Compensation for Amputation in Motor Accident Claim — Tribunal's Award Modified Under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Claimant, a cleaner, suffered amputation of left hand due to rash driving; High Court enhanced compensation considering functional disability and multiplier method....

The appellant, originally a cleaner on a truck, sustained severe injuries including amputation of his left hand in a motor accident on 14.01.1992 due to the rash and negligent driving of the truck dri...

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Gujarat High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Lack of Material Showing Disturbance to Public Order. Detention under Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985 set aside as mere registration of FIRs does not justify preventive detention....

The petitioner, Moinkhan @ Mona Firozkhan Pathan, was preventively detained by an order dated 02.02.2026 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad City, under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-soci...

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Gujarat High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Lack of Material Showing Threat to Public Order. Detenu's alleged criminal antecedents insufficient to classify him as 'Dangerous Person' under Section 2(c) of Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985....

The petitioner, Arjun S/O Santosh Divare, through his mother Rekha Santosh Divare, challenged the preventive detention order dated 10.01.2026 passed by the Police Commissioner, Surat City, classifying...

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High Court of Gujarat Partly Allows State's Appeal in Land Acquisition Case, Reducing Compensation for Narmada Canal Project. Court holds that 15% annual escalation applied by Reference Court was excessive for interior village land, reducing it to 7.5% per annum....

The case involves a first appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 read with Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, filed by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and others ...

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High Court of Gujarat Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence Attribution and Quantum of Compensation under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The court held the truck driver solely negligent and enhanced compensation from Rs.8,00,960 to Rs.12,00,000 for the death of a 35-year-old tailor....

The present appeal arises from the impugned judgment and award dated 07.09.2013 passed by the Motor Accident Claims (Aux.) Tribunal at Surat in Motor Accident Claims Petition No.109 of 2006. By the im...

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High Court of Gujarat Enhances Compensation for Injured Government Employee in Motor Accident Case — Tribunal's Global Compensation Set Aside. Loss of earning capacity assessed separately despite salary increase; non-pecuniary damages awarded under distinct heads under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Udesinh Chattrasinh Rathva, was a government employee serving in the SRP Department. On 16.12.2015, while riding a motorcycle from Vadodara to Halol, a Maruti Van driven rashly by respo...

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Gujarat High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Lack of Material Showing Threat to Public Order. Detention under Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985 set aside as mere registration of FIRs does not establish disturbance to public order....

The petitioner, Bilalahemad @ Arbaz Mohmedsalim Mustufafaazal Shaikh, was preventively detained by an order dated 23/01/2026 passed by the Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad, under the Gujarat Prevention ...

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Gujarat High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Bootlegger Due to Lack of Material Showing Disturbance to Public Order. Detention under Section 2(b) of Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985 set aside as mere registration of FIRs does not justify preventive detention....

The petitioner, Anand S/o Shabhapati Mishra, was preventively detained by an order dated 31/01/2026 passed by the Police Commissioner, Surat, under Section 2(b) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-socia...