High Court of Gujarat
30 judgments
Tushar Arun Gandhi v. Gujarat State and Others
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and remanded the public interest litigation challenging the Gujarat government's resolution on Gandhi Ashram's redevelopment for fresh consideration with full opportunity to parties and detailed state response.
Gujarat State v. R. J. Pathan
The Supreme Court held that temporary contractual appointments for a specific project do not entitle employees to regularization or permanent absorption merely based on long service, and set aside the High Court's order directing such regularization.
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The Supreme Court held that detention beyond the prescribed period under Section 167(2) CrPC without judicial sanction is illegal, emphasizing strict adherence to procedural safeguards in preventive detention cases under the NSA Act.
Mustak @ Kaniyo Ahmed Sheikh v. State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and enhanced sentence of the appellant for attempted murder based on reliable eyewitness identification and corroborative forensic evidence despite minor procedural lapses.
Satishkumar Nyalchand Shah v. Gujarat State and Others
An accused already charge-sheeted and undergoing trial has no locus standi to be impleaded in a further investigation application under Section 173(8) CrPC against another accused not yet charge-sheeted.
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The Gujarat High Court's directions imposing procedural safeguards including police verification for bail in organized crime cases under the Gujarat Control of Organized Crime Act are upheld, and the appellant's challenge to modify bail conditions is dismissed.
Vinod Ravjibhai Rajput v. Gujarat State and Others
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the appellant's valid full-time appointment entitled him to continuity of service benefits from 2002, but without back wages for the period he did not work post termination, and quashed the respondents' subsequent appointment order violating prior judicial directions.
Rajeshbhai Muljibhai Patel v. Gujarat State
The Supreme Court held that the presumption under Section 139 of the NI Act arises upon admission of cheque issuance and that disputed civil documents cannot alone justify quashing of an FIR alleging forgery, thereby reinstating the criminal complaint under Section 138 and quashing the FIR for forgery.
Miss X Y Z v. Gujarat State and Others
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's quashing of the FIR in a rape and blackmail case, holding that serious allegations require full investigation and cannot be dismissed on the basis of a settlement.
Bharatkumar Rameshchandra Barot v. Gujarat State
The Supreme Court upheld the life imprisonment sentence for murder, affirming procedural compliance under Section 377 CrPC and ruling that sentences less than life imprisonment under Section 302 IPC are illegal.