Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Gujarat High Court To Observe 2-Minute Silence On Friday To Mourn Victims' Demise

The Gujarat High Court on Friday morning will observe 2-minute silence to mourn the demise of victims of the Air India flight crash which occurred on Thursday afternoon in AhmedabadA circular issued by the Registrar General on Thursday states that the managing committee of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association had requested to observe 2-minute silence over the tragic incident and...

Justice NS Sanjay Gowda Sworn-In As Judge Of Gujarat High Court

Justice Neranahalli Srinivasan Sanjay Gowda was sworn in as a judge of the Gujarat High Court on Monday (June 9). The oath was administered to Justice Gowda by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal. Notably, the Central Government had last month notified the transfer of four judges of the Karnataka High Court to various other high courts which included the transfer of Justice Gowda to Gujarat High...

Gujarat High Court Discontinues Sitting After Bomb Threat

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (June 9) stopped functioning post lunch hour, after the court's registry allegedly received an anonymous bomb threat through email.A notice issued by the Registrar General states:"Because of unavoidable circumstances, it has been decided to discontinue the functioning of the Courts after Iunch i.e. after 1.45 pm. The Courts are requested to convey to the...

Celebi Moves Gujarat High Court To Restrain Adani's Ahmedabad Airport From Taking Final Call On Replacing Its Services

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (June 5) issued notice on an appeal preferred by Celebi Ground Handling India Private Ltd challenging a commercial court's order which rejected its interim plea over termination of agreement for ground handling services at Ahmedabad International Airport operated by Adani group.A vacation bench of Justice Devan M Desai after hearing the matter for some time...

Young Bar Members' Commitment Assures That Future Of Judiciary Is In Capable Hands: Justice Biren Vaishnav Bids Farewell To Gujarat High Court

"This institution has taught me...that independence, integrity and inspiration are hallmarks of an institution to stand out. If the institution is what it is please nurture it and let these hallmarks be roadmap to take it further," said Justice Biren Vaishnav as he bid farewell to Gujarat High Court on Wednesday after completing his nine-year stint as a judge.Justice Vaishnav, who was elevated...

Gujarat High Court Permits Multi-Crore Bank Fraud Accused To Travel Abroad To 'Explore Business Opportunity'

The Gujarat High Court has permitted director of IT firm, Sai InfoSystem (India) Ltd Sunil Kakkad who has been booked in alleged multi-crore bank fraud case, to travel to UAE for exploring business opportunities with companies to outsource back-end IT Support & Enterprises Resource Planning software requirements to India.Kakkad was reportedly arrested in 2014 in Liberia and has been...

Godhra Train Burning Case: Gujarat High Court Grants Convict 10-Day Parole To Attend Brother-In-Law's Death Rituals

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (June 2) granted 10-day parole to Jabir Behra, one of the 11 persons convicted in the case concerning the burning of Sabarmati Express in Godhra in 2002. Notably, Behra was one of 11 individuals convicted and sentenced to death by the trial court in 2011. Against this order the convicts had moved the high court. The high court had in 2017 commuted the...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Order Sending Man To 30-Day Civil Imprisonment For Selling Shop Despite Status Quo

The Gujarat High Court has upheld a trial court order which sent a man stated to be suffering from a disability to 30-day civil imprisonment for selling a shop despite a status quo order against such sale.The high court rejected the contention of the petitioner's counsel that civil imprisonment imposed on the petitioner was wrong and that the court should have have weighed other options...

S.12 POSH Act | Gujarat High Court Grants Leave To Complainant Despite Completion Of Inquiry To Save Her From Sitting Next To Accused

The Gujarat High Court has permitted a government woman employee to remain on leave for one week who had filed a complaint against her colleague of sexual harassment under the POSH Act, while her representation before the concerned authority–seeking transfer so that she does not have to sit next to him, is decided. In doing so the court noted that while Section 12 of POSH Act permits...

Gujarat High Court Reserves Verdict On Pleas Against Proposed Eviction For Road Widening Project As Part Of 2036 Olympic Bid Plan

The Gujarat government on Wednesday (May 28) opposed pleas before the High Court challenging orders directing occupants of certain plots to vacate and hand over possession to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in 7 days failing which their eviction is proposed under the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act.Notably it was argued by the State that it is widening the road near...

Gujarat High Court Grants Temporary Bail To Accused In 2023 Iskcon Bridge 'Hit-And-Run' Case To Attend Mother's Surgery

The Gujarat High Court has granted temporary bail of four days to a man booked causing an accident in 2023 at Iskon Bridge in Ahmedabad which claimed nine lives, on account of medical condition of his mother. The accused Tathya Patel had moved an application seeking temporary bail on account of surgery of his mother. The state opposed the application arguing that date of operation has been...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In Five High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Judge of the MP High Court ( parent HC : Delhi High Court), as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Delhi High Court Judge, has been recommended as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.Also, Justice Ashutosh Kumar of Patna High Court has been recommended as...