Income Tax Act | Gujarat High Court Invalidates Income Tax Assessment Order Due To Violations Of Section 144B

In a significant legal development, the Gujarat High Court has invalidated an Income Tax Assessment Order, citing violations of Section 144B of the Income Tax Act.The petitioner, an individual assessee, primarily sought the following reliefs:(A) Petitioning for the issuance of a writ of certiorari and/or a writ of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, direction, or order to annul and...

2002 Gujarat Riots | High Court 'Not Inclined' To Quash FIR Against Teesta Setalvad In Mass Grave Digging Case

​​The Gujarat High Court on Monday expressed its disinclination to quash a First Information Report (FIR) filed at the Mahisagar district in 2006 against activist Teesta Setalvad in the Pandarwada mass grave digging case.The matter was listed before Justice Sandeep Bhatt who wondered “why are such dead horses required to be pulled?” Justice Bhatt further said, “After going through...

Gujarat HC Upholds Dismissal Of Magistrate For Taking Unauthorized Leave While Alleging 'Rot' In Judicial System

The Gujarat High Court last week upheld the dismissal of a magistrate who refused to return to work and subsequently went on unauthorized leave after a letter using “intemperate” language to an administrative judge of the High Court and the Principal District Judge of Vadodara in June 2013A division bench of Justices Biren Vaishnav and Nisha Thakore held, "Viewing the unauthorized absence...

'Our Officers Perform Puja When A Cow Passes Away': AMC Tells Gujarat High Court, Denies Mistreatment Of Impounded Cattle

On Friday, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) refuted accusations made by certain cattle owners regarding the alleged mistreatment of impounded stray cattle. In response to these claims, the civic body informed the Gujarat High Court that AMC officers conduct a puja when a member of the impounded cattle passes away at the pound.AMC counsel GH Virk pointed out: “Let me only say...

'Your Credentials Don't Convince Us To Hear You': Gujarat HC Refuses To Hear PIL Citing Petitioner's Involvement In 6 FIRs

The Gujarat High Court recently refused a Public interest litigation (PIL) petition, citing the petitioner's involvement in six first information reports (FIRs) as a basis for declining to entertain the plea.The division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Aniruddha P Mayee held, “Having noted that six First Information Reports had been lodged against the petitioner on...

S. 300 IPC | Even Single Injury Resulting In Death Of Victim Can Amount To 'Murder': Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has recently observed that a single injury resulting in death can be categorized as 'murder' under Clause 3 of Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). With this, the Court, upon convicting the accused, emphasized that he took advantage of the victim's vulnerability and displayed calculated cruelty in delivering a fatal blow.The Court's decision came in response...

I-T Raid At Advocate's Office | Privacy of Every Individual Must Be Protected At Any Cost: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Monday emphasized the importance of safeguarding the privacy of individuals during investigations by law enforcement agencies.The above observation came in a plea moved by 45-year-old Maulik Sheth, a practicing lawyer at the high court, challenging income tax raids on a lawyer which was being dealt with by a division bench of Justices Bhargav Karia and Niral...

Morbi Bridge Collapse | Gujarat High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Oreva Group's Managing Director

The Gujarat High Court has denied the regular bail plea of Jaysukhbhai Odhavjibhai Bhalodia (Patel), the Managing Director of Oreva Group, who was the main accused in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse last year.Justice Divyesh A Joshi observed, “In is found out from the record that, prima facie, the applicant accused was having knowledge that this kind of unfortunate incident might...

'Rape Is Rape Even If Committed By A Husband Against Wife': Gujarat High Court, Says Need To Break Silence Over Gender Violence

While a series of petitions seeking to criminalise marital rape is presently pending before the Supreme Court, the Gujarat High Court, in an important observation, recently said that rape is a rape, be it performed by a man the 'husband' against his own 'wife'. Disagreeing with the marital rape exception as provided under Section 375 of IPC (Exception 2), which exempts a husband...

Gujarat HC Orders Installation Of CCTVs In Each Corner Of Registry By Jan 15 After Advocate Found Tampering With Case Records

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday, instructed the Registrar of the High Court to expedite the installation of cameras strategically in every corner of the Registry, after an incident involving a practising advocate who allegedly tampered with court records and engaged in professional misconduct.Expressing shock and dismay, the Court noted that despite issuing an order last month to install...

'Training Makes A Lot Of Difference': Gujarat High Court Directs Advocate General To Establish Judicial Academy For Aspiring Lawyers

The Gujarat High Court has directed the Advocate General of the State to devise a plan for the establishment of a judicial academy aimed at training aspiring lawyers.This directive comes in response to two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) addressing various issues related to the conduct and training of lawyers within the court. The matter was being heard by a division bench of Chief...

'Can't Sacrifice Innocent Animals For Public Comfort; Even God Won't Forgive Us': Gujarat HC On Cows Butchered In Nadiad

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday, in a stern stance, condemned the sacrifice of innocent animals for public comfort, particularly in light of the recent death of 30 cows in Nadiad.The Court expressed deep concern over the disturbing photographs revealing the carcasses of cows dumped in an open land belonging to the Nadiad Municipal Corporation.The division bench of Justices Ashutosh Shastri...