Interfaith Marriage: Gujarat High Court Rejects Mother's Plea For Custody Of Adult Daughter, Says Not Abducted Or Confined Illegally

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a habeas corpus plea of a woman seeking custody of her adult daughter, who is said to have willingly entered into a marriage with a Muslim man. The man is also stated to have embraced Hindu religion.The division bench of Justice Umesh A. Trivedi and Justice M. K. Thakker said it is clear that the daughter of the petitioner is major and she has entered into...

Section 498A IPC Being 'Rampantly Misused' To Harass Husband's Family Members: Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR Against 86-Yr-Old Woman

Observing that there is a rampant misuse of Section 498A of IPC by complainants to harass family members of the husband, the Gujarat High Court has quashed an FIR against an octogenarian woman. Justice Sandeep N. Bhatt said the FIR will cause greater hardships to the 86-year-old and no fruitful purpose would be served if such further proceedings are allowed to be continued. The court must...

Gujarat High Court Stays Admissions In Gujarat University-Affiliated Law Colleges Till June 28

The Gujarat High Court has stayed admissions in eight government grant-in-aid law colleges in the city and Gandhinagar in response to the Bar Council of India's (BCI) recent cancellation of recognition for these institutions. Justice Nikhil Kariel passed the order on petitions filed by three grant-in-aid law colleges, which alleged that the BCI removed them from the list of recognized...

'Provide Specific Reasons': Gujarat High Court Quashes Order Cancelling Firm's GST Registration Based On Cryptic Show Cause Notice

The Gujarat High Court has quashed an order cancelling the Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration of Sona Metals, citing a lack of detailed reasons for the cancellation. The petitioner, registered under the Gujarat Goods & Service Tax Act, challenged the cancellation order on the grounds that the show cause notice issued by the respondent was vague and did not provide...

Morbi Bridge Collapse: Gujarat High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Oreva Group Manager's Bail Plea

Justice Samir J. Dave of the Gujarat High Court today recused himself from hearing the bail application filed by Oreva Group manager Dinesh Dave concerning the Morbi bridge collapse incident in which 135 people were killed last year."Is this Morbi one? Not Before me," said Justice Dave recusing himself from the case as soon as the matter came up for hearing before him. Last month, he granted...

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To State Govt, Junagadh Municipal Corporation On Pleas Challenging Demolition Of Dargahs

The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the State Government, Junagadh Municipal Corporations, the State Waqf Board and other authorities on petitions challenging the demolition notices issued for alleged unauthorised Dargahs.Justice Vaibhavi Nanavati listed the matter for consideration on June 27. Sardumsha, Reshamsha Pir Dargah Trust, and Samasth Sunni Muslim have filed the petitions...

IGP Himself Required To Take Decision On Furlough Applications, Onus Of Providing Reasons Can’t Be Shifted To Administrative Officer: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court has said the Inspector General of Police (IGP) himself is required to take a decision on the applications for furlough leave and Prison Rules do not envisage exercise of such power on basis of file notings by the Administrative Officer in the IGP's office. The ruling came in a case where an applicant challenged the rejection of their furlough leave application by...

Interference Required Considering Merit Rank: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To NID Ahmedabad Over Canceled Admission Of Rank Holder

The Gujarat High Court has issued a notice to the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, on a petition challenging the institution's decision to cancel the provisional admission of a candidate. The court also directed the NID to not fill up the seat in which the petitioner had provisionally secured admission till the returnable date.The applicant, Bharti Gouda, had applied for the...

Gujarat High Court Directs Authorities At Deendayal Port To Arrest Merchant Ship MT Syrma On Plea By Patanjali, Auriga Shipping Management

The Gujarat High Court has ordered the Port Officer And Customs Authorities At Deendayal Port, Kandla to arrest the merchant ship MT Syrma along with its hull, engines, gears, tackles, bunkers, machinery, apparel, plant, furniture and equipment and all appurtenances.The direction has been issued by the bench of Justice Nikhil S Kariel in response to separate suits filed by Patanjali Foods...

Benefit Under Amnesty Scheme Cannot Be Denied Merely Because The Petitioner Inadvertently Paid Rs. 2000/- Less Towards Principal Outstanding Amount Of Tax: Gujarat HC

In a recent decision, the Gujarat High Court has ruled that benefits under the "Vera Samadhan Yojna, 2019" Amnesty Scheme cannot be denied solely based on the petitioner inadvertently paying Rs. 2,000/- less towards the principal outstanding tax amount.The court's decision came in response to a petition filed by Sky Industries, a registered business engaged in the manufacturing and selling...

'Sincere Efforts Being Made To Regulate Use Of Loudspeakers': Gujarat Govt To High Court On PIL Seeking Ban On Use Of Loudspeakers In Mosques

Responding to a PIL seeking ban on use of loudspeakers in mosques, the state government has told the Gujarat High Court that sincere efforts are being made to regulate the use of loudspeakers and that Joint Enforcement Teams, constituted for noise level monitoring, have been directed to strictly Noise Pollution Rules in industrial, residential and other areas.The response was filed by...

Gujarat HC Disallows Termination Of Minor Rape Survivor's 31-Week Pregnancy, Directs State Govt To Facilitate Delivery Of Child, Pay Compensation

The Gujarat High Court today refused to allow the termination of over 31-week pregnancy of a minor rape survivor (aged around 17 years) in view of the MTP Board’s opinion that that termination of pregnancy is not advisable. The bench of Justice Samir J. Dave, however, did direct the state government to take necessary steps to extend all the facilities available as per the policies...