'Illegal Construction Can't Be Ignored': Gujarat HC Rejects Plea To Stay Demolition Drive At Chandola Lake Till Residents Are Rehabilitated

In a plea by 58 individuals residing in Ahmedabad's Chandola Lake whose hutments were removed during the demolition drive by the state authorities last month, the Gujarat High Court remarked that the residents act of having "illegal and unauthorised constructions" on Lake Land cannot be "ignored".While the court "rejected" the petitioners' plea for stay of further demolition till...

'Re-Evaluation Of Answers Prohibited': Gujarat HC Directs Appointment Of 5 Candidates As Section Officers Ousted At Verification Stage

The Gujarat High Court directed the State to carry out the appointment exercise which regard to five meritorious candidates whose candidature to the post of Section Officer was rejected following "re-evaluation" of answer sheet and publishing of revised final result, stating that the rules prohibit re-evaluation, permitting only re-checking. It thus said that action of the Gujarat Public...

Seven Judicial Officers Sworn In As Judges Of Gujarat High Court

Seven Judicial Officers were sworn in as judges of the Gujarat High Court on Monday (May 5).The oath was administered to them by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal. Notably the Central Government had notified the appointments on May 1.The judicial officers who were sworn-in as judges are: (i) Shri Liyakathussain Shamsuddin Pirzada, (ii) Shri Ramchandra Thakurdas Vachhani, (iii) Shri...

'Dying Declaration Doesn't Inspire Confidence': Gujarat HC Upholds 1997 Order Acquitting Husband Booked For Setting His Wife Ablaze

The Gujarat High Court upheld a 28-year-old trial court order acquitting a man accused of his wife's murder by setting her ablaze and thereby dismissed the State's appeal, after finding the prosecution's reliance on the victim's dying declarations unreliable.A division bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Nisha M. Thakore, in its order said, “looking to the medical condition of...

'2002 Godhra Train Burning Could Have Been Prevented': Gujarat HC Upholds Dismissal Of 9 Railway Constables For Dereliction Of Duty

Upholding the dismissal of nine railway constables who were "entrusted" to travel on Sabarmati Express, the Gujarat High Court observed that if they had departed in the train instead of taking another train, the 2002 Godhra Train Burning incident could have been prevented. In doing so the court observed that the petitioners had made bogus entries in the train register and had shown...

2024 Rajkot Fire Case | Gujarat High Court Asks State Government To Inform On Structure Of Fire Services

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (May 2) asked the State government to inform about the structure of fire services in the State. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi were hearing a batch of pleas including the suo motu petition initiated by the high court last year after twenty-seven individuals, including four children, perished in the massive fire...

Urgent Pleas Filed After Court Hours/ On Holidays Require Screening By Registry & Chief Justice's Approval Before Listing: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court issued a Circular on Thursday (May 1) prescribing the procedure for listing of urgent matters which are filed during the court holidays or after regular court hours.The circular refers to judicial directions previously passed in Dineshbhai Bhagvanbhai Bambhaniya & Anr Versus State Of Gujarat & Ors.The circular issued by the Registrar General further states:"I...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 7 Judicial Officers As Gujarat High Court Judges

The Central government on Thursday (May 1) notified the appointment of seven judicial officers as judges of the Gujarat High Court. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to 'X' regarding the appointments. The post reads as follows: "In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint...

Gujarat High Court Declines Narayan Sai's Furlough Plea In 2014 Surat Rape Case

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (April 30) dismissed the furlough plea moved by Asaram Bapu's son Narayan Sai who was convicted for rape and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2019 by a Sessions Court in Surat.After hearing the arguments by the parties, Justice MR Mengdey said, "I'm not inclined...dismissed".Sai had approached the high court for furlough last month wherein the high court...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Demolition Drive In Ahmedabad's Chandola Lake Area, Rejects Plea For Rehabilitation

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (April 29) upheld a demolition drive undertaken by state authorities in Ahmedabad's Chandola lake area on Monday (April 28), after observing that the water body is government land and the construction on it was illegal. The court was hearing a plea moved by 18 persons seeking to declare the demolition drive undertaken by the State on April 28 Chandola Lake...

'No New Ground': Gujarat HC Rejects Successive Bail Plea Of BSF Officer Accused Of Conspiring To Wage War Against Govt Of India

The Gujarat High Court rejected a successive bail plea moved by a man who was stated to be in the Border Security Force after observing that the prosecution had alleged his active involvement in a "serious offence against the welfare of nation". The court further noted that the trial had already begun and there was no fresh ground shown by the petitioner for grant of bail. Justice Divyesh A...

Husband's Girlfriend Not 'Relative' For Wife To Allege Cruelty: Reiterates Gujarat HC, Quashes Section 498A IPC FIR Against Woman

The Gujarat High Court quashed a cruelty FIR against a woman alleged to be the girlfriend of a married man, reiterating that a woman who is stated to be the girlfriend of the husband cannot be roped in by the complainant wife as a "relative" to make allegations under IPC Section 498A. The petitioner argued that she is the "paramour" of the husband of the complainant, and except the...