Gujarat High Court
Ex-Wife Can File Complaint Under Section 498A IPC Only For Harassment Allegedly Meted Out During Subsistence Of Marriage: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that accusations related to the offence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) can be pursued by a woman, provided she claims instances of harassment and cruelty that occurred while her marriage was still in effect.Justice Jitendra Doshi held, “... allegations of the offence u/s 498A of the IPC even can be maintained at the instance of the...
Gujarat High Court Expands Hybrid Mode Of Hearing For Additional Benches
The Gujarat High Court, in continuation of its previous Circulars, has notified the expansion of hybrid mode of hearing of cases.As per approval and directions of the Chief Justice, in the pilot implementation exercise of hybrid mode currently going on for the benches presided over by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Biren A. Vaishnav, the following Benches have been included for...
In Absence Of Documentary Evidence, Gujarat High Court Refuses To Direct State To Enact Law Restricting Public Meetings On Public Roads
The Gujarat High Court has refused to issue a direction to the State for enacting a law preventing any individual, entity, candidate, or political party from conducting public meetings on public roads, while holding that no such writ can be issued in absence of any documentary evidence to that effect.“Merely praying for such a direction would not entitle a person for grant of such writ,...
Can't Entertain Habeas Corpus Petition If Party Fails To Show 'Illegal Detention/ Confinement': Gujarat High Court
While rejecting a habeas corpus petition filed by a father praying to produce his major daughter who went missing in 2020, the Gujarat High Court emphasized that a habeas corpus inquiry is essential to determine whether an individual's liberty is being unlawfully restrained by any individual or entity, and the fundamental purpose of the writ of habeas corpus is to safeguard personal freedom...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 07 To August 13
Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Guj) 129-132]Mihir Surendrabhai Shah Versus State Of Gujarat & 2 Other(S) 2023 LiveLaw (Guj) 129M/s FTA HSRP Solutions Pvt. Ltd. vs Union Of India 2023 Livelaw (Guj) 130Birju Salla @ Amar Soni S/O Kishor Salla Vs. State Of Gujarat And Another 2023 LiveLaw (Guj) 131Anokhi Realty Private Limited vs. Income Tax Officer 2023 LiveLaw...
Services Can’t Be Roped Into FTS Unless Person using Services Able To Use Technology: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that mere rendering of services cannot be roped into fees for technical service (FTS) unless the person utilising the services is able to make use of the technical knowledge, etc.The bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav and Justice Devan M. Desai has observed that services were rendered by GIA US, and by considering the make available clause as per the India-US...
BREAKING | Gujarat HC Refuses Interim Relief To Arvind Kejriwal In Plea Seeking Stay On Trial In PM Modi Degree Defamation Case
The Gujarat High Court today refused to grant any interim relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in their plea seeking an interim stay on proceedings in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University till the disposal of their revision plea (challenging Metropolitan Court’s order issuing summons to them) in a...
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Moves Gujarat High Court Seeking Interim Stay On Proceedings In PM Modi Degree Defamation Case
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh have moved the Gujarat High Court seeking an interim stay on proceedings in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University till the disposal of their revision plea (challenging Metropolitan Court’s order issuing summons to them) in a sessions court. The bench of Justice Samir J....
Gujarat Riots 'Conspiracy' Case | 'Wait For Some More Days': High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing In Teesta Setalvad's Quashing Plea
The Gujarat High Court today refused to grant an urgent hearing to social activist Teesta Setalvad in her plea to quash the case lodged against her by Gujarat Police accusing her of fabricating documents so as to implicate high government functionaries including the then CM Narendra Modi in relation to the 2002 Gujarat riots.When the matter was mentioned earlier in the morning today,...
Gujarat High Court Quashes Income Tax Reassessment Notices Against Non-Existent Entity
The Gujarat High Court has quashed the income tax reassessment notice against a non-existent entity.The bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav and Justice Devan M. Desai has observed that the erstwhile company Satyasarthi Estate Organisers Private Limited amalgamated with the petitioner Anokhi Reality Private Limited. The jurisdictional officer was informed of the amalgamation. The...
Gujarat High Court Acquits Businessman Sentenced By NIA Court In 2019 To Life Imprisonment Under Anti-Hijacking Law
The Gujarat High Court today acquitted Mumbai-based businessman Birju Kishor Salla, who was convicted by the NIA Court in 2019 under the amended Anti-Hijacking Act 2016 and was sentenced to life imprisonment for the remainder of his life.Significantly, the bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice MR Mengedey quashed the NIA court's June 2019 verdict wherein the trial court had also imposed a...
Gujarat High Court Quashes Orders Rejecting Declaration Under SVLDRS Scheme, Directs Acceptance Of Declaration
The Gujarat High Court has rendered a verdict in favor of M/S Fta Hsrp Solutions Pvt, setting aside the rejection of their declaration filed under the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 (SVLDRS). The court has directed the designated committee, Sabka Vishwas Dispute Resolution Scheme, to accept the petitioner's declaration and bring closure to the tax...