Gujarat High Court
Man Convicted 9-Years After Death: Gujarat High Court Slams Police For Negligence In Not Informing, Directs Action Against Officials
The Gujarat High Court strongly "deprecated" the State police for not informing about the death of an accused which took place in 2016, whom the court had convicted for murder of his wife last month, thereby underscoring the "negligence" on the police's part in making the court hear the matter and waste judicial time. The court asked the Public Prosecutor to bring the negligence to the notice...
Centre Perpetuated Discrimination Against HIV Positive CRPF Personnel By Not Amending Standing Order, Recruitment Rules: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court declared provisions of a 2008 Standing Order and CRPF Assistant Commandant (Ministerial) Recruitment Rules 2011 as "ultra-vires" to the Constitution and the 2017 HIV/AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, for being discriminatory to HIV/AIDS positive persons in CRPF in matters of promotion. In doing so the court expressed its disappointment with the Centre for not...
'Systematic Campaign To Demean': Gujarat High Court Sentences Lawyer To 3-Month Jail, Fines ₹1 Lakh For 'Scandalous Attack' On Judges
The Gujarat High Court held a lawyer guilty of contempt of court for levelling "false" and "scandalous" allegations against judges of the high court and judicial officers, sentencing him to three-months imprisonment along with cost of Rs. 1 Lakh. A division bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice RT Vachchani passed the order in a batch of contempt applications initiated suo motu over the...
Gujarat High Court Asks State To Form Panel To Consider Govt Employees' Entitlement To HRA Affected By Classification Of Cities
Noting that employees right to House Rent Allowance is not absolute, the Gujarat High Court has asked the state government to form a committee to consider pleas moved by various government employees working in schools in urban and rural areas, aggrieved by categorization of various cities and House Rent Allowance policy in this respect. The court was hearing a batch of pleas of...
Gujarat High Court Imposes ₹25K Cost On Husband For Uploading Wife's 'Obscene' Pictures On Social Media
The Gujarat High Court last week imposed a cost of ₹25,000/- on a husband who had uploaded 'obscene' photographs of his wife on WhatsApp and Instagram, accompanied by filthy comments and had made them viral. A bench of Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar passed the order while quashing the FIR and all consequential proceedings initiated against the husband, after noting that the matter had...
Gujarat High Court Slams Vadodara Jail Authority For 'Illegally' Detaining Convict, Orders Recalculation Of Set-Off Period For All Convicts
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (August 1) pulled up the Vadodara Jail Authority for "illegally" detaining a convict for 2 months and eight days while failing to rectify the error in calculating the set off period the convict was entitled to, observing that the authority acted arbitrarily and in complete disregard of the convict's fundamental rights. Quoting Mahatma Gandhi who had said,...
'Influenced Witnesses While In Custody, Many Antecedents': Gujarat High Court Denies Bail To Mahesh Langa In Money Laundering Case
The Gujarat High Court dismissed the regular bail plea of journalist Mahesh Langa in a money laundering case lodged in connection with two FIRs which included the offence of cheating, observing that he had a number of antecedents and that while being in custody he had influenced witnesses. For context, a sessions court had in November last year granted anticipatory bail to Langa in a cheating...
Gujarat High Court Quashes 2010 Rape FIR Lodged Against Minor, Says Police Didn't Know Of S.83 IPC Applicable On Children Between 7-12 Yrs
The Gujarat High Court has quashed a 2010 FIR lodged against an accused who was a minor at the time of the alleged incident, noting that the concerned police authorities must not have had knowledge of Section 83 of IPC, which is applicable on children between 7-12 years.Justice JC Doshi in his order referred to Section 83 IPC which states that "nothing is an offence" which is done by a...
'No Prejudice To Any Class': Gujarat High Court Rejects Challenge To State UCC Panel Over Lack Of Minority Representation
The Gujarat High Court rejected a plea challenging the constitution of a committee formed to consider necessity of Uniform Civil Code for the State, observing that the panel was constituted by an executive order and in absence of any statutory provision, the selection of the members is in the absolute domain of the State.The court further said that by merely constituting a committee it cannot...
24 Vehicles Impounded In Past Week For Wrong-Side Driving In Ahmedabad: State To Gujarat High Court
While hearing a plea seeking contempt for non-compliance of orders in a 2017 PIL on traffic issues and illegal parking on public roads in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (July 30) was informed by the State that in the "last seven days 24 vehicles have been impounded for wrong-side driving" in the city. In the previous hearing the court had taken serious note of the "wrong...
261 Unauthorized Religious Structures Removed, 28 Relocated, 98 Regularized, Continuous Steps Being Taken: State To Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court was informed by the State Government on Wednesday (July 30) that 261 unauthorized religious structures have been removed, 28 have been relocated and whereas 98 have been regularized, adding that as the process is continuous the State shall continue to take all possible steps in this regard. During the hearing advocate PR Abhichandani appearing in the matter informed...
A Single Adverse Remark, Doubtful Integrity Is Enough: Gujarat High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Of Judicial Officer
The Gujarat High Court upheld the compulsory retirement of a 58-year-old judicial officer, noting that while such an action was not a punishment, the court can't interfere with the "wisdom" of the full court and exercise judicial review when the judicial officer had himself not alleged patent illegality or malafides regarding the decision making process. A division bench of Justice AS Supehia...