Gujarat High Court
Gujarat High Court Implements Neutral Citations System
The Gujarat High Court on Friday commenced assigning Neutral Citations to all the Judgements and Final Orders of the High Court.Accordingly, a circular has been issued informing that all the Judgments and Final Orders which have been uploaded so far on the Case Status website of the High Court of Gujarat, have been assigned a Neutral Citation.All such judgments and final orders would now...
Gujarat High Court Asks State To Identify Cases Where Rape Convictions Are Based On Weak Evidence; To Hear Such Appeals On Priority
The Gujarat High Court has instructed the State government to establish a committee to identify cases, particularly rape cases, where convicts have been wrongly sentenced due to improper evaluation of evidence or doubtful evidence, resulting in prolonged incarceration."Such cases as the present one which are pending before the High Court need to be identified so that the conviction can be...
'Not A Case Of False Promise Of Marriage': Gujarat High Court Quashes Second Rape Case Against Man
The Gujarat High Court recently quashed a rape case against a man, observing that the case is of consensual sex.The court said that the complainant was well aware of the pros and cons of the relationship and that no false promise of marriage was given at the early stage. Justice Gita Gopi said, “At the inception of relation, there would not have been any promise to marry, for the complainant...
Gujarat High Court Quashes Non-Speaking Cryptic Order Of GST Registration Cancellation
The Gujarat High Court has clarified that an order for the cancellation of registration passed without providing any reasons is a non-speaking order and therefore is liable to be set aside. The above ruling delivered by the division bench of Justices Vipul M Pancholi and Devan M Desai, came in response to a petition filed by Om Trading, a registered business under the Goods and...
'Sharam Rakho' Remark Against Sitting Judge: Gujarat HC Accepts Unconditional Apology Of Sr. Adv Percy Kavina In Contempt Case
The Gujarat High Court today accepted the unconditional apology tendered by Senior Counsel Percy V. Kavina in the suo moto contempt case initiated against him on July 10 for his 'disparaging' remark made against a sitting judge on July 7.The bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice MR Mengedey, however, asked him to be mindful of the responsibility bestowed upon him as a Senior...
Gujarat High Court Grants Assessee Permission to Pay Tax Liability in Installments, Lifts Bank Account Attachment
The Gujarat High Court has overturned the decision of the Adjudicating Authority and granted permission to an assessee to fulfill their tax liability through installment payments, consequently lifting the provisional attachment of the assessee’s bank account. The above order delivered by Justice NV Anjaria and Devan M Desai, came in response to a Special Civil Application, whereby...
Gujarat High Court Pulls Up State Govt, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation For Inaction On Stray Cattle 'Menace', Orders State To Frame Policy
The Gujarat High Court has pulled up the state government and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for their failure to frame and implement effective policies or guidelines to address the stray cattle menace.The court directed the State to urgently formulate a comprehensive policy or issue administrative directions to control the cattle menace throughout the entire state.“It is...
Gujarat High Court Dismisses Appeal Seeking Nursing Allowance For Nurses Working In Surat Municipal Corporation's Hospitals And Dispensaries
Observing that the employees of the State Government and Surat Municipal Corporation, being governed by different rules and pay conditions, cannot be considered a single class, the Gujarat High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Gujarat Pradesh Maha Nagarpalika Karmachari Congress, seeking direction to the Surat Municipal Corporation to pay nursing allowance to the nurses in its...
Gujarat High Court Upholds VNSGU’s Decision To Revoke Student's LLB Degree For Getting Admission On Basis Of Fake Mark-Sheets
The Gujarat High Court has upheld Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU)'s decision to cancel the LLB course results of a student who secured admission based on a counterfeit graduation mark sheet.The petitioner had obtained admission to VNSGU's LLB course using a Bachelor of Arts mark sheet from Shridhar University in Rajasthan. However, the VNSGU later initiated an investigation...
Gujarat HC Contemplates Contempt Proceedings Against Senior Counsel For Using ‘Unparliamentary’ Language Against Sitting Judge
The Gujarat High Court has initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against senior counsel Percy Kavina for alleged ‘unparliamentary’ and ‘disparaging’ words used by him against a sitting judge while arguing a matter and thereby, “lowering down the majesty and dignity of the institution.”Essentially, on July 7, Senior Counsel Kavina, while arguing a matter (pending since...
Gujarat High Court Directs To Release Seized Gold As Outstanding Demand Against Assessee
The Gujarat High Court has directed the department to release the 100.350 grams of seized gold as the assessee had no outstanding demand.The bench of Justice Vipul M. Pancholi and Justice Devan M. Desai has observed that the gold in question belongs to the petitioner, and he has accounted for it in his books of accounts. Therefore, the respondent or department ought not to have withheld the...