Patdi Encounter: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To Policemen In PIL Seeking Independent Probe

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued a notice to six police officers - Bajana police inspector V N Jadeja, and his subordinates Rajeshbhai Savajibhai, Kirtibhai Ganeshbhai, Digvijaysinh Hardipsinh, Prahladbhai Prabhubhai and Manubhai Govindbhai in a public interest litigation (PIL) related to killing of a person and his 14 year old son in a police encounter in Patdi taluka...

Gujarat High Court Directs Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation To Consider Slum Dwellers' Representation For Rehabilitation Before Eviction

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued directions in a PIL filed on behalf of the several slum-dwellers in Ahmedabad City seeking directions to the State to provide alternative accommodation under the Regulations for Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of the Slums, 2010 or under any other housing scheme framed by the government for EWS and urban poor.The division bench of the Acting...

Gujarat High Court: Rahul Gandhi's Plea Seeking Stay On Conviction In Defamation Case Listed Before Justice Hemant Prachchhak On Saturday

Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak of Gujarat High Court will on April 29 hear the plea filed by disqualified MP and Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi seeking a stay on his conviction in the defamation case over his remark “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Kolar in April 2019.On April 25, Gandhi approached the Gujarat High Court seeking a stay on his...

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Philippines-Returned Medical Grads' Plea Seeking Permanent Registration Without Compulsory Internship

The Gujarat High Court has issued a notice on a writ petition filed by a total of 46 Indians, who studied medicine in Philippines, for issuance of directions to the Gujarat Medical Council for grant of permanent registration without asking for 12 months internship under Compulsory Rotatory Medical Internship (CRMI) Regulations, 2021.The single judge bench of Justice Vaibhavi D Nanavati issued...

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Separate Washrooms For Transgender People

The Gujarat High Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking directions for construction of separate washrooms for the Transgender/Third Gender community.The matter was listed before the bench of Acting Chief Justice A.J.Desai and Justice Biren Vaishnav. Dr. Sneha Ashvinbhai Trivedi, a doctor and a psychotherapist by profession, has approached the high court in this...

'Modi-Thieves' Remark| Gujarat HC Judge Recuses From Hearing Rahul Gandhi's Plea Seeking Stay On Conviction In Defamation Case

Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Gita Gopi today recused herself from hearing Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction in the defamation case over his remark “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Karol in April 2019.Gandhi's criminal revision petition was moved on Tuesday before the HC challenging the Surat Sessions Court April 20th...

Gujarat High Court Dismisses Rajasthan Civil Judge's Appeal Seeking Permission To Participate In Its Recruitment Of Civil Judges

The Gujarat High Court has rejected a plea filed by a serving Civil Judge from Rajasthan for permission to participate in the recruitment for the post of Civil Judge in Gujarat.The division bench of Justices AS Supehia and Divyesh A Joshi held:"The expression “other allied department” used in Sub- clause(b) of sub-rule (2) of Rule 7 of the Rules has further been clarified by the High...

Reopening Not Permissible Merely On The Basis Of Change Of Opinion: Gujarat High Court Quashes Reassessment Against Axis Bank

The Gujarat High Court has quashed the reassessment against Axis Bank and held that reopening is not permissible merely on the basis of a change of opinion.The division bench of Justice Ashutosh Shastri and Justice J. C. Doshi has observed that the action of the department in reopening the assessment is not justified as it would be tantamount to a mere change of opinion, which is not...

BREAKING: ['Modi-Thieves' Remark] Rahul Gandhi Moves Gujarat High Court Seeking Stay On Conviction In Defamation Case

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has moved the Gujarat High Court seeking a stay on his conviction in the defamation case over his remark “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Karol in April 2019. A criminal revision petition was moved today before the HC challenging the Surat Sessions Court April 20th order dismissing his application seeking a stay on...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Detention Order Under Black Marketing Prevention Law, Says Not Known If Statutory Provisions Followed

Observing that order of detention passed by the State Government, along with the grounds, was mandatorily required to be forwarded to the Central Government within seven days, the Gujarat High Court quashed an order of detention under Prevention of Black Marketing & Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980.The division bench of Justices AS Supehia and Divyesh A Joshi at...

Income Tax Assessment Can’t Be Reopened Without Any Foundation: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that when the foundation was missing, there could not have been the erection of ground to seek reopening of assessment.The bench of Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice Devan M. Desai has observed that neither foundational facts existed nor could any tangible material be available with the assessing officer to justify the exercise of power to reopen the...

Eid & Parshuram Jayanti Celebrations| 'Steps Taken To Avoid Mob Lynching, Communal Disturbance; Police Force To Remain Vigilant', Gujarat Govt Informs HC

The Gujarat High Court on Friday expressed its satisfaction with the submission made by the Gujarat Government that it has taken sufficient steps to avoid mob lynching or any communal disturbance during the celebrations of the festivals and that its forces shall remain vigilant during such festivals.In its affidavit submitted before the HC, the state government submitted that it has, inter...