Gujarat HC Expresses Disappointment Over State's Failure To Implement Policy On Traffic/Illegal Parking Despite Orders, Warns Of Action Against Officers

While hearing a plea seeking contempt for non-compliance of the court's orders in a 2017 PIL concerning among others issues of traffic and illegal parking on public roads in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat High Court expressed its dissatisfaction with the State's failure in framing an "effective policy" to handle a grave situation to ensure that citizens of the city and the state feel safe. The...

'Speculative Case': Journalist Mahesh Langa In Plea To Quash FIR Alleging Theft Of Confidential Documents, Gujarat HC Issues Notice

Journalist Mahesh Langa told the Gujarat High Court on Thursday (January 30) that the FIR registered against him by the Gandhinagar Police for alleged corruption, criminal conspiracy and theft where he is accused of obtaining "highly confidential government documents" was "speculative in every sense". After hearing the matter for some time Justice Divyesh A Joshi issued notice to the State...

Prima Facie Victimization: Gujarat High Court Interim Relief To Ad-Hoc Assistant Professor Whose Contract Was Terminated Without Notice

Directing Rashtriya Raksha University to maintain status quo with respect to the services of an ad-hoc employee, the Gujarat High Court "prima facie" said the woman was "victimized" as no formal order was issued stating if her services were renewed or not while at the same time she was asked to sit for an interview with other candidates whose contracts were renewed while hers wasn't....

TRP Game Zone Fire: Gujarat HC Grants Regular Bail To Three, No Bail To Former Chief Fire And Town Planning Officers

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (January 30) granted regular bail to three persons accused in the TRP Game Zone Fire incident wherein twenty-seven individuals, including four children, perished in the massive fire that engulfed the game zone in Rajkot's Nana-Mava locality on May 25, 2024. Justice MR Mengdey further rejected the regular bail plea of four accused who have been booked in...

Gujarat High Court Registers Suo Motu PIL For Proper Maintenance Of Ramsar Wetland Sites In State

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (January 29) took suo-motu cognizance for the maintenance of wetlands in the areas of Nalsarovar, Wadhwana Wetland, Thol Lake, Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary and Nadabet in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi noted that the present PIL had been registered as suo motu petition in view of Supreme Court's...

'Influential Person': State Opposes Journalist Mahesh Langa's Bail Plea In Alleged Case Of GST Fraud, Gujarat HC Reserves Order

Opposing journalist Mahesh Langa's regular bail in an alleged case of GST fraud including the fraudulent availing of Input Tax Credit and forgery of documents registered by Rajkot police, the State told the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday that Langa is an influential person and that he has been booked in another FIR for theft of highly confidential government documents. After hearing...

Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Order Directing State To Appoint Woman With 70% Permanent Disability As Anganwadi Worker

After examining the duties and responsibilities of the Anganwadi worker provided in a government resolution, the Gujarat High Court recently set aside a single judge's order which had directed the state to appoint a woman with 70% permanent disability as an anganwadi worker.The court said this after noting that the role necessitates the physical capability to perform tasks which involves...

ICICI Bank Assistant Manager With 50% Locomotor Disability Moves Gujarat High Court Alleging Discrimination In Promotion

A 30-year-old Assistant Manager at ICICI bank with 50% locomotor disability has moved the Gujarat High Court alleging discrimination by the bank with regard to his promotion. When the matter was listed on January 20, Justice Aniruddha P Mayee observed, “Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to serve a copy of the present writ petition on the office of the learned Additional...

Gujarat High Court Directs Inquiry Over Affidavits Notarised Without Parawise Oath Of Deponent

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (January 23) directed the Principal District Judge, Surat to inquire into the notarisation of two affidavits–filed to bring on record the heirs of an individual on record–and to ask the notary to explain the manner in which the affidavits were notarised in the absence of para-wise oath of the deponent. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal...

Gujarat HC Dismisses Pleas By Linguistic, Religious Minority Schools Against Amendment Enabling State To Regulate Recruitment Of Teachers

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (January 23) dismissed a batch of writ petitions moved by various linguistic and religious minority schools challenging the 2021 amendments to the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Act which applied a centralised process of recruiting teachers and principals in such schools. The division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice...

Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association Distances Itself From AG's Statements Lamenting Bar President's Verbal Spat With Chief Justice

The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) in its Extra Ordinary General Meeting on Wednesday (January 22) distanced itself from the statements made by the advocate general and the other members of the bar during their interaction with the Chief Justice's bench on Monday over an incident involving an exchange between the bench and GHCAA President Brijesh Trivedi. The development...

Dwarka Demolition: Gujarat HC Reserves Verdict On Pleas Seeking Protection Of Alleged Religious Structures From Coercive Action

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (January 22) reserved orders on a batch of petitions seeking protection of certain alleged religious structures from demolition located at Beyt Dwarka. After hearing the parties Justice Mauna M Bhatt said, “Arguments of the parties are concluded. The matter is posted for orders. Status quo earlier granted is to continue till the next date of...