Gujarat High Court Judge

A magisterial court in Ahmedabad sentenced a tea vendