Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has directed the Surat Police Commissioner to immediately register an FIR under all stringent provisions cited by complainant Praveen Devkinandan Agrawal against Vasant, Ashok and Rakesh Gajera. The three brothers are alleged to have financial links with Mehul Choksi, the prime accused in the ₹15,000-crore Punjab National Bank fraud. Agrawal’s complaint alleges a conspiracy to take control of his 43% shareholding in Shanti Residences Pvt. Ltd., along with d...Read More

Surendranagar: During the hearing regarding the demolition of a gaushala and dharamshala in Chotila, the Gujarat High Court came down heavily on officials and warned the local mamlatdar of departmental action and possible suspension for bypassing legal procedure. The petitioner, Dashnam Goswami Samaj Seva Trust, which has managed the facility near the Navagraha Temple for nearly 80 years, alleged that the administration carried out the demolition on January 12 without serving prior notice, leav...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has rejected a writ petition requesting permission to argue a case in Gujarati. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice DN Ray, while dismissing the plea filed by an elderly litigant from Rajkot, reiterated that English is the official language of the High Court. The bench noted that permitting arguments in Gujarati would disrupt court proceedings since all queries and final orders are issued only in English. The matter arose after the Hig...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has delivered a significant ruling clarifying that passport authorities have no power to decide whether a person facing a criminal case can travel abroad. The court held that such authority rests solely with the trial court, which may grant permission for foreign travel subject to appropriate conditions. Justice Aniddha P. Mayi, while hearing the matter, observed that the role of the passport office is limited to issuing passports in accordance with law and r...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Principal Secretary of the state Home Department has filed a detailed affidavit before the Gujarat High Court, outlining the steps taken by the government to strictly enforce the ban on the manufacture, sale, storage, and use of synthetic, nylon, and Chinese kite strings across the state. The affidavit was submitted in response to a Public Interest Litigation seeking a tougher crackdown on Chinese thread and lanterns. According to the government’s submission, law enforcement ag...Read More

Ahmedabad: A Rajkot-based couple has moved the Gujarat High Court against Indian Bank, alleging that gold jewellery worth Rs 1.15 crore pledged for two loans went missing from the bank’s custody and that they were kept in the dark while interest continued to be charged. The petition, filed by Sangeeta Shah and Shyam Shah, states that they had taken two MSME jewellery loans in 2023 by pledging 1,004.1 grams of 22-carat gold. When they sought renewal on October 28, 2025, the bank informed them ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association (GHCAA) today raised serious concerns over the presence of stray dogs on the High Court campus after an advocate was reportedly bitten inside the premises on January 5. GHCAA President and senior advocate Yatin N. Oza has written to Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal, stating that four to five such incidents were reported in December 2025 alone and that the situation has “worsened and gone out of control” despite earlier representations. ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has ruled that the six-month cooling-off period under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act for divorce by mutual consent is directory and not mandatory, and can be waived if the court is satisfied that the conditions justify it. The Division Bench of Justice Sangeeta K. Vishen and Justice Nisha M. Thakore set aside a Family Court order that had rejected a mutual consent divorce plea solely because the cooling-off period had not elapsed and no waiver plea ha...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has kept in abeyance till January 31, 2026, the implementation of its circular mandating the use of A4-size paper with double-sided printing for all filings in the district judiciary. The stay puts on hold a December 22, 2025 circular by the court that came into force on January 1, 2026, but witnesses an opposition. The directive required all pleadings, petitions, affidavits, applications, memoranda of appeals, and even orders and judgments of district courts t...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has ruled that the erstwhile royal family of the Danta principality will no longer enjoy any special rights or privileges in the Aso Sud Ashtami (Aatham) Maha Aarti and Puja at the Ambaji Mandir during Navratri, bringing an end to a decades-old tradition. The court held that the ceremony is a public religious activity and cannot be reserved for any hereditary claimant. The dispute stemmed from the royal family’s assertion that it had the first right to perfor...Read More