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The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960 after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State.
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In HC, mother seeks custody of her abducted 'children' - a girl, cows, buffaloes & hensA woman from Surat filed a habeas corpus petition in the Gujarat High Court seeking custody of her abducted daughter as well as her stolen livestock. Her advocate argued that since the animals were..IndiaTimes - Published | |
High court upholds rule to retire below-par judges at 50Gujarat high court supports compulsory retirement of non-performing district judges at 50, emphasizing judges' representation of the State and sovereign judicial power, distinct from other government..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Acquitted 25 yrs ago, man gets life term for killing wife in '97Jivraj Koli, 73, sentenced to life for wife's murder in 1997 after acquittal overturned by Gujarat High Court. Justices express disappointment in state government's delay. Koli granted six weeks to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Teachers demoted for pursuing higher education without permissionGujarat High Court comes to the aid of three primary teachers who faced demotion after pursuing higher education to obtain graduate and postgraduate degrees. In a recent development, Justice Nikhil..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Rape FIR against pharma firm CMD after HC orderThe Ahmedabad police on Sunday booked the CMD of a major pharmaceutical company in the state for rape following the Gujarat HC's order on allegations levelled by a Bulgarian woman. ACP H M Kansagra..IndiaTimes - Published | |
HC asks Gujarat govt to look into police 'inaction' over rape allegation against pharma co CMDThe Gujarat High Court quashed a magisterial court order rejecting a Bulgarian woman's application for an FIR into her rape charges against a pharmaceutical company CMD. The magistrate asked her to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Flight attendant from Bulgaria accuses CMD of pharma co of rapeA Bulgarian flight attendant has filed a complaint with the Gujarat High Court, alleging that the state police have refused to register an FIR against the CMD of a local pharmaceutical company for rape..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Court again flags centre sitting on collegium recommendationsThe Supreme Court of India criticized the government for selectively accepting recommendations from the court's collegium for appointments and transfers of high court judges. The court expressed its..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC flags issue of 'pick and choose' by Centre in clearing names recommended by collegium for transfer of judgesThe Supreme Court expressed concern over the Centre's selective approach in clearing recommendations for transferring high court judges. The court noted that while five out of 11 recommended judges..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Collectors, police commissioners behave like God, are beyond reach of ordinary citizens: Gujarat HCThe Gujarat High Court expressed dissatisfaction with the way a helpline number for filing complaints against police personnel was publicized, stating that officials like the district collector and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
CA firm staff not covered by ESI: Gujarat High CourtThe Gujarat High Court ruled that chartered accountancy (CA) firms cannot be considered shops or commercial establishments as they are professional establishments. Therefore, their employees are not..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Gujarat HC judge apologises for snapping at colleagueJustice Biren Vaishnav of the Gujarat high court apologised on Wednesday for expressing resentment over a difference of opinion with his junior colleague on the division bench, Justice Mauna Bhatt, and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Gujarat HC judges spar openly in courtroom, one leaves in huffDifferences of opinion on a two-judge Gujarat high court bench took an acrimonious turn on Monday when the presiding member openly sparred and ticked off the other before retiring to his chamber in a..IndiaTimes - Published | Gujarat HC overrules civic body, OKs name change on astrologer's adviceThe Gujarat high court has ordered the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to change the name of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl after her father sought the change based on an astrologer's advice for..IndiaTimes - Published |
Gujarat HC refuses urgent hearing to Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh on plea seeking quash summons in defamation caseGujarat High Court refused to grant an urgent hearing to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh on pleas seeking to quash summons in a criminal defamation case.DNA - Published | Gujarat HC allows girl to abort 27-week fetusThe Gujarat high court on Wednesday permitted a 12-year-old girl raped by her father to terminate her 27-week pregnancy and ordered the state government to pay Rs 2.5 lakh as compensation to her.IndiaTimes - Published |
'Parents forcing children below 3 to school are committing illegal act': Gujarat High CourtParents who force children below the age of three years to attend preschool are committing an "illegal act," said the Gujarat High Court.DNA - Published | PM degree row: SC refuses to entertain Kejriwal's plea against HC order in defamation caseGujarat University Registrar Piyush Patel had filed a defamation case against Kejriwal and AAP leader Sanjay Singh over their alleged comments after the Gujarat High Court set aside an order of the..DNA - Published |
SC allows rape survivor to terminate pregnancy, says conception outside marriage is injuriousThe Supreme Court granted permission for a rape survivor to undergo the medical termination of her over 27-week pregnancy, observing that pregnancy outside of marriage is injurious and a cause of..IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA | SC pulls up Gujarat HC for 'lackadaisical' approach on hearing MTP pleaAs time is running out for the Gujarat woman, a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan assembled on Saturday to grant her an urgent hearing and directed that fresh medical examination be..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC displeased over Gujarat HC adjourning rape survivor's pregnancy termination plea, says valuable time lostIndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court collegium recommends transfer of 23 judges of high courtsThe transfer is intended for "better administration of justice," according to the collegium resolution. Of the nine judges recommended, four are from Gujarat High Court, while four are from Punjab and..IndiaTimes - Published |
