Gujarat High Court

Can't Be Disqualified As Lawmaker, Never Quit From Congress: Alpesh Thakor

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday June 29, 2019

Maverick legislator Alpesh Thakor, who had quit the Congress in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections in April, has now turned around and claimed he had only resigned from all posts but not from the party, after a writ petition by the Opposition in the Gujarat High Court seeking his disqualification as an MLA, a post he chose not to quit.

Congress Moves Court, Seeks Expulsion Of Lawmaker Alpesh Thakor

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 25, 2019

The Gujarat High Court on Monday admitted a petition of the state Congress seeking a directive to Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi to take an early decision on its demand to expel Alpesh Thakor as an MLA.

Surat Fire Tragedy: High Court Seeks Probe Report From Gujarat Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2019

The Gujarat High Court has sought a detailed report from the state government on the investigation into the Surat fire tragedy that claimed lives of 22 students of a coaching institute last month.

Supreme Court Rejects Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea In Custodial Death Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 12, 2019

The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea of sacked Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to examine 11 additional witnesses in a 30-year-old custodial death case.

Top Court To Hear BJP Lawmaker's Plea Against Order Dismissing His Election

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 16, 2019

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on April 22 the appeal of BJP leader Pabubha Manek challenging the Gujarat High Court's decision invalidating his election from Dwarka Assembly seat.

High Court Terminates BJP legislator's Election Over Defective Nomination

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 12, 2019

The Gujarat High Court on Friday invalidated the election of BJP MLA Pabubha Manek from Dwarka for submitting a defective nomination form.

Hardik Patel Requests Supreme Court To Cancel Conviction To Contest Polls

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday April 1, 2019

Patidar leader Hardik Patel moved the Supreme Court today, challenging the Gujarat High Court order, which declined to stay his conviction so that he can contest the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to start in ten days. A lower court at Mehsana in Gujarat had sentenced him to two years' imprisonment last July, for rioting and arson in 2015, during t...

Hardik Patel Can't Contest Polls, Court Rejects Plea To Stay Conviction

India News | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday March 29, 2019

In what comes as a huge setback for the Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel may not be able to contest the national elections as the Gujarat High Court today rejected his plea to put a stay on his conviction in a 2015 rioting case.

Gujarat Seeks Time From Court Over Documents On Hardik Patel Rioting Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 20, 2019

The Gujarat government on Tuesday sought time from the High Court to produce more documents related to Patidar leader Hardik Patel's petition, seeking stay of his conviction in a 2015 rioting case so that he can contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election.

Gujarat Man Seeks Mercy Killing Of Daughter; Moves High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 13, 2019

The Gujarat High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government on a petition by a man seeking mercy killing of his 23-year-old daughter suffering from cerebral palsy, a set of neurological disorders that affect muscle movement and coordination.

Death Sentence Awarded To Accused Believed To Be "Mentally Ill" Quashed

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 21, 2019

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday quashed the death sentence awarded to a man in a triple murder case by a Mehsana court, noting the trial judge did not take into account his mental illness while delivering the verdict.

Top Court Turns Down Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea Seeking Security For Family

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 8, 2019

The Supreme Court today turned down the plea of former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking security for his family. A bench of Justices AK Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer asked Mr Bhatt to approach the Gujarat High Court with his plea.

4 Jailed In Gujarat Riots Get Bail; Top Court Says "Conviction Debatable"

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday January 23, 2019

Four convicts in the Naroda Patiya case, which describes one of the worst massacres in the 2002 Gujarat riots, have been granted bail by the Supreme Court, which has doubted their conviction. The convicts, Umeshbhai Bharwad, Rajkumar, Harshad and Prakashbhai Rathod, are serving a 10 year jail term for arson and rioting. They were convicted by the G...

"Hurt Religious Sentiments?" Gujarat High Court Refused To Ban Kedarnath

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday December 17, 2018

The Gujarat-based petitioner, who claims to be the president of a group called International Hindu Sena, has objected to "certain scenes, particularly, of intimacy between a Muslim boy and a Hindu girl that are not only rude and offensive but are also not fit (for audience)".

Top Court Collegium Recommends Names For Judgeship at Gujarat High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 6, 2018

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the names of three advocates and a judicial officer for their elevation as judges of the Gujarat High Court.