Today Palanpur Sessions court of Gujarat sentenced former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail term in 1996 case relating to planting of drugs to frame a Rajasthan-based lawyer. In its 700-pages verdict, the court, convicted Bhatt yesterday, said the former police officer misused his position and power. Bhatt is already sentenced to […]
Bilkis Bano Case Verdict: The Supreme Court today overturned the Gujarat government’s decision to release the 11 convicts who raped Bilkis Bano and killed her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots. On appelant’s request challenging the remission as maintainable, a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said the Gujarat government was not the […]
JSW Group Managing Director Sajjan Jindal has been blamed in an alleged rape case. A statement issued on behalf of Mr Jindal has called the allegation “false and baseless”. The statement mentions Mr Jindal will fully cooperate with the investigation, but since the probe is underway, he will refrain from saying anything more. A 30-years-old […]
Last year on October 30 in Morbi suspension-bridge on Machhu river disaster case of Gujarat 135 people were killed. SIT report was presented in the Gujarat High Court. SIT blames of murder charges. Oreva company was found fully responsible. This is not an accident but murder of 135 people Recommendation to impose section 302 against […]
It emphasised that this prohibition was in alignment with the principles enshrined in the RTE Right to Education Act, 2009, and the Right to Education Rules, 2012. Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad dismissed a series of petitions challenging the age criterion formed by the state government for Class 1 admission in academic year 2023-24. A […]
Gujarat High Court on Friday held that a woman can lodge a complaint alleging cruelty under IPC Indian Penal Code Section 498A when married not after divorce. HC clarified that after divorce, 498A cannot be charged. Gujarat High Court disposed of the wife’s application. Decision of Gujarat High Court will affect many cases. As per […]
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Gujarat High Court judge, Justice H.M. Prachchhak, to Patna High Court. Justice Prachchhak had refused to stay two-years conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed by Gujarat BJP MLA Purnesh Modi in ‘Modi surname’ remarks in a political rally in 2019. […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s parliamentary membership has been reinstated, days after the Supreme Court put on hold his conviction by Surat Sessions Court in a 2019 defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remarks. A notification from the Lok Sabha secretariat read that Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as a Lok Sabha member stood revoked. Today Rahul Gandhi […]
Today Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in defamation case on him for alleged remarks against the Modi surname, which had led to his disqualification as Lok Sabha MP. A bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha and PV Sanjay Kumar, which heard Gandhi’s plea challenging Gujarat High Court order refusing […]
Today Smt. Sunita Agrawal took oath as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court. Swearing-in ceremony was held at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath. The swearing-in ceremony was held in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Gujarat Legislative Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary, Gujarat Minister for Law and Judiciary […]
