Gujarat High Court
Gujarat High Court To Continue Hybrid Hearings For Specific Benches
Gujarat High Court has said that hybrid mode of hearing would continue for the following benches for the cause lists of every Thursday: i. Benches presided over by Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice ii. Benches presided over by Justice B. A. Vaishnav The circular further said that all other modalities and facilities would be as per the Standard Operating Procedure given in the earlier...
Gujarat High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Implementation Of District Education Officer’s Order To School For Refund Of Additional Fees
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a plea seeking directions for implementation of a District Education Officer's order for refund of the fees additionally charged from the students by a schoolJustice Nikhil S. Kariel said though the order may have been passed upon a complaint filed by the petitioner but he is is not a person who could be stated to be aggrieved on account of non compliance...
'You Don’t Have Spine To Implement Traffic Laws': Gujarat High Court Pulls Up Ahmedabad Traffic Police, Municipal Corporation
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday rapped the Ahmedabad traffic police and the municipal corporation for their failure to regulate traffic in the city, observing that they don't have the spine to implement the laws.The division bench of Justices AS Supehia and MR Mengdey made the remark while referring to the accident that took place at the ISKCON bridge on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway on...
Junagadh Flogging Of Muslim Men: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To Over 30 Policemen In Contempt Plea
While dealing with a contempt plea concerning the alleged incident of public flogging of certain Muslim men last month, the Gujarat High Court today issued a notice to 32 Policemen seeking their responses. The plea, filed by one Jakir Yusufbhai Makwana and Sajid Kalamudin Ansari, alleges that the Junagadh police officials not only subjected them and other alleged rioters involved in...
Justice Sunita Agarwal Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Gujarat High Court
Justice Sunita Agarwal on Sunday took oath as the 29th Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court. The oath-taking ceremony took place at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar, where Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office.The ceremony was also attended by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Speaker of Gujarat Assembly Shankar Chaudhary, Minister of Law and Justice Rushikesh Patel, the high...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 17 To July 23
NOMINAL INDEXArjunsinh Raisinh Chavda Versus State Of Gujarat R/Criminal Appeal No. 1064 Of 2014Sohanaben Hanifkhan Malek V. The State Of Gujarat & Ors. R/Writ Petition (Pil) No. 1 Of 2022The Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax 1, Ahmedabad Versus Axis Bank Ltd. R/Tax Appeal No. 169 Of 2023Jivanbhai Nagjibhai Makwana Versus State Of Gujarat & 1 Other(S) R/Criminal Misc.Application...
Gujarat High Court Quashes Complaint Filed By One BJP Member Against Another, Expresses Anguish Over Misuse Of SC/ST Act
The Gujarat High Court, while expressing distress over the misuse of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (SC/ST Act), quashed a complaint filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member against another BJP leader who held the position of President of Chotila Nagarpalika.Justice Sandeep Bhatt expressing concern, said, "While the Act is essentially meant...
Excess Claim Of Depreciation By Axis Bank, Voluntary Surrendered, No Case For Penalty: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that the department has failed to establish that there was concealment of particulars of the income of the assessee, Axis Bank. The department has also failed to establish that the assessee furnished inaccurate particulars of its income.The bench of Justice Vipul M. Pancholi and Justice D. M. Desai has upheld the ruling of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal...
Patdi Encounter: Gujarat High Court Directs DSP Surendranagar To Take Decision On Application Seeking Action Against Cops
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the District Superintendent of Police, Surendranagar, to look into the application submitted before Bajana Police Station in relation to killing of a person and his 14 year-old-son in a police encounter in Patdi taluka in 2021. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice AJ Desai and Justice Biren Vaishnav also directed the DSP to look into...
Gujarat High Directs DLSA To Provide Rehabilitation Guidance To Convict Who Spent 13 Years In Jail For Killing Uncle
The Gujarat High Court has directed the District Legal Services Authority to proactively guide a convict, set to be released after serving 13 years in prison, in identifying benevolent schemes offered by the government for income generation and rehabilitation in society.The division bench of Justices AY Kogje and MR Mengdey converted the conviction from Section-302 of the Indian Penal Code...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 10 To July 16
NOMINAL INDEXVinai Kumar Saxena Vs. State Of GujaratRegistrar, Birth And Death Registration Department Vs. Niteshbhai Narshibhai Mangrola R/Letters Patent Appeal No. 672 Of 2023 In R/Special Civil Application No. 16799 Of 2022Praveenbhai Girdharilal Agarwal Vs. Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax (Central) R/Special Civil Application No. 1856 Of 2023Heirs Of Mahant Dayaramdas- Bai Padma...
‘There Can’t Be Inconsistency Between Time Of Offence Recorded In FIR And Deposition To Court’: Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal In Rape Case
Upholding the acquittal of an accused in a rape case, the Gujarat High Court said there was a major discrepancy with regard to the time of the incident.“If at all offence is committed at a particular time, there cannot be inconsistent time of offence in between the deposition and the contemporaneous record like First Information Report registered by the first-informant herself,” said...