Defamation Case | Gujarat High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing On Pleas Filed By Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh Against Summons

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an urgent hearing to the petitions filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Academic degree defamation case. Both AAP leaders have moved the high court seeking the quashing of a summons issued by a Magistrate Court in the defamation complaint filed against them over their alleged comments 'targeting' the Gujarat University seeking educational...

Gujarat High Court Orders One Lakh Compensation To Youth Wrongfully Incarcerated For Nearly 3 Yrs Despite Bail

The Gujarat High Court has directed the State to compensate a man who was unjustly incarcerated for nearly three years despite a court order suspending his sentence and granting him bail back in September 2020. The court ordered the State to grant Rs. 1,00,000 as compensation to the applicant and urged District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) to identify similar cases of delayed release.Referring to the present case is ‘an eye opener’, Justices A. S. Supehia And M. R. Mengdey observed,...

Gujarat HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Woman Advocate In Conspiracy Case Concerning ‘Repeated Rape’ Of A Minor Girl

The Gujarat High Court recently denied bail to a woman advocate facing conspiracy and abetment charges related to the alleged repeated sexual assault, rape of a minor girl. The bench of Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar noted that prima facie the accused-woman advocate played an active role in the commission of the crime and screened the offender and derailed the investigation and hence,...

Orders In Child Custody Matters Interlocutory Not Interim If Rights Of Parents Not Finalised: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court recently held that in a dispute over the custody of a minor child, an order that does not finalise the question of custody qualifies as an interlocutory order and not an interim order, and clarified that an appeal against an interlocutory order is not permissible as per Section 19 of the Family Courts Act. The division bench of Justices Ashutosh Shastri and Divyesh...

Gujarat HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of A News Report About A Rape Case & Queer Student Harassment At GNLU, Seeks Report

The Gujarat High Court has taken a suo moto cognizance of a newspaper report about two separate incidents concerning the Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar about rape allegations levelled by a second-year law student against her batchmate and alleged harassment meted out to a male student for being a queer. Terming the incidents as ‘issues of grave concern’ having a...

Gujarat High Court Directs State To Ensure No Delay Arises In Future In Making Appointments To Gujarat Real Estate Appellate Tribunal

The Gujarat High Court has directed the State government to ensure that in future, appointments of the Chairperson and Technical Members of the Gujarat Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, under Section 43 of the Gujarat Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, are not delayed.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Aniruddha P. Mayee was hearing a...

[Arnesh Kumar Guidelines] No Contempt Action Against Police Officer Arresting Without Warrant, If Proper Explanation Given To Magistrate: Gujarat HC

In a recent ruling by the Gujarat High Court, it was held that contempt of court proceedings cannot be initiated against a police officer for arresting an accused without a warrant, without prior notice under Section 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), if the officer provides a valid explanation before the magistrate.The division bench of Justices Ashutosh Shashtri and Divyesh A....

Gujarat High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Defamation Case Filed By 2002 Gujarat Riots Victim Against Makers Of 'Rajdhani Express'

The Gujarat High Court has upheld the dismissal of a defamation case filed by the ‘Face’ of 2002 Gujarat Riots, Kutubuddin Ansari, a victim of the riots, against the makers of the 2013 film 'Rajdhani Express.'The case revolved around the unauthorized use of Ansari's image in the movie, which he claimed had damaged his reputation and personal safety.Justice Sandeep N Bhatt observed, “It...

Elected Members Must Ensure No Conflict Arises Between Public Duties And Electoral Interest: Gujarat High Court

While observing that elected officials must ensure that their public duties do not conflict with their electoral interests and should refrain from actions that could tarnish the credibility of the institution they represent, the Gujarat High Court upheld the removal of a Municipal Councillor for misconduct during the Covid-19 pandemic.The division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal And...

PM Modi Degree Defamation Case | Gujarat HC Refuses Priority Hearing To Pleas Filed By Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh Against Summons

The Gujarat High Court on Friday once again refused to grant a priority hearing to the petitions filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Academic degree defamation case. Both AAP leaders have moved the high court seeking the quashing of a summons issued by a Magistrate Court in the...

PM Modi Degree Defamation Case | Gujarat HC Refuses Urgent Listing Of Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh Petitions Challenging Summons

The Gujarat High Court today refused to grant urgent circulation of the petitions filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh seeking quashing of an order of the Magistrate Court issuing them summons in the defamation complaint filed against them over their comments 'targeting' the Gujarat University seeking educational degree of Prime Minister...

Gujarat Riots 'Conspiracy' Case | 'Only Prima Facie Case Is To Be Seen': High Court To Hear Teesta Setalvad's Quashing Plea On October 11

The Gujarat High Court today once again adjourned the hearing in social activist Teesta Setalvad’s plea to quash the case lodged against her by Gujarat Police accusing her of fabricating documents so as to implicate high government functionaries including the then CM Narendra Modi in relation to the 2002 Gujarat riots. Observing that the matter wouldn’t require a lengthy hearing,...