Gujarat High Court

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Bilkis Bano case: SC quashes remission granted to 11 convicts

Accusing the Gujarat government of abusing its power, the Supreme Court said that the remission order was without “application of mind”

09 Jan 2024 2:00 AM

Police personnel detain a man protesting outside the Parliament building carrying a can emitting a yellowish smoke during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Who’s a ‘terrorist’: Spraying smoke in Parliament just like Bhagat Singh?

The UAPA, under which many Indians have been charged and are in jail, does not define “terrorist” or “terrorism”

19 Dec 2023 2:26 AM

There were too many reasons for the Supreme Court to make such a strong reference to the conduct of the Gujarat high court. (File Image: ANI)

AA Edit | Courts must respect hierarchy

What’s happening in the high court of Gujarat

23 Aug 2023 12:00 AM

AA Edit | What we eat, how we live is no business of courts, govts

The courts must stop from advising people on their choice of food, clothes, profession or life partners

03 Sep 2022 12:10 AM

The Supreme Court concluded that the judgment of the Madras High Court needs to be affirmed and it dismissed the appeals challenging that verdict while the appeals against the judgment of the Gujarat High Court were allowed. — PTI

ITC not admissible for services: SC

Hearing appeals on the contradictory judgements by Gujarat and Madras high courts, SC urged the GST Council to take a policy decision on it

14 Sep 2021 8:43 AM

Aakar Patel | Don’t we care that India’s in a mess, and its growth halted?

The other interesting aspect of recent years is the introduction of new laws that have taken India in a particular direction

24 Aug 2021 4:23 AM

Gujarat: COVID-19 patient dies day after hospital collects his sperm as per HC order

The patient's wife had moved the high court on Tuesday, saying that she wanted to have his child through IVF/ART procedure

23 Jul 2021 12:05 PM

Gujarat High Court questions Rupani government's coronavirus testing policy

It has directed the state to procure maximum testing kits to enable both private and government hospitals to carry out tests.

24 May 2020 5:40 PM

One of the daughters of a Bengaluru resident, Janardhan Sharma, recounted that she underwent mental torture in an ashram, allegedly belonging to Nithyananda. (Photo: File)

Rescued girl from Nithyananda ashram alleges she was tortured

The 15-year-old girl was rescued when her parents got her out of the ashram a month ago with the help of the child welfare committee.

23 Nov 2019 9:07 AM

The court also issued a notice to the state government on the petition moved by Jaysukh Gajera, father of a 17-year- old girl, who died in the fire at a four-storey commercial complex in Surat. (Photo: File)

Surat Fire Tragedy: High Court seeks report from state government

Justice SH Vora asked the government to submit its report by July 24.

13 Jun 2019 3:19 PM

Gujarat HC terminates BJP MLA’s election

Mr Manek has been winning the Dwarka seat since 1990, and had scored his seventh consecutive victory.

13 Apr 2019 1:39 AM

Blow to Hardik Patel: SC denies early hearing

Patidar leader who joined the Congress was preparing to contest from Jamnagar constituency and the last date for filing of nominations is April 4.

03 Apr 2019 2:00 AM

Patel had started preparations to contest from Jamnagar on a Congress ticket after joining the party on March 12 and the last date for filing of nominations is April 4. (Photo: File)

Hardik Patel moves SC for stay on conviction in 2015 riot case

Polling for 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat will be held on April 23.

01 Apr 2019 5:51 PM

Hardik Patel ruling raises brows

In contrast, the case against Mr Patel is for championing a sociopolitical movement.

31 Mar 2019 12:00 AM

Gujarat HC spoils Hardik’s plan to contest Lok Sabha poll

Patel will not be able to contest the LS election as the Representation of People’s Act does not permit a convicted person to take part in the polls.

30 Mar 2019 12:18 AM

Hardik has a few days to challenge the judgement in the Supreme Court. (Photo: File)

Hardik Patel can't contest polls, Gujarat HC refuses to stay conviction

The court also noted that looking at the criminal background of Hardik, no relief can be granted.

29 Mar 2019 5:30 PM

Though the high court granted Hardik Patel bail and suspended his two-year sentence in August last year, his conviction was not stayed by the court. (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat HC judge recuses himself from hearing Hardik Patel's rioting case

The 25-year-old had joined the Congress at a party rally in Gandhinagar on Tuesday and expressed his desire to contest the Lok Sabha polls.

13 Mar 2019 4:00 PM

'The conviction order is debatable,' the Supreme Court said while granting them bail on Tuesday. (Photo: File)

SC grants bail to 4 jailed in Gujarat riots, says 'conviction order debatable'

The convicts, Umeshbhai Bharwad, Rajkumar, Harshad and Prakashbhai Rathod, are serving a 10-year jail term for arson and rioting.

23 Jan 2019 10:50 AM

The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi, and the counsel appearing for the petitioner said they have circulated a letter seeking adjournment of the hearing. (Photo: File)

SC to hear after 4 weeks Zakia Jafri's plea against clean chit to PM in Gujarat riots

'You are asking for four weeks and we are giving your four weeks. List the matter after four weeks,' the bench said.

15 Jan 2019 11:50 AM

Zakia Jafri challenged the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Godhra riots. (Photo: File)

Gujarat riots: SC to hear Zakia's plea against clean chit to PM Modi in January

A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Hemant Gupta posted the matter for hearing in the third week of January.

03 Dec 2018 12:34 PM

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