Gujarat High Court
Municipal Commissioner Cannot 'Plead Innocence' On The Ground That Duties Were Delegated: Gujarat HC Says While Hearing Rajkot Fire Case
While hearing a matter pertaining to the TRP Game Zone fire in Rajkot which took place earlier this year, the Gujarat High Court on Friday (September 13) orally said that the city municipal commissioner cannot "plead innocence" on the ground that "duties and powers" had been "delegated to a subordinate authority" which had not informed him about the situation. The court further said that had...
Gujarat Is Dry State, No Amount Of Alcohol Consumption Permitted Especially While Driving: High Court
The Gujarat High Court has made it clear that Gujarat being a dry state, no amount of alcohol consumption is permissible here, particularly at the time of driving.In other words, bench of Justice Sandeep N Bhatt held the concept of "permissible" limit of alcohol consumption while driving is not applicable in the state of Gujarat. It said,"The alcohol content should be considered as permissible...
Morbi Bridge Collapse: Gujarat HC Directs Execution Of Written Instrument Listing Benefits To Victims Including Marriage Expenses Of Girls
The Gujarat High Court last week called for the execution of a written instrument outlining the benefits that the victims (or their kin) of the 2022 Morbi bridge collapse incident are entitled to, which will include medical, educational as well as marriage expenses of eight "young girl victims".The high court further called for enhancing the corpus of the Trust–created to look after...
Gujarat High Court Rejects 10-Yr-Old PIL For Ban On Commercial Activities In Manekchowk's Residential Zone In Ahmedabad's Old Walled City
The Gujarat High Court recently dismissed a 10-year-old public interest litigation petition for banning the commercial usage of residential premises in Ahmedabad's Manekchowk area–located in the old walled city claiming that it was being illegally used for activities such as jewellery making which causes pollution. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi...
Gujarat High Court Seeks State Bar Council's Stand In Plea By 29 Law Graduates Against Non Enrolment In The Roll Of Advocates
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (September 9) sought the stand of the Bar Council of Gujarat in a plea moved by several law graduates seeking a direction to the state bar body for their enrolment on the roll of advocates, subject to them passing the All India Bar Exam(AIBE). A single judge bench of Justice Sangeeta K Vishen issued notice to the respondents including the Bar Council of...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 2 - September 8, 2024
Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 121-128]Dr.Rajeshkumar Somabhai Katara, Asst.Professor Microbiology Versus State Of Gujarat & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 121Vishalkumar Kanubhai Patel Versus High Court Of Gujarat 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 122Labhshankar Duryodhan Maheshwari Versus State Of Gujarat 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 123Kalpesh Vaghabhai Chaudhary Versus State Of Gujarat & Anr....
Mere Delay In Filing Form 10-IC Is Not Detrimental To Reduced Rate Of Tax If Taxpayer Satisfies Conditions Of Sec 115BAA: Gujarat HC
Finding that Assessee has satisfied conditions for reduced rate of tax u/s 115BAA, the Gujarat High Court pointed that the Revenue Department should have condoned delay in filing of Form 10-IC instead of rejecting it on technical ground. Section 115BAA of the Income Tax Act allows domestic companies to utilise the provisions of the section and pay tax at a lower tax rate of 22% plus...
Law Passed To Eradicate Human Sacrifice, Evil And "Aghori" Practices: State Tells Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat government on Friday informed the High Court that it has recently passed a law aimed at eradicating "human sacrifice and other inhuman, evil, and aghori practices" with a view to protect the citizens.Taking note of the same, the high court disposed of a PIL highlighting "unlawful and inhuman practices" going on in the state which had resulted in "victimization of persons falling...
'Police Unable To Detect Offence': Gujarat High Court Transfers 9-Year-Old Probe Of Alleged Sexual Assault, Murder Of Minor Boy To CBI
The Gujarat High Court recently transferred to the CBI a nine year old probe concerning a minor boy who had been allegedly "kidnapped", "murdered" and "sexually assaulted" in 2015, after his father moved a plea seeking transfer of investigation in the case to the central agency. The court did so after noting that "till date" no suspect/offender had been traced, and it further noted that...
Gujarat High Court Quashes FIRs Against Three Booked For Creating Public Alarm By Forming Telegram Group Advocating Pay Rise For Constables
The Gujarat High Court has quashed criminal charges against three individuals accused of conspiring to incite public panic by allegedly forming a Telegram group to advocate for higher pay and additional service benefits for police constables, after noting that no offence was made out against them in the FIRs. In doing so the high court said that merely because a message is spread, it cant be...
Gujarat High Court 'Postpones Proceedings' Against TOI, Indian Express After Supreme Court Stays HC Order Rejecting Public Apology
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday “postponed the proceedings” in respect of two newspapers–Indian Express and Times of India, concerning the issuance of a “public apology” by them for wrongly reporting court proceedings in an ongoing hearing of a batch of pleas moved by various linguistic and religious minority schools challenging amendments to the Gujarat Secondary and...
No Direct Involvement In Crime: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To "Child In Conflict With Law" Accused Of Abetting Suicide
The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a 'child in conflict of law' (CCL) accused of allegedly "abetting the commission of suicide" of four deceased persons while observing that he had no direct involvement for the court to "consider criminal culpability". In doing so the court in its order, also considered the applicability of Section 54 BNS (Abettor present when offence is...