Remarks on PM's degree: Gujarat HC refuses to stay proceedings against Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh in defamation caseThe Gujarat High Court on Friday rejected AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh's plea seeking a stay on the criminal defamation proceedings against them filed by the Gujarat University in..IndiaTimes - Published | HC acquits man in 2017 Jet Airways threat caseThe Gujarat high court acquitted Mumbai businessman Birju Salla on Tuesday, overturning an NIA court's earlier ruling that had sentenced him to life imprisonment. Salla had been convicted of placing a..IndiaTimes - Published |
Alleged comments of Rahul not in good taste, says SCThe Supreme Court, while staying Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the Modi surname case, faulted the Gujarat trial court for sentencing him to the maximum punishment for defamation without giving a..IndiaTimes - Published | Teesta Setalvad moves Gujarat HC to quash FIR against her for fabricating evidence in 2002 riots casesIndiaTimes - Published |
Modi surname case: Supreme Court to hear Rahul Gandhi's plea against Gujarat HC order on July 21IndiaTimes - Published | Defamation case: Rahul Gandhi moves Supreme Court against Gujarat HC's refusal to stay convictionThe court also noted Gandhi took Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name in his speech to "add sensation" and with an intention to "affect the result" of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes |
Congress to hold 'maun satyagraha' in state capitals against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok SabhaThe Congress on Friday had said it will move the Supreme Court after the Gujarat High Court refused to stay Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 defamation case over his Modi surname remarks.DNA - Published | Rahul Gandhi defamation case: Gujarat HC's decision 'disappointing, but not unexpected', says CongressThe Congress on Friday said the Gujarat high court's decision to reject Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking stay in a defamation case was "disappointing, but not unexpected". The jurisprudence found in this..IndiaTimes - Published |
Congress to move SC after Gujarat HC's refusal to stay Rahul Gandhi's conviction in defamation caseIn Kozhikode, AICC general secretary, Organisation, KC Venugopal said the party would move an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat High Court order.DNA - Published | Gujarat HC order on Rahul Gandhi’s conviction: Congress calls it political conspiracyBacking Rahul Gandhi after the Gujarat high court on Friday rejected his petition seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark, senior Congress leaders..IndiaTimes - Published |
Defamation case: Gujarat HC rejects Rahul Gandhi's plea for stay on convictionIn a setback for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his hope to get back the Parliament membership, the Gujarat high court on Friday rejected his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal..IndiaTimes - Published | Big blow to Rahul Gandhi! Gujarat HC refuses to stay conviction in defamation caseA stay on conviction would have paved the way for Gandhi's reinstatement as Member of Parliament.DNA - Published |
Defamation case: Setback for Rahul Gandhi, Gujarat HC rejects stay on his convictionIndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court to hear on Wednesday activist Teesta Setalvad's plea against Gujarat HC orderIndiaTimes - Published |
Gujarat HC cites 'ability to influence witnesses' to deny bail to Teesta SetalvadThe Gujarat high court ordered Teesta Setalvad, a social activist, to "surrender immediately" as it dismissed on Saturday her bail application in connection with allegations of fabrication of evidence..IndiaTimes - Published | Gujarat High Court denies Teesta Setalvad bail, three-judge Supreme Court bench gives relief after two-judge bench splitAt the end of an 11-hour drama in constitutional courts, the Supreme Court late Saturday night in a special sitting of a three-judge bench stayed for a week a Gujarat high court order rejecting bail to..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court protects Teesta Setalvad from arrest, stays Gujarat HC order for 1 weekEarlier on Saturday, Gujarat High Court directed her to surrender immediately as she was out of jail after having secured interim bail from the apex court in September last year.DNA - Published | Teesta Setalvad moves SC after Gujarat HC rejects bail plea, asks her to surrenderSocial activist Teesta Setalvad on Saturday moved the Supreme Court after the Gujarat high court rejected her bail plea in a case of alleged fabrication of documents related to 2002 post-Godhra riot..IndiaTimes - Published |
HC seeks govt affidavit on Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea for court transfer in drug-planting caseIndiaTimes - Published | Was normal for girls to marry, give birth before 17; read Manusmriti: Gujarat HC on minor's abortion pleaWhile indicating that he might not allow the petition if both the girl and foetus were healthy, Justice Samir Dave of the high court also referred to the Manusmriti during the hearing.DNA - Published |
After SC stay, Gujarat HC reverses promotion of 40 of 68 judgesIndiaTimes - Published | Gujarat man dies after alleged police tortureKalu Padharsi (30), a daily-wager from Gujarat's Botad, died Sunday of intra-cerebral haemorrhage suffered during alleged assault by three cops in custody last month, even as the Gujarat HC heard a..IndiaTimes - Published |
Gujarat HC refuses interim relief to Rahul Gandhi; order after summer vacationThe Gujarat high court refused Tuesday to grant any interim relief to disqualified Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on his plea for a stay on his conviction by a Surat court in a criminal defamation case. The..IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA | Defamation case: Gujarat HC refuses to grant interim suspension of Rahul Gandhi’s convictionIndiaTimes - Published |
Head of civic body will be liable if manual scavenging takes place: Gujarat HCIndiaTimes - Published | 'Offence not serious but...,' says Rahul Gandhi's lawyer in Gujarat High Court on his conviction in defamation caseThe Gujarat High Court began hearing the former Congress president's plea challenging the order of a Surat sessions court declining a stay to his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his "Modi..DNA - Published |
Rahul Gandhi's plea against conviction in defamation case: Gujarat HC to resume hearing on May 2The Gujarat high court on Saturday said it will resume hearing of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea -- challenging the order of the Surat sessions court declining a stay to his conviction in a..IndiaTimes - Published | Rahul Gandhi moves Gujarat HC after lower court rejects plea on convictionCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday moved the Gujarat high court after a sessions court rejected his plea to stay his conviction in the "Modi surname" case.Rahul's move comes just days days after..IndiaTimes - Published |
