High Profile Cases SC quashes HC order on repair of shrines damaged in 2002 riots August 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today set aside the Gujarat High Court’s 2012 verdict asking the state government to grant compensation for restoration of religious places damaged during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The court accepted the scheme formulated by the state government to provide “ex gratia assistance” of up to Rs 50,000 to all religious places, including […] Read more » 2002 post-Godhra riots Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News 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 Re-induction of retd cops: Officers undertake to resign August 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two senior Gujarat Police officers, N K Amin and T A Barot, who have been accused in encounter killing cases, today undertook before the Supreme Court that they will demit their posts during the day. Amin, who retired in August last year as Superintendent of Police (SP), has been re-appointed as SP of Mahisagar district […] Read more » Court encounter killing cases featured Gujarat Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Re-induction of retd cops Supreme Court
Top Law News Gujarat HC raps RBI for giving directions to NCLT July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today rebuked the Reserve Bank of India for asking the National Company Law Tribunal in its June 13 directive to give priority to the insolvency proceedings against companies with huge debts. It also questioned the functioning of the central bank. The bench of Justice S G Shah came down heavily on […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News NCLT RBI Reserve Bank of India
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 Gujarat HC asks Kodnani if her plea to summon witnesses is necessary May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today asked former state minister Maya Kodnani to explain if her plea for summoning additional witnesses, including BJP president Amit Shah, in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case is necessary. Kodnani was convicted by the trial court in the Naroda Patiya case relating to massacre of 96 persons during the 2002 […] Read more » Amit Shah BJP Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Maya Kodnani Naroda Patiya riot case
Top Law News Replace Naroda Gam massacre case judge: victim writes to HC April 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case victim wrote to the Gujarat High Court today seeking replacement of the special SIT judge hearing the matter with an “impartial” one. Sharif Malek, whose house was looted and relatives killed on February 28, 2002 during the Naroda Gam massacre, also demanded cancellation of bail to Naroda Patiya convict […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Replace Naroda Gam massacre case judge
Top Law News Gujarat HC dismisses Mehsana Dairy Union’s plea against special audit April 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today dismissed a petition moved by Mehsana District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd seeking quashing of an order of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to conduct special audit of the union. The court of Justice S G Shah dismissed the petition while allowing the Registrar to conduct a special audit under […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Mehsana Dairy Union's plea against special audit
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC upholds life term for 3 for killing Gujarat Shiv Sena leader March 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has upheld the life term awarded to three persons for killing a Shiv Sena leader in Gujarat whose younger brother had married a woman from a minority community. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and Ashok Bhushan said the homicidal death has been proven beyond all reasonable doubt with the recovery […] Read more » featured Gujarat High Court Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice P C Ghose life term
Top Law News PIL opposes ‘commercialisation’ of cemetery in Valsad March 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today issued notices to the state government and others on a PIL against alleged commercialisation of a Christian cemetery in Valsad. A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi issued notices to the government, Valsad Collector and First District Church of the Brethren (FDCB). FDCB […] Read more » commercialisation of cemetery in Valsad Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News No place for reserved category candidates in general merit list : HC March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today held that various reserved category candidates availing of age relaxation cannot claim a place in the general category merit list for the government jobs. The division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi gave this ruling on a plea by the Gujarat Public Service Commission […] Read more » Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy featured Gujarat High Court Justice V M Pancholi No place for reserved category candidates in general merit list reserved category candidates in general merit list
Top Law News Gujarat HC reserves order on plea for payout to hooch tragedy victims March 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today reserved its order on a plea seeking compensation to the Surat hooch tragedy victims after the government refused payout on the ground that consuming liquor is a punishable offence in the dry state. A Division Bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi reserved the order […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News plea for payout to hooch tragedy victims
