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Gujarat HC Orders Status Quo on Gaushala, Enforces Divorce Decree

Gujarat High Court Delivers Dual Rulings: Status Quo on Gaushala Demolition and Enforcement of Mutual Consent Divorce Decree In a pair of significant decisions handed down on January 15, 2025, the Gujarat High Court intervened decisively in matters of administrative overreach and familial set...

16 Jan 2026

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6-Month Cooling-Off Under Section 13B HMA Directory, Not Mandatory: Gujarat High Court

Gujarat High Court Rules 6-Month Cooling-Off Period in Mutual Consent Divorces is Directory, Not Mandatory Introduction In a significant ruling for family law practitioners, the Gujarat High Court has quashed a Family Court order that rejected a couple's application for divorce by mutual cons...

05 Jan 2026

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Arbitrator Disregarding Contract Terms Amounts To Jurisdictional Error, Award Liable To Be Set Aside U/S 30 of 1940 Act: Gujarat High Court

Gujarat High Court: Arbitrator's Award Disregarding Contract Terms is a Jurisdictional Error Ahmedabad:The Gujarat High Court, in a significant ruling on arbitration law, has affirmed that an arbitrator who disregards the express terms of a contract commits a jurisdictional error, making the ...

06 Oct 2025

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Gujarat High Court Conference Probes Arbitration's Core: Integrity, Access, and Ancient Wisdom

Gujarat High Court Conference Probes Arbitration's Core: Integrity, Access, and Ancient WisdomAHMEDABAD– In a significant move to bolster the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) landscape, the High Court of Gujarat, in collaboration with the Gujarat State Judicial Academy, hosted a landmark ...

29 Sep 2025

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Valuation by Expert Committee is Relevant Evidence for Land Compensation, Old Awards Less Reliable: Gujarat High Court

Gujarat High Court Enhances Land Compensation, Favors Expert Committee Valuation Over Outdated Awards AHMEDABAD:In a significant ruling on land acquisition compensation, the Gujarat High Court has set aside a lower court's award, holding that market value determined by a statutorily constitut...

29 Sep 2025

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly: Key Rulings on Police Powers, Arbitration, and Jurisdiction

Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly: Key Rulings on Police Powers, Arbitration, and Jurisdiction  Amaravati, AP– The Andhra Pradesh High Court delivered several significant judgments this past week, offering crucial clarifications on a wide spectrum of legal issues ranging from the territorial l...

22 Sep 2025

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Plaint Seeking Multiple Reliefs Cannot Be Rejected Entirely If One Prayer Survives: Gujarat High Court

Gujarat High Court Revives Land Suit, Overturns Plaint Rejection Based on Limitation Ahmedabad, Gujarat– In a recent judgment delivered on March 12, 2025, the High Court of Gujarat, comprising Honourable Ms. Justice Sangeeta K. Vishen and Honourable Mr. Justice Niral R. Mehta, allowed a First...

09 Apr 2025

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Election Petition Dismissed for Non-Compliance with S.81 of the Representation of the People Act: High Court of Gujarat

High Court of Gujarat Dismisses Election Petition for Non-ComplianceOverview of the CaseIn a significant ruling, the High Court of Gujarat dismissed Election Petition No. 9 of 2023, filed byPankajkumar BachubhaiVelaniagainst the Election Commission of India and others. The court's decision, p...

16 Feb 2025