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Gujarat High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2022 [Citation 253 To 387]
NOMINAL INDEX Narubhai Amarsinh Makwana(Koli Patel) V/S State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 253 Chief Officer v/s Decd. Shree Solanki Kanubhai Danabhai through Legal Heirs Manjulaben w/o Kanubhai Solanki 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 254 Rafik Adam Sumra V/S State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 255 Gujarat State Financial Corporation Ltd V/S India Sme Assets Reconstruction Company...
'Some Files Approved Fast, Some Kept Pending' : A Look At The Time Taken By Centre In Accepting Different Collegium Recommendations
Some recommendations are approved fast, but some others are kept pending for months, observed the Supreme Court recently while hearing a case filed against the Union Government for delaying approval for collegium proposals.There is no definite time-line set for the Centre to decide on collegium proposals, except in respect to names reiterated by the collegium as High Court judges, where there...
Nani Palkhivala-The Gentle Colossus
December 11 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of the one and only Nani Palkhivala. It is appropriate to remember him and light his memory on this occasion. Lawyer, jurist, expert in constitutional law, public finance and taxation, educationist, diplomat and statesman, Nanabhoy Ardeshir Palkhivala was all this and more. His was a multi-splendoured life marked by integrity...
Anti-Conversion Laws Are Coming For Political Reasons Than Actual Reasons: Ex-Judge Justice Deepak Gupta | Transcript Of Interview
This is the full transcript of the interview of former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the topic of anti-conversion laws.State has no business to know if a person has changed religionMr. Manu Sebastian : "An important news of this week is the Supreme Court hearing a PIL which seeks to regulate forceful conversion. The Supreme Court...
Breaking: Centre Should Seriously Consider Having A Uniform Marriage Code; Family Courts Have Become Another Battleground: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Friday said that the Union Government should seriously consider having a uniform marriage code in India in order to promote the common welfare and good of spouses in matrimonial disputes.The Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen said the law at present differentiates parties on the basis of their religion, when it comes...
Cannot Stop Circulation Of Judicial Officer's Sexually Explicit Video Without Being Provided Users' Phone Numbers: WhatsApp To Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday was told by WhatsApp that it cannot stop the circulation of a video, showing a judicial officer in a compromising position, without being provided the phone numbers of the users."They are expecting us to do something that we are not in a position to do. MeitY also says we cannot do it till they give us phone numbers," submitted Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal,...
'Collegium Discussions Cannot Be In Public Domain' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Disclose Details Of Dec 2018 Meeting Under RTI
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition which sought for details of the Supreme Court collegium's meeting of December 12, 2018 under the Right to Information Act, observing that the discussion cannot be disclosed to the public and that only the final decision of the Collegium need to be uploaded in the website.The Court observed that only the final resolution can be considered as...
Demonetisation| Prime Minister's Statement On Deadline For Note Exchange Won't Create Promissory Estoppel : Centre, RBI Tell Supreme Court
Even if the Prime Minister had, on the eve of demonetisation, assured that the exchange window would be extended beyond the end of the year, it would not be binding on the Government or the Reserve Bank of India in light of the statutory notification that was issued, Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta told the Supreme Court on Wednesday(December 7). "In his address to the nation, the Prime...
"Collegium System A Bigger Guarantee Against Centre's Tyranny": TMC MP Opposes Law Minister's Recent Remarks In Loksabha
The All India Trinamool Congress MP, Saugata Roy today in Lok Sabha opposed and challenged the recent remarks of the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju criticizing the Collegium System on the public forums."Not that it's perfect but the Collegium System of the Supreme Court is actually a bigger guarantee against the tyranny of power by the Central govt. Govt is trying to extend its power...
'Collegium System Is The Law Of The Land, Must Be Followed' : Supreme Court Tells Centre; Asks AG To Advise Govt Of The Legal Position
The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Central Government that the collegium system is the "law of the land" which should be "followed to the T". Just because there are some sections of the society who express a view against the collegium system, it will not cease to the law of the land, the Court added.The Constitution Bench judgements which formulated the collegium system for...
Concessional Rate Of Sales Tax Not Applicable On Oxygen As It Is Not A Raw Material For Manufacture Of Steel: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the main function of oxygen in manufacturing steel is to reduce the carbon content; therefore, it can be considered a refining agent but not a raw material, so the concessional rate of sales tax is not available on oxygen.The division bench of Justice M.R. Shah and Justice M.M. Sundresh has set aside the order passed by the Jharkhand High Court and restored...