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Saturday, April 20, 2024
TopicGujarat High Court

Topic: Gujarat High Court

‘Politically vexatious’: Gujarat HC on Kejriwal plea as it set aside CIC order for disclosure of PM’s degrees

Hearing Gujarat University plea, HC said plea such as Arvind Kejriwal's, when he himself was a respondent before the CIC, makes 'mockery of intent and purpose of RTI Act'. 

Gujarat HC suspends life sentence of accused in Amit Jethwa murder, grants him bail

The court ordered Shiva Solanki to be released on bail on condition that he does not leave Gujarat pending hearing of appeal and mark his presence in police station every month.

‘Victimisation of honest, fearless judge’ — lawyers protest Gujarat HC justice’s transfer

The decision to transfer Justice Nikhil Kariel from Gujarat HC was taken in the first meeting of the new Supreme Court collegium formed after Justice Chandrachud took over as CJI.

Gujarat HC asks civic body to decide on waqf plea against renaming locality after ‘Shivaji’

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has proposed to change the name of a locality from ‘Afzal Khan no Tekro’ to ‘Shivaji no Tekro'.

2002 riots rape survivor Bilkis Bano says ‘faith in justice system shaken’ after 11 convicts released by Gujarat court

In a letter issued after the rapists' release, she appealed to Gujarat government to 'undo this harm' and give back her right to 'live without fear and in peace.'

For 31 paise owed to SBI, land deal was stuck for over 2 years. Until Gujarat HC intervened

A pair of brothers bought 79 acres in Sanand taluka in December 2019, but SBI refused to give 'no-dues certificate' to previous owners. HC pulled up bank for 'harassing people'.

Gujarat High Court turns down state govt’s plea to modify order on anti-conversion law

The state govt was seeking rectification of Section 5 of the Gujarat Freedom Of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021 which penalises forcible or fraudulent conversion through marriage.

Gujarat HC stays sections related to interfaith marriages of new anti-conversion law

The court said the interim order has been passed to protect parties which solemnised interfaith marriages from unnecessary harassment.

Woman’s right to property cannot be waived based on mere consent affidavit, says Gujarat HC

The court allowed a plea filed by a woman from Bhavnagar district, challenging the decision of authorities to exclude her name from the revenue records based on a consent affidavit.

Gujarat HC restrains IAF from taking action against officer unwilling to take Covid vaccine

An Ayurveda practitioner, Yogendra Kumar moved HC after he was issued a dismissal notice by the IAF and argued that Covid vaccine was voluntary not mandatory.

On Camera

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.