1996 Drugs -Planting Case| Gujarat High Court Rejects Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt's Transfer Plea

The Gujarat High Court today rejected a plea filed by jailed former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt demanding a transfer of his trial in the 1996 drug-planting case to a court in Banaskantha district. The HC also dismissed a connected plea challenging three orders passed by the trial court on his pleas praying that the proceedings against him should be recorded in audio and video, at his own...

'Misconceived': Gujarat High Court Dismisses PIL On Use Of 'Gujarati' As Additional Language In HC Proceedings

The Gujarat High Court has DISMISSED as 'misconceived' a PIL plea seeking a direction to the state govt to implement the (then) Governor's 2012 decision authorizing the use of the Gujarati Language in addition to English in the court proceedings before the HC.The PIL plea, which also challenged the October 2012 decision (taken on the administrative side) of the Chief Justice of the Supreme...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Order Rejecting Refund Claim By Vodafone-Idea

The Gujarat High Court has ruled in favor of M/S Vodafone Mobile Services Limited, a prominent telecommunications provider, in a case challenging the rejection of their claim for a tax refund under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.The petitioner, M/S Vodafone Mobile Services Limited, had undergone a merger with Idea Cellular Limited on August 30, 2018, following an order issued by...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Faceless Assessment Order For Lack Of Proper Opportunity Of Hearing

The Gujarat High Court has quashed the faceless assessment on the grounds that there is only a day for the assessee to respond so as to save the limitation period.The bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav and Justice Devan M. Desai has observed that the order under Section 263 of the Act was passed by the PCIT-4 on March 16, 2020. No action was taken thereafter for over 17 months. At the far end of...

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....