Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered by the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of Surat Police against businessman Vasant Gajera and his three brothers in an alleged cheating and forgery case involving about ₹1,928.4 crore linked to textile market projects in Surat. Justice M. R. Mengdey observed that the investigation is still at an initial stage and noted that a strong prima facie case of criminality is made out, particularly in relation to the alleged forge...Read More

Gandhinagar: Taking a significant step concerning the state judiciary, the Gujarat government on Monday ordered the premature retirement of five judicial officers with immediate effect in public interest. The order, issued as per the recommendation of the High Court, was notified by the Legal Department of the state government. The judicial officers (judges) who have been prematurely retired are: 1. Prathamesh Vinodchandra Shrivastav, Principal District Judge, Morbi 2. Prashant Vinodray Jos...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Monday suspended the life sentence of former IPS officer Jagdish Patel and granted him conditional bail in the 2018 kidnapping case of Surat businessman Shailesh Bhatt, in which cryptocurrency was allegedly extorted from the victim. Patel, a former Superintendent of Police of Amreli, was among 15 persons, including former BJP MLA Nalin Kotadiya, who were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special ACB court last year in connection with the case. While h...Read More

Vadodara: The Gujarat High Court today delivered its judgment on a petition related to the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) elections, declaring four candidates, including former cricketer Kiran More, ineligible to contest. The single-judge bench set aside the decision of the returning officer to accept their nomination forms and directed the election officer to declare the results accordingly. The court passed the order after a detailed hearing on a petition filed by Pradipsinh Solanki and Ram...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday pulled up ArcelorMittal (formerly Essar Steel) for taking more than a decade to comply with conditions attached to the forest clearance granted in 2013, observing that the delay cannot be ignored and may require higher compensation to the State government. A Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Vaibhavi D. Nanavati said the company’s ₹3-crore compensation offer was inadequate and indicated that a substantially higher amount may be r...Read More

Ahmedabad: A gram panchayat member from Aravalli district has moved the Gujarat High Court after being disqualified for allegedly violating the two-child norm under the Gujarat Panchayat Act. Shanaji Khant, elected unopposed in June 2025 as Ward No. 7 member of Netrodi village, was removed by the Bayad taluka development officer under Section 30 of the Act. Village records showed he had a third child, attracting disqualification. Khant contended that the child was adopted from a financiall...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a significant step towards strengthening Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms, Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant laid the foundation stone of the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre (GHAC) on February 28. The centre is being established under the aegis of the High Court of Gujarat. The proposed centre, to be set up within the High Court campus, is designed to cater to the growing demand for both domestic and international arbitration and mediation. It will fea...Read More

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