'Far Fetched' To Say That Child Must Study In 'English Medium School' To Progress In Life: Gujarat High Court In Custody Dispute Case

While hearing a custody dispute case, the Gujarat High Court underscored that the welfare of a child cannot be judged by the medium of their school especially when they are toddlers and to say that one needs to study in an English medium school from the beginning to progress in life, is a far fetched argument. Noting that the family court had recorded that in the present case the...

Gujarat HC Pulls State For Delaying Acquisition, Compensation Of Land Temporarily Acquired By ONGC Years Ago; 'Depriving Landholders'

The Gujarat High Court recently expressed its displeasure at the delay by the State authorities in processing the permanent acquisition of a land, already in the possession of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Act. The court noted that the land in question had been...

Plea In Gujarat High Court Seeks To Streamline Functioning Of Govt Aided Law Institutions And Compliance Of BCI Standards

A plea has been moved before the Gujarat High Court regarding the non compliance of the minimum standard prescribed by the Bar Council of India under the Legal Education Rules, 2008 by the Government aided law institutions in the State. Taking note of the issue raised, division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi in its order directed that the matter be brought to...

Partners Of Firm Managing Lake Activities Trying To Stall Proceedings: Gujarat High Court Declines Impleadment In Vadodara Boat Capsize Case

While hearing a matter pertaining to the Vadodara boat capsize incident, Gujarat High Court on Friday (October 18) dismissed a plea moved by certain partners of Kotia Projects seeking impleadment, after noting that the "partners associated with the firm are trying to stall the proceedings" where the court was examining compensation to be given the victims from the "pocket of the...

Notice Issued U/S 148A(B) Of Income Tax Act Against Dissolved Firm Is Not Valid: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court stated that notice issued under section 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act, 19861 against dissolved firm is not valid. The Division Bench of Justices Bhargav D. Karia and Mauna M. Bhatt was dealing with a case where the Assessing Officer/respondent issued an impugned notice under Section 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, in the name of the partnership firm and...

Gujarat High Court Refuses To Add 'Rat Glue Trap' Manufacturers/ Sellers As Parties In PIL For Ban Of Such Methods

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (October 18) rejected two pleas moved by certain manufacturers and sellers of glue traps and glue boards for catching rodents seeking to be added as a necessary and proper parties in a public interest litigation (PIL) plea highlighting suffering caused to the animals due to the use of such methods.The court however said that it is open for the...

Gujarat High Court Launches Free Of Cost And Cashless Medical Facility For Judges, Staff And Their Family Members

The Gujarat High Court has taken a step in ensuring the well-being of its workforce by introducing free and cashless medical facilities for its judges, judicial officers, staff employees working in the high court and their dependent family members. This initiative, launched under the guidance of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and the Judges of the High Court Medical Facility Committee, aims...

Gujarat High Court Seeks Collector's Report On 'Hard Reality' Of Rural Health Facilities After Pregnant Woman Dies On Way To Ambulance

While hearing a suo motu plea on an incident where a pregnant villager who, after being "carried on a cloth stretcher" as there was no road, died on her way to the ambulance pickup point, the Gujarat High Court on Thursday called for a report from the concerned Collector indicating the"hard reality" of the situation and a plan for meeting out such medical emergencies. A division bench of...

Gujarat HC Directs Arrest Of Cargo Ship At Kandla After Company Exporting Parboiled Rice Claims $1.4 Million Loss Due To Delay In Shipping

The Gujarat High Court in an interim order directed the custom authorities to "arrest" a cargo ship, lying at Deendayal Port, Kandla which is within Indian territorial waters, after an entity filed an admiralty suit claiming that delay in shipping of its cargo–2000 metric tonnes of parboiled rice, led it to incur financial loss of 1.4 million US dollars. A single judge bench of Justice Mauna...

S. 68 Of Income Tax Act Not Attracted When There Is No Unexplained Amount In Bank Statement: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court stated that there cannot be any income escapement by the assessee if there is no unexplained amount in the bank statement on record. The Bench of Justice Bhargav D. Karia and Mauna M. Bhatt observed that “the reason given by the Assessing Officer for alleged escapement of Rs.3,25,00,000/- is not sustainable since there is no unexplained amount in...

Credit Cannot Be Blocked In Electronic Credit Ledger If Sufficient Balance Not Available: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court stated that there cannot be any blocking of the credit in electronic credit ledger if there is no sufficient balance available. The Division Bench, comprising Justices Bhargav D. Karia and Niral R. Mehta, was hearing a case where the assessee contested the blocking of Input Tax Credit (ITC) amounting to ₹2,44,05,567 in its electronic credit ledger....

Undue Interest Of Police In Commercial Disputes Indicates Their Taking "Extraneous Consideration": Gujarat High Court

Observing that the Police's primary duty is to maintain law and order, the Gujarat High Court on October 15 (Tuesday) expressed its concern with the police authorities for taking "undue interest" in commercial disputes which apparently indicates taking of an "extraneous consideration".During the hearing, the State tendered a report prepared by the concerned Deputy Superintendent of Police...