Gujarat High Court
Cartel Amongst Paper Mills? Gujarat High Court Refuses To Interfere With CCI's Investigation Order
The Gujarat High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by J.K. Paper Ltd. challenging an investigation order under Section 26 of Competition Act, 2002 passed by the Competition Commission of India on the ground that the said order is an administrative order which only forms a prima facie opinion and it does not affect rights and liabilities of the petitioner.The single judge bench...
No 'Public Interest' Involved In Disclosure Of PM's Degree Details; Arvind Kejriwal Made Mockery Of RTI Act's Intent: Gujarat High Court
Setting aside the 2016 order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Gujarat University to provide information regarding degrees in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Gujarat High Court today held that the educational degrees of the PM are exempted from disclosure under the provisions of Section 8(1)(e) and (j) of the...
BREAKING: Gujarat High Court Quashes CIC’s Order Directing Gujarat Varsity To Provide Info On PM Modi’s Degree; ₹25K Imposed On Delhi CM Kejriwal
The Gujarat High Court today quashed and set aside the 2016 order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Gujarat University to provide “information regarding degrees in the name of Mr. Narendra Damodar Modi" to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. With this, the bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav allowed the appeal filed by Gujarat University challenging CIC’s order...
Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Alleged Ganja Cultivator Citing 'Intermediary Quantity' Contraband
The Gujarat High Court while allowing a criminal miscellaneous application, granted bail to an accused in a Ganja cultivation case, citing intermediary quantity and lack of criminal antecedents.The court passed the above order in an application seeking grant of regular bail after the charge-sheet was filed in connection with an offence registered under Sections 8(b), 8(c), 20(b), 20(a)(i)...
Gujarat High Court Launches Dedicated Section For Gujarati Translations Of Supreme Court Orders, Judgments On Official Website
A dedicated section has been created on the Gujarat High Court Website for publishing Gujarati-translated versions of orders and judgments of the Supreme Court.This was done based on the guidance from the AI-Assisted Legal Translation Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court and per the directions and approval of the Acting Chief Justice A. J. Desai and the Judges of the I. T. Committee &...
Gujarat High Court Appeals To All Pilgrims Visiting Temples In Girnar Hills To Cooperate In Protecting Environment
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to implement various provisions of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and the Government Resolution dated May 22, 2019 issued by the Forest & Environment Department in its true spirit, for the religious campus located on the hills of Girnar.While hearing a PIL on the issue, the division bench of The Acting Chief Justice A. J....
Approach Concerned Authority: Gujarat High Court To Litigant Seeking Action Against Encroachment Of Village Graveyard
The Gujarat High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking action against alleged illegal encroachment on a piece of land allotted for the graveyard in Banaskantha district of Gujarat.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice AJ Desai and Justice Biren Vaishnav took note of the submission made by Taluka Development Officer, Dhanera Taluka Panchayat, that a notice has...
Inability Of Prosecution To Establish Dead Body's Identity Not Sufficient Ground For Acquittal: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that the inability of the prosecution to establish the identity of the dead-body on the basis of DNA reports is not a sufficient ground for acquittal of the accused, especially in a case where the accused was charged with murdering his own wife and where the remains of the dead-body were found buried in his residential premises.A division bench of Justices...
Gujarat High Court Annouces Service For Digitally Signed e-Certified Copies Of Orders & Judgments With QR Code Verification
A new litigant-centric Service named Email My Case Status (EMCS) Live Portfolio by which litigants and lawyers can get digitally signed e-certified copies of the judgments is being launched on the Gujarat High Court Case Status Portal.The service is being introduced as per the guidance and direction of the Acting Chief Justice and Judges of the IT Committee of the High Court, the IT Cell of...
Manager Asking Employee To Explain Irregularity In Books Of Accounts Not Abetment To Commit Suicide U/S 306 IPC: Gujarat High Court
The recent ruling of the Gujarat Hight Court has made it clear that a Manager asking its employee to explain alleged irregularities in the books of accounts does not amount to abetment to commit suicide under section 306 of the IPC.A bench of Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak observed,"If the person who is sentimental and if he takes some ultimate steps which does not amount to...
Gujarat High Court Upholds Trial Court's Decision To Not Discharge Ex-IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma In Money Laundering Case, Orders Expeditious Trial
The Gujarat High Court recently refused to interfere with the order of trial court rejecting former IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma's application for discharge in a case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The single judge bench of Justice Samir J. Dave observed:“While rejecting the discharge application of the applicant, learned trial court has specifically observed that on the basis...
No Mandatory Requirement Of Aadhaar For MSME Udyam Registration: Centre To Gujarat High Court
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) on Monday informed the Gujarat High Court that there is no mandatory requirement of Aadhaar Number for registration of businesses with MSME Udyam Registration.The Court was hearing a PIL seeking quashing of the part of the Notification dated June 26, 2020 issued by MSME, so far as it allegedly mandatorily demands Aadhaar Number from...