Brothers Considered Next To Father, Obliged To Protect Sisters' Rights: Gujarat HC Refuses To Quash Forgery Charge In Relation To Ancestral Property

The Gujarat High Court recently declined to quash an FIR lodged against an 81-year-old man accused by his elderly sister of forging her signature to gain control of their ancestral property dating back to 1975.Justice D A Joshi underscored the significant cultural role of brothers in India, stating, “I am aware about the civil proceedings going on between the parties as also the fact that...

Vadodara Boat Capsize: Gujarat High Court Impleads Contractor, School In PIL Seeking Exemplary Damages

On an application filed in relation to the Harni lake boat capsize in January, the Gujarat High Court has impleaded M/s Kotia Projects- the contractor entrusted with administration of activities in the lake and New Sunrise School- which organised a picnic there, in its Suo Motu Writ Petition.The order was issued in a civil application by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita...

Send Representation To Authorities, Not Legal Notice: Gujarat High Court Dismisses PIL Against Mining Activities In Gir

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) highlighting the threat to Gir lions and humans due to the alleged non-adherence to Environmental Clearance (EC) conditions for conducting mining activities in the area. The division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi,“We may note that this type of petition prepared by the learned...

Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Inclusion Of Abdul Latif's Heirs In Rs 101 Crore Defamation Case Against Shah Rukh Khan, 'Raees' Producers

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday set aside a lower court order that had allowed the heirs of gangster Abdul Latif to be included as plaintiffs in an eight-year-old defamation suit against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and the producers of the Hindi movie "Raees." The film, released in January 2017, features a character said to be based on Abdul Latif.The defamation suit was originally...

'Give Us Performance, Not Assurance': High Court Slams Ahmedabad Municipal Commission For False Claims On Sewage Treatment Plants

The Gujarat High Court in a recent hearing issued a scathing critique of the Ahmedabad Municipal Commission (AMC) for submitting false records concerning the operational status of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in its affidavit. The Court noted that it was undertaking tasks that should be managed by the AMC commissioner. This observation came during the hearing of a suo motu public...

Employees Have Right To Be Promptly Informed Of Decisions Affecting Their Service Benefits To Enable Timely Recourse: Gujarat High Court

The Division Bench consisting of Justice AS Supehia and Justice Mauna M Bhatt took a stern view against about three years delay in communicating High Court Registrar General's decision denying promotion to the Appellant, who retired as Grade-I Stenographer from District Court. It said,“We are constrained to make the observations in the manner that the entire issue has been dealt with by...

Vadodara Boat Capsize: Gujarat High Court Orders Disciplinary Action Against Two Former Municipal Commissioners

The Gujarat High Court has ordered disciplinary action against two former municipal commissioners of Vadodara in connection with a tragic boat capsizing incident that claimed 14 lives. The court found the officials guilty of dereliction of duty and misuse of office.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi, stated, "Taking note of the above, we...

Admission Fee Charged From Students Forms Part Of Corpus Donation: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that the admission fee charged by the students forms part of the corpus donation of the trust.The bench of Justice Bhargav D. Karia and Justice Niral R. Mehta has observed that the donation is bound to have been given for material gain in securing admission; the same cannot be characterised as a donation towards a charitable purpose, and the appellant would not...

Rajkot Fire: Gujarat High Court Questions State Over Year-Long Delay In Executing Demolition Order Against TRP Game Zone

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday reprimanded the State government over the TRP Game Zone fire in Rajkot, which resulted in the deaths of 27 people in May, questioning why a demolition order against the illegal structure had not been executed for nearly a year.The censure came in response to an affidavit submitted to the division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav...

Gujarat High Court Grants Eight-Week Parole To Convict In Haren Pandya Murder Case

The Gujarat High Court has granted eight weeks of parole to Kalimahmed alias Kalim Mulla Mohammad Habib Karimi, a convict in the Haren Pandya murder case, as his application for remission remains pending. Justice Nirzar Desai, presiding over the case, noted that the petitioner's case for remission has been pending for a long time and further time is likely required by the State to decide on...

Gujarat High Court Allows Section 54 Deduction On Cash Transaction Of Sell And Purchase Of Residential Property

The Gujarat High Court has allowed the deduction under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act on the cash transaction of the sale and purchase of residential property.The bench of Justice Bhargav D. Karia and Justice Niral R. Mehta, while quashing the order of the Interim Board for Settlement Commission, denied the deduction of Rs. 2.4 crore with respect to the cash transaction of the sale and...

If Police Not Immune To Criminal Prosecution, Advocates Are Also Not Immune: Gujarat High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Lawyer

The Gujarat High Court has declined to quash an FIR filed by a traffic police constable against Surat-based advocate and social worker Mehul Boghra.Justice Nirzar Desai, who presided over the case, remarked, “If the police is not immune from criminal prosecution, the advocates are also not immune.”Boghra had filed an application in the High Court seeking to quash the complaint against...