Criminal Law News Top Law News SC questions Gujarat over slow trial in rape case agst Asaram August 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today questioned the Gujarat government over the slow pace of trial in the rape case involving self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. A bench comprising justices N V Ramanna and Amitava Roy asked the state government why the victim has not been examined till now. It asked the state government to file an affidavit […] Read more » Asaram Bapu Court Criminal news featured Gujarat government Law Legal News rape case Supreme Court
Top Law News Swine flu claims 297 lives in Guj, govt tells HC disease no longer pandemic August 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Swine flu has claimed 297 lives in Gujarat since January this year, the government said today even as it informed the high court it is treating the infection as “seasonal influenza” which is no longer pandemic but no efforts are being spared to check its spread. In an affidavit filed before a bench of Justices […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat government Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Swine flu claims 297 lives in Gujarat
Top Law News Giving basic personal info can’t be covered under right to privacy, Gujarat tells SC August 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat government today told the Supreme Court that transparency is a key component in the technological era and providing basic personal information could not be covered under the right to privacy. A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar has been grappling with the contentious issue whether right to privacy can […] Read more » Court featured Giving basic personal info can't be covered under right to privacy Gujarat government Law Legal News Right to privacy Supreme Court
Top Law News Act regulating fees valid legislation: Guj govt to Gujarat HC June 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The state government today defended before the Gujarat High Court an act regulating fees of self-financed schools saying it a “valid piece of legislation” to prevent “commercialisation of education”. The government said this in an affidavit filed before a division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi. The bench was […] Read more » Act regulating fees valid legislation Court featured Gujarat government Gujarat High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News SC asks Essar to pay Rs 1038.27 cr to Guj Govt as power duty May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed the appeals of Essar Steel and Essar Power and upheld the Gujarat High Court’s order holding them liable to pay Rs 1038.27 crore towards electricity duty to the state government. “We are dismissing the appeals,” a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said. Essar has been seeking […] Read more » Court Essar featured Gujarat government Law Legal News power duty Supreme Court
Top Law News SC seeks response from Guj govt on extension to DGP PP Pandey February 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought Gujarat government’s response on a plea against promotion and three-month extension given to DGP P P Pandey, who is out on bail in Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices N V Ramana and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the […] Read more » Court DGP PP Pandey featured Gujarat government Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News HC notice to Guj, Waqf Board on sale of Waqf estates October 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the state government, Gujarat Waqf Board and Central Waqf Council on a PIL challenging the state Waqf Board’s move to grant “unauthorised and illegal” sale permit of Waqf properties. Another related petition also challenged the functioning of the Waqf Board saying the tenure of the members ended […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat government Gujarat High Court Law Legal News sale of Waqf estates Waqf Board
Top Law News Akshardham case: Guj govt opposes plea in SC July 3, 2016 / July 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat government has opposed in the Supreme Court a plea by six persons, acquitted by the apex court in the 2002 Akshardham terror attack case, seeking compensation for their ‘wrongful’ arrest, saying it would have a “serious demoralising effect” on the investigating agencies. It said that since the trial court as well as the […] Read more » Akshardham case Court featured Gujarat government Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Gujarat government defends Pandey’s appointment as DGP June 10, 2016 / June 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat government today defended the appointment of P P Pandey, an accused in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, as the Director General of Police in-charge in its affidavit filed in the high court. The contentions in the PIL filed by former police officer Julio Rebeiro were not valid as Pandey had been appointed on […] Read more » Court DGP Gujarat featured Gujarat government Law Legal News PP Pandey
Top Law News Gujarat HC issues notice to Guj govt on 10% EWS reservation ordinance May 31, 2016 / June 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the state government over a petition challenging an ordinance providing 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to members of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) as being “contrary to fundamental rights”. A vacation bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay issued notice to secretaries of Legislative and Parliamentary […] Read more » 10% EWS reservation ordinance Court featured Gujarat government Gujarat High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News Anar Patel row: allegations of wrongdoing figment of March 9, 2016 / March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Gujarat government, in an affidavit filed before the High Court here today, rejected allegations of wrongdoings in sale of land to a private company reportedly linked to of Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s daughter Anar, saying it was the petitioner’s “figment of imagination.” The affidavit, filed by Joint Secretary in Revenue Department Bharat Trivedi, said the […] Read more » Anar Patel row Anar Patel row: allegations of wrongdoing figment of Court featured Gujarat government Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Video-conferencing feasibility in Asaram trial to be checked October 26, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat government today told a court in Gandhinagar that it will need some more time to check the feasibility of producing self-styled godman Asaram through video-conferencing facility to expedite the rape trial process against him. After considering the arguments put forward by Special Public Prosecutor R C Kodekar on behalf of the government, Additional […] Read more » Asaram Bapu Court Criminal news featured Gujarat government Law Legal News Video-conferencing feasibility in Asaram trial to be checked
