Man Captured Seated On Toilet Seat During Gujarat High Court's Online Proceedings

The hearing of proceedings before a single judge bench of Gujarat High Court last week was witness to the appearance of a man who was purportedly sitting on a toilet. The purported incident took place while Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case seeking quashing of an FIR for offence of cheque bouncing on June 20 (at items 64-65). The video of the proceedings available on YouTube, thereafter shows the man getting up and moving out of the bathroom; he is subsequently seen...

Gujarat High Court Closes PIL After Efforts Fail To Trace 9 Indians Who Went Missing On Way From Dominica To USA In 2023

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (June 27) closed proceedings in a PIL concerning the disappearance of nine Indians who left Dominica for USA in December 2022, after it was informed that despite best efforts of Indian Embassies and Central Government the missing persons could not be located. After hearing submissions by counsel for PIL petitioner senior advocate Yatin Oza, a division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice DN Ray in its order dictated: "Senior...

Gujarat High Court Extends Asaram Bapu's Temporary Bail In Rape Case Till July 07

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (June 27) extended the temporary bail of Asaram Bapu, who has been convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions court in Gandhinagar and is serving a life sentence, till July 07.Notably, Asaram Bapu's temporary bail was set to expire on June 30. After hearing the parties for some time, a division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice PM Raval in its order dictated:"Heard learned counsel...having regard to the peculiar facts of the present case, more...

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Asaram Bapu's Plea For Extension Of Temporary Bail In Rape Case

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (June 24) issued notice on a plea seeking extension of temporary bail moved by Asaram Bapu who has been convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions court in Gandhinagar and is serving a life sentence.The Supreme Court had in January this year granted him interim bail till March 31 on medical grounds. Subsequently, Asaram moved the high court seeking extension...

Gujarat High Court Asks State To Redress Grievance Of Muslim Shop Owners Allegedly Denied Access To Property By Neighbours

The Gujarat High Court has directed the State to redress the grievance of two Muslim shop owners who were allegedly prevented by their neighbours from entering their commercial property in Vadodara despite judicial orders, underscoring the State's "duty to maintain the law and order”.Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar in his order observed that the two petitioners Onali Dholakawala and Iqbal Tinwala...

Surat Rape Case: Gujarat High Court Grants Narayan Sai Temporary Bail To Meet Father Asaram Bapu On 'Humanitarian Ground'

The Gujarat High Court has granted five days temporary bail to Narayan Sai–convicted and sentenced to life in a rape case– to meet his father Asaram Bapu on 'humanitarian grounds', after considering Asaram's medical condition and the fact that the father and son had not been able to meet personally. Notably, Asaram Bapu, who has been convicted in a separate rape case in Rajasthan and...

Use Of Premises As Homestays Or Hostels Cannot Be Permitted Without Permission From Authorities: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court recently held that operating premises as a Home Stay or Paying Guest (P.G.) hostel without proper registration and mandatory permissions from the authorities is illegal and cannot be permitted to run a business. The Court offered the 8 guests residing in such premises to make alternative arrangements within one week. Justice Mauna M. Bhatt observed, “…considering...

LLM Holder Moves Gujarat High Court Challenging 'Fail' Result In AIBE

The Gujarat High Court on 17th June (Tuesday) issued notice to Bar Council of India (BCI) after a petitioner holding a Master of Law with First Class was declared 'Fail' in the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) which is mandatory for law graduates to become practicing advocates. The petition was file challenging the decision of the BCI declaring her as 'failed' stating although 7 out 100...

State Tax Authorities Not Mandated To Issue DIN With Orders Or Summons: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court stated that state tax authorities not mandated to issue din with orders or summons. The Division Bench of Justices Bhargav D. Karia andP.M. Ravalobserved that “there is no mechanism of issuance of DIN on any of the communication, notice, summons, orders issued by the State Tax Authorities. In such circumstances, the contention raised on behalf of the...

When Court Lacks Jurisdiction To Entertain Application U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act, It Cannot Set Aside Award On Merits: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D.N. Ray and has held that Once the Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the Section 34 application—having been filed beyond the limitation prescribed under Section 34(3) and its proviso—any finding on the validity of the arbitral award as void ab initio was without legal authority. Entertaining...

Omission Of Rule 96(10) Of CGST Rules Operates Prospectively But Applies To All Pending Proceedings: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court stated that omission of Rule 96(10) Of CGST Rules, 2017 operates prospectively but applies to all pending proceedings. The Division Bench of Justices Bhargav D. Karia and D.N. Ray was addressing the issue where a group of petitions have challenged the vires of Rule 96(10) of the Central/State Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 as substituted by the Central...

Gujarat HC Advocates Association Condemns ED Summons To Arvind Datar, Requests CJI To Take Up Issue To Protect Lawyers' Independence

The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHAA) in its Extra Ordinary General Body Meeting held on 17th June in the Bar Room has unanimously passed a resolution “strongly condemning” the Enforcement Directorate's move issuing summons to Senior Advocate Arvind P. Datar over his legal advice to Care Health Insurance on the ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership) assigned to former Care...