Criminal Law News 2012 Gujarat elections firing case: BJP MLA moves High Court January 30, 2013 / January 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Notice to state government has been issued by the Gujarat High Court on the bail application of BJP MLA Jetha Bharwad, charged with attempt to murder, for his alleged involvement in a firing incident during polling in the 2012 Assembly elections. Four persons had been injured on December 17 last year during the second phase of […] Read more » 2012 Assembly elections attempt to murder BJP MLA Jetha Bharwad fire in Tarsang village Godhra Gujarat High Court Justice Anant Dave Notice to state government Sahera in Panchmahal district Tarsang village
Criminal Law News High Court to monitor CBI investigations in Ishrat case January 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Granting additional time to CBI for investigating the Ishrat Jehan fake encounter case of 2004, the Gujarat High Court told it would now monitor the probe. The court has asked the agency to submit a progress report by March 15. A division bench of justices Jayant Patel and Abhilasha Kumari observed that progress in investigation […] Read more » Abhilasha Kumari Ahmedabad CBI CBI investigation crime branch officers between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar crucial stage fake encounter fake encounter case Gandhinagar Gujarat government Gujarat High Court IPS officer Satish Verma Ishrat Jehan Ishrat Jehan fake encounter case Jayant Patel Laskar-e-Taiba operatives
Top Law News Ishrat encounter: High Court pulls up CBI over probe December 29, 2012 / December 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A strong view of the slow pace of the CBI’s investigation has taken by the Gujarat High Court in Ishrat Jehan fake encounter case of 2004. A division bench of Justices Jayant Patel and Abhilasha Kumari said, “After going through the status report submitted before us, prima facie it looks like nothing substantial has been done […] Read more » Amjad Ali Rana CBI CBI's investigation fake encounter fake encounter case Gujarat High Court IPS officer Satish Verma Ishrat Jehan Ishrat Jehan fake encounter Ishrat Jehan fake encounter case of 2004 Justices Jayant Patel and Abhilasha Kumari Pranesh Pillai alias Javed Sheikh prima facie Special Investigation Team Zeeshan Johar
Top Law News HC to EC: Pay market rate to requisite vehicle owners December 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gujarat High Court today ordered the Election Commission (EC) to pay remuneration at the market rate to the owners whose vehicles were requisitioned by it for the poll duty during the just concluded state Assembly elections. The division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala today pronounced its verdict on the […] Read more » advocate Harshil Dholakia Ashok Munishwar Giri Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya Election Commission Gujarat High Court HC orders EC to pay market rate to requisite vehicle owners Justice J.B. Pardiwala Pay market rate to requisite vehicle owners PIL against EC's vehicle requisition reimburse vehicle owners requisite vehicle owners state Assembly elections
Top Law News Election Commission apologies before Guj High Court on issue of vehicles for poll duty December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On the issue of requisitioning of vehicles the Election Commission has tendered an oral apology to the Gujarat High Court, because for the poll work, following which court reserved its verdict on the PIL challenging EC action. The division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala on reserved its verdict on the […] Read more » Ashok Munishwar Giri Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala Election Commission Gujarat High Court Harshil Dholakia PIL challenging Election Commission action
Top Law News HC says it can not give directions to Election Commission August 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gujarat High Court today rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Election Commission (EC) to fit Electronic Voting Machines with camera and to video-record the voting process. “High Court doesn’t have powers under Article 226 (of the Constitution) to give direction to the Constitutional authority like Election Commission of India,” division bench […] Read more » Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya Constitutional authority Election Commission Election Commission of India Gujarat High Court HC says it can not give directions to Election Commission Justice J.B. Pardiwala Petitioner Girish Das public interest litigation reliability and functionality
Top Law News Notice to Attorney General on Amendment August 3, 2012 / August 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Attorney General of India has been issued a notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging validity of the 97th amendment to the Constitution, on the ground that Union Government had no “legislative competence” to enact it by the Gujarat High Court. Rajendra Shah of Consumer Protection Analytic Committee (CPAC) has filed a PIL […] Read more » 97th amendment 97th amendment to the Constitution 97th constitutional amendment A G of india Amendment Attorney general of india constitutional amendment Guj HC Guj High Court gujarat HC Gujarat High Court
Top Law News No stay on Gujarat High Court order on 2002 riot case July 30, 2012 / July 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday gave a strong jolt to Gujarat Government by refusing to stay the Gujarat High Court order which directs the state government to repair religious places damaged in the 2002 post-Godhra riots.The Gujarat government had moved the apex court against the Gujarat High Court order. The Supreme court offered a solution to formulate a scheme for repairing religious […] Read more » 2002 riot 2002 riot case Godhra riots godhra riots case Gujarat Gujarat government Gujarat High Court Gujarat High Court order Gujarat High Court order on 2002 post-Godhra riots supreme court order on Gujarat government plea
Top Law News SC seeks details of sites damaged in Gujarat riots July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Gujarat government to file a survey report of the religious sites which were damaged and destroyed during the 2002 Gujarat riots in the state. A bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra also asked the state government to quantify the amount needed for building and repairing […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots 2002 post-Godhra riots Godhra riots Gujarat Gujarat government Gujarat High Court Gujarat riots Gujarat riots victims Justice Dipak Misra Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan National Human Rights Commission NHRC post-Godhra riots Supreme Court supreme court on gujarat riots
Top Law News A jerk for Narendra Modi govt, SC refused stay order on shrines July 3, 2012 / July 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Narendra Modi government’s plea for staying the Gujarat High Court’s February 8 order to pay compensation to over 500 shrines damaged during the infamous 2002 riots in the wake of Godhra train carnage. While declining to entertain the plea, a bench of justices K. S. Radhakrishnan and […] Read more » Godhra train carnage and Narendra Modi Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Gujarat High Court Gujarat High Court on Narendra Modi Narendra Modi Narendra Modi government Narendra Modi govt
Top Law News Guj HC: CBI probe Junagadh HIV-infected children case June 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court has ordered a CBI probe in Junagadh HIV-infected children case. In Junagadh government hospital 23 thalassaemic children were infected by HIV during blood transfusion at the state-run Hospital. Advocate Girish Das had filed a PIL last year demanding a probe into the compensation. A bench comprising Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and […] Read more » CBI probe in HIV-infected children case CBI probe in Junagadh HIV-infected children case death of children due to HIV positive Gujarat High Court HIV cases in Gujarat HIV cases in India HIV positive cases in children HIV positive cases in Gujarat HIV positive cases in India HIV-infected children case Junagadh HIV-infected children case negligence in HIV cases
Criminal Law News Gujarat High Court raps Narendra Modi government February 9, 2012 / February 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Wednesday criticised the Narendra Modi government in the state for “inaction and negligence” during the 2002 post-Godhra riots that led to large-scale destruction of religious structures. A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J.B. Pardiwala made the observation while hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by the […] Read more » Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya Gujarat High Court Justice J.B. Pardiwala Narendra Modi