Persons With Benchmark Disability Can Appear With Scribe In TET-II Exam On April 23: Gujarat Govt To High Court

Gujarat Government on Tuesday informed the Gujarat High Court that it has allowed the candidates with benchmark disability to appear with scribe for the TET-II exam on April 23.A petition was filed before the High Court challenging the action of the State in not providing the scribe in accordance with the guidelines of Central and State Government for conducting the written examination for...

Morbi Tragedy| 'Suo Moto PIL Served Its Purpose, Matter Be Given Quietus': State, Oreva Submit In Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat state government as well as the Oreva Group on Tuesday submitted before the Gujarat High Court that since the suo moto PIL pertaining to the Morbi Bridge Collapse incident which took away the lives of 135 people in October 2022 has served its purpose, it is time to give a quietus to the matter.The submission was made before the bench of Acting Chief Justice AJ Desai and Justice...

Ensure No Bail Application Is Delayed For Reason Of CIS Registration Formalities: Gujarat High Court To Judicial Magistrates

Gujarat High Court has issued a circular to all the Magisterial Courts in the state for compliance of directions passed by the Supreme Court in January this year. A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka, while hearing a Suo Motu Writ Petition instituted for the purposes of issuing a comprehensive Policy Strategy for grant of bail, had issued a set of...

1873 NDPS Cases Lodged Between 2018 & March, 2023; 20 Juveniles Were Involved In 18 Cases: Ahmedabad City Police To Gujarat High Court

In response to the suo motu PIL registered by Gujarat High Court on the basis of a news report regarding alleged use of minors to traffic/push drugs in Ahmedabad, the gtate government on Thursday informed the Court that an FIR has been registered against two accused persons including the lady named in the report.It was further informed that around 1873 cases have been lodged under the...

Ram Navami Hate Speech| 'Let Police Complete The Probe': Gujarat HC Disposes Kajal Hindustani's FIR Quashing Plea As Withdrawn

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday disposed of, as withdrawn, right-wing activist Kajal Hindusthani's plea seeking to quash an FIR lodged against her in connection with a Speech delivered by her on the occasion of Ram Navami on March 30 which allegedly caused a communal clash in Una on April 1."Let the police complete the investigation", the bench of Justice Samir J. Dave remarked after...

Nature Of Malpractice And Not Just Penalty Imposed Important To Ascertain Misconduct: Gujarat High Court Rejects Law Student's Plea

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed an application seeking relief to appear for regular examinations filed by a law student who was found to be involved in misconduct and was caught cheating during the end semester examination.While giving a holistic view to the regulations on unfair practices framed by the university administration, Justice Sangeeta K Vishen held, “...if the student, is...

'Public Interest Will Always Have Precedence Over Private Interest': Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea Against Redevelopment Of Residential Units

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the redevelopment of residential units of Surya Apartments, Sola Road, in Ahmedabad under a scheme floated by the Gujarat Housing Board (GHB). A total of 14 residents of the premises had moved the high court against the redevelopment contending that the principles of natural justice, which is a prerequisite for any redevelopment...

Gujarat High Court Stays Single Judge Order Directing Collectors To Decide Pending Applications For Land Conversion Before April 13

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday stayed an order passed by the single bench directing all the district collectors in Gujarat to process Non-Agricultural (NA) Permission applications filed under Section 65 of Bombay Land Revenue Code by April 13.The petitioner before the single judge bench, had earlier filed an application before District Collector, Kheda under Section 65 of Bombay Land...

Ahead of Eid And Parshuram Jayanti, PIL Before Gujarat High Court Seeks Strict Security Arrangements During Religious Processions

Ahead of the upcoming festivals of Eid and Parshuram Jayanti on April 22, a public interest litigation has been filed in the Gujarat High Court seeking strict security arrangements during religious processions to prevent any incident of violence in the State.The PIL has been moved by Azajkhan Hamidkhan Pathan, a 36-year-old social worker, alleging inaction on the part of the Gujrat Government...

No Unrestricted Freedom To Sell Meat/Run Slaughter Houses On Religious Occasions Sans Complying With Food Safety Laws: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court today held that there is no unrestricted freedom available to meat vendors, sellers, and slaughterhouse owners to do business in meat or to run slaughterhouses on the ground of religious occasions when they are otherwise non-compliant with the food safety laws. The bench of Justice NV Anjaria also noted that the activity of running unlicensed slaughterhouses and...

Right To Safe Food A Fundamental Right U/Article 21; Right To Sell Meat Subservient To Public Health: Gujarat High Court

Holding that right to safe food is a Fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Gujarat High Court today observed that the right to free trade in food items like meat, or any such food has to be subserving to the public health and food safety requirements. The bench of Justice N. V Anjaria opined thus while disposing of a bunch of PIL Pleas filed by meat vendors...

Gujarat High Court Opens 'Sealed Cover' Results Of Two Public Service Aspirants After 25 Yrs, Finds Them Successful

About 25 years after two public service aspirants challenged the eligibility criteria for recruitment as Agricultural Officers through State Public Service Commission, the Gujarat High Court opened their sealed cover results on Thursday and found them successful.The merit was declared in December 1998 but results of the four petitioners were withheld.They had challenged the Deputy Director...