Gujarat High Court
Gujarat High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Relief For Maharashtra Wine Shop Owners, Liquor License Holders Booked Under Gujarat Prohibition Act
The Gujarat High Court recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought to restrain the State police from booking wine shop owners and liquor license holders from Maharashtra under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949.The Division bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Aniruddha P Mayee, rejected the PIL filed by the Association of Progressive Retail...
Gujarat High Court Issues Revised SOP For Hybrid Hearings In Compliance With Supreme Court Directives
In alignment with directives from the Supreme Court of India, as per an order dated 06/10/2023 in writ petition (Criminal) No.351/2023, the Gujarat High Court has revised its Standard Operating Procedure for Hybrid Hearings, superseding the earlier Circular No. ITC/98/2023, dated 13/06/2023.Initially, the High Court started Hybrid Hearing on pilot basis for the designated Courts only...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up February 12 To February 18, 2024
Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 9-13]Pradipbhai Ramanlal Modiya Through Ashwaryaben Harsh Modiya Versus State Of Gujarat 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 9Amit Dineshchandra Patel vs. Reserve Bank of India 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 10 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 11Radhika Shankarbhai Pawar Versus Gujarat Public Service Commission (Gpsc) Through Secretary 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 12Poll Cont Associates vs Narmada...
Gujarat High Court Modifies Methodology For Next Listing Date In Pending Cases
The Gujarat High Court has issued a circular, effective from 1st September, 2023, modifying the methodology for ensuring the next listing date in all pending cases.This circular comes as a continuation of earlier notifications under Judicial Department No.RJ/17/2023 and IT Cell No.ITC/171/2023, with the Chief Justice making the following adjustments to the methodology dated 23.08.2023:(i)...
Issuance Of 'No Claim Certificate' Does Not Prima-Facie Make Dispute Non-Arbitrable, Gujarat High Court Allows S. 11 Application
The High Court of Gujarat single bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal allowed a Section 11 application of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act seeking the appointment of an Arbitrator. It refuted the contention of the Respondent that the dispute had become non-arbitrable because the Petitioner had issued a 'No Claim Certificate' earlier, making the dispute 'stale' in nature. The...
Bilkis Bano Case: Another Convict Moves Gujarat High Court Seeking Parole, Cites Niece's Wedding
Ramesh Chandana, one of the convicts in the infamous Bilkis Bano gangrape case, has filed a plea in the Gujarat High Court seeking parole to attend his niece's wedding.This appeal follows the recent grant of parole to another convict, Pradip Modhiya, by the High Court on February 5. He was granted parole on account of his father-in-law's demise.Chandana's lawyer, Khushbu Vyas, informed the...
High Court Directs Gujarat PSC To Separately Hold Interview For New Mother Who Initially Couldn't Appear For Interview
The Gujarat High Court has issued a directive to the Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) instructing them to conduct a separate interview for a woman who recently gave birth, days before her initially scheduled interview. The court has mandated that this interview must be arranged within fifteen days, and the results for one position are to be held until this interview takes place.In...
BREAKING | PM Modi Degree Defamation Case : Gujarat HC Dismisses Arvind Kejriwal & Sanjay Singh's Pleas Challenging Summons
The Gujarat High Court today DISMISSED pleas filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party's Rajyasabha MP Sanjay Singh challenging a Sessions Court order affirming summons issued against them by a Magistrate Court in a defamation case filed by Gujarat University concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's education Degree.A bench of Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar had reserved its...
Lender Banks Must Furnish Copy Of Audit Reports Before Classifying Loan Account As Fraud: Gujarat High Court
Recently, the Gujarat High Court bench of Justice Sangeeta K. Vishen observed that the Lender Banks must provide a reasonable opportunity to the Borrower by furnishing a copy of Audit Reports and allowing him to submit a representation before classifying the account as fraud. Background Facts: Amit Dineshchandra Patel (Petitioner) are the promoters, suspended directors,...
Gujarat HC Directs Advocates/Litigants To Mention Details Of Previous Bail Pleas & Orders In All Bail Applications As Per SC's Directive
In view of the recent directive issued by the Supreme Court in the case of Kusha Duruka v/s. The State of Odisha 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 47, the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court Justice Sunita Agarwal has directed all the Advocate(s)/Party-in-Person(s)/Litigant(s) to mandatorily mention the following particulars in the application(s) filed for grant of bail including the application...
PM Modi Degree Defamation Case | Gujarat HC To Pronounce Order On Feb 16 On Arvind Kejriwal & Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Summons
The Gujarat High Court will pronounce its order on February 16 on pleas filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party's Rajyasabha MP Sanjay Singh challenging a Sessions Court order affirming summons issued against them by a Magistrate Court in a defamation case filed by Gujarat University concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's education Degree.A bench of Justice Hasmukh...
High Court Seeks Gujarat Govt's Affidavit Regarding Unauthorized Religious Structures In Public Areas
Last week, the Gujarat High Court issued a directive to the state government, instructing them to submit an affidavit containing information on unauthorized religious structures in public places and the actions taken for their removal.The Court expressed dissatisfaction with the government's response in the suo moto case, criticizing its approach towards addressing the issue of...