The Gujarat High Court held procedural defects cannot defeat Mubarat divorce where mutual consent exists, recognizing dissolution without written agreement, criticizing a Family Court’s hyper-technical approach, and affirming Muslim personal law principles prioritizing substantive justice over procedural requirements.
The Supreme Court of India declined to hear journalist Ravi Nair’s plea challenging a summons issued by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch over a report on the Adani Group. The Court asked him to approach the Gujarat High Court instead, after which the petition was withdrawn.
The Gujarat High Court partly allowed a husband’s revision plea, reducing monthly maintenance from Rs 14,000 to Rs 12,000, with Justice P. M. Raval holding that while inflation matters, maintenance must match the parties’ status and payer’s capacity, not become excessive.
The Gujarat High Court flagged a “worrying trend” of quasi-judicial orders relying on AI-generated, dubious case law. In proceedings involving Marhaba Overseas Pvt. Ltd., it found GST order citations untraceable or wrongly attributed to different courts, raising serious concerns.
The Gujarat High Court held that a writ petition is not maintainable against a Section 74 GST order when a statutory appeal exists, refusing to quash penalty over alleged fake firms. Justices A.S. Supehia and Pranav Trivedi allowed withdrawal with liberty to file afresh.
The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the Central and State governments on a PIL highlighting misuse of AI to create deepfake content targeting Constitutional authorities. The Court also sought the Gujarat DGP’s response and will consider action against platforms like Meta, Google and X after government replies.
The Gujarat High Court held that GST input tax credit on leasehold rights is admissible, ruling it is not barred under Section 17(5) of the CGST Act, 2017. The Court clarified the transaction was not construction and found Section 17(5)(d) misinterpreted.
The Gujarat High Court set aside the man’s conviction for cruelty and abetment, stating that a single incident of slapping his wife for staying at her parental home without informing was not cruelty while acquitting him in law.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a plea by Asaram’s Ahmedabad ashram challenging the State’s move to reclaim land for sports infrastructure ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2030. The court upheld the government’s stand that the ashram had exceeded the permitted land use and violated allotment conditions.
The Gujarat High Court directed refund of GST paid on transfer of leasehold rights and cautioned authorities against delay. The Court was hearing a writ petition challenging Deficiency Memos in Form GST RFD-03 that stalled a refund claim under Section 54 of the CGST Act, 2017.
