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TopicGujarat High Court

Topic: Gujarat High Court

In departure from many past court orders, Gujarat HC flags bodily autonomy in a marital rape case

The high court has upheld a trial court's denial of anticipatory bail to a man, whose wife has accused him and her in-laws of rape, unnatural sex, and physical assault, calling her accusations 'serious'.

Why retired Army officer reached Gujarat High Court for tax exemption on disability pension

This was after the veteran did not get help from I-T principal commissioner for refunding taxes related to his disability pension between the assessment years 2006-2007 & 2018-2019.

Why Gujarat HC gave ‘no leeway’ to ‘celebrity’ Yusuf Pathan, junking his plea in land encroachment case

The ex-cricketer & TMC MP had challenged Vadodara Municipal Corporation's notice issued last year, which had asked him to vacate the govt-owned plot he had occupied since 2012.

25 witnesses hostile, key witness not credible — HC order acquitting ex-MP, others in Jethwa murder

Gujarat HC has overturned trial court order of life term to BJP leader & 6 others for murder of Amit Jethwa in 2010. It said there was no credible evidence connecting them to murder.

How ‘Seven Angry Women’, an Insta handle, opened a can of worms at Gujarat National Law University

After anonymous posts on the handle highlighted students' allegations of rape, hate speech & queerphobia, Gujarat HC has called for 'high-level inquiry' into affairs of college, its faculty.

‘Act of murder’ — Gujarat HC order upholding ex cop Sanjiv Bhatt’s conviction in custodial torture case

In 2019, sessions court convicted ex IPS officer Bhatt and constable Pravinsinh Zala in 1990 custodial torture and murder case of a person who had been arrested following communal violence.

Amid debate on marital rape, Gujarat HC’s scathing remarks — ‘rape is rape, this silence must be broken’

Court made strong remarks as it rejected bail plea of woman accused of abetting daughter-in-law's sexual abuse at the hands of her son, saying she 'played equal role as other accused'.

‘I was wrong’ — Gujarat HC judge apologises to colleague after public outburst in court

Live stream of court’s proceedings captured Justice Biren Vaishnav shouting at Justice Mauna Bhatt while hearing a matter as they appeared to disagree over what order to pass, Monday.

SC grants bail to Teesta Setalvad, reverses Gujarat HC’s ‘perverse, contradictory’ order

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad who is facing charges of falsifying evidence in a 2002 post-Godhra...

‘Disappointing but not unexpected,’ says Congress on HC upholding Rahul’s conviction in defamation case

Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi calls series of complaints filed against Rahul Gandhi an 'orchestrated political campaign', says party leader will move SC against Gujarat HC order.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.