Gujarat High Court
Gujarat High Court Criticizes Ministry Of External Affairs For Inaction In Finding 9 Indians Missing On Way From Dominica To USA
​​The Gujarat High Court reprimanded the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) last week for its lack of action in locating and repatriating nine individuals who went missing in March during their unlawful journey to the United States.The division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Aniruddha P Mayee expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Centre's response, criticizing the...
NCB Not Police Station, Accused Can't Seek Bail On Ground That Agency Did Not Record Secret Information In General Diary: Gujarat High Court
While denying bail to an accused under the NDPS Act, the Gujarat High Court has clarified that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) does not qualify as a police station, and thus an accused cannot seek bail on the basis that the agency failed to document confidential information in the general diary.Justice Umesh A Trivedi observed,“Narcotics Control Bureau is not a police station so as to...
Commercial Court Can't Compel Personal Appearance Of RBI Regional Director On Spacious Ground Of Larger Public Interest: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has set aside an order issued by the Commercial Court, emphasizing that the Commercial Court cannot direct the personal presence of a Regional Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the vast ground of larger public interest. The Court expressed perplexity over the basis on which such an order was passed and asserted that it was beyond the Commercial Court's...
Gujarat High Court Invalidates Arbitral Awards Due To Unilateral Arbitrator Appointment By NBFCs
In a pivotal ruling, the Gujarat High Court has quashed and nullified three arbitral awards where non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) unilaterally appointed sole arbitrators. The court's decision was in line with the Apex Court's stance on Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.Justice Bhargav D Karia observed, “Thus, the Hon’ble Apex Court has held that a...
‘Sorry State Of Affairs’: Gujarat High Court Warns Of Contempt Action Against Officers Over Cattle Menace
The Gujarat High Court issued a stern warning to local authorities on Wednesday, expressing deep concern over the rampant cattle menace in the State. A division bench comprising Justices Ashutosh Shastri and Hemant M. Prachchhak indicated their intention to frame charges for contempt of court against the officers responsible for managing the cattle menace, describing the situation as 'a...
'I Was Wrong, It Shouldn't Have Happened': Gujarat HC Sr. Judge Apologises To Puisne Judge For Heated Exchange In Open Court
Justice Biren Vaishnav of Gujarat High Court, who had a heated exchange with Justice Mauna M. Bhatt yesterday, today apologises to her in open court in the presence of advocates and staff members. "What happened on Monday, shouldn't have happened. I was wrong. I am sorry for that. We begin a new session. It shouldn't have happened. It's just that, I don't know...I was wrong", Justice...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 16 - October 22, 2023
[Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Guj) 165-170]Judgements/Orders This Week[Habeas Corpus] Court Cannot Force Medical Tests To Ascertain Mental Stability Of Corpus: Gujarat High Court Case Title: Padmaben Rajendrabhai Vyas Versus State Of Gujarat LL Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Guj) 165The Gujarat High Court, in a significant dissenting opinion from a previous order issued by the Coordinate Bench, has...
Kheda Flogging Of Muslim Men| 'Custodians Of Law & Order Shouldn't Become Depredators Of Civil Liberties': Gujarat HC In Contempt Order
Finding 4 Gujarat Police officers GUILTY of committing Contempt of Court (for violating Apex Court's DK Basu Guidelines) and sentencing them to undergo simple imprisonment of 14 days for publicly flogging Muslim men in the Kheda district last year, the Gujarat High Court on Thursday observed that the custodians of law and order should not become depredators of civil libertiesIn its 39-page...
Gujarat High Court Stays Proceedings Concerning GST Imposition On Transfer Of Leasehold Rights Of GIDC Land
The Gujarat High Court stayed the proceedings in respect of the issue related to the imposition of GST on the transfer of leasehold rights to Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) land and issued the notice to the department.The bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav and Justice Mauna M. Bhatt passed this order while presiding over a petition in respect of several notices that had...
Gujarat High Court Quashes Arrest Warrant Against BJP MLA Hardik Patel In 2015 Sedition Case
The Gujarat High Court on Monday quashed and set aside an arrest warrant order issued by a Sessions Judge in Ahmedabad district against BJP MLA Hardik Patel concerning a 2015 FIR under sections 121A, 124A, 120B IPC in connection with a violent agitation for quota for the Patidar community across the state. A bench of Justice Sandeep N. Bhatt passed this order after the...
BREAKING | Kheda Flogging Of Muslim Men: Gujarat HC Finds 4 Cops Guilty Of Contempt, Orders 14-Day Jail Term; Order Stayed For 3 Months
The Gujarat High Court today found 4 Gujarat Police officers GUILTY of committing Contempt of Court (for violating Apex Court's DK Basu Guidelines) and sentenced them to undergo simple imprisonment of 14 days for publicly flogging Muslim men in the Kheda district in October last year. However, the order of sentence has been stayed for three months following a request from the counsel of...
Co- Terminus Agreements Which Are Interdependent, Arbitration Clause In One Agreement Governs The Other : Gujarat High Court
The High Court of Gujarat has held that when wo agreements are co-terminus and their performance is interdependent, the arbitration clause in one agreement can be invoked for the other as well. The bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal held that when two agreements are integrally related to each other and the performance of one is dependent on the other, then the absence of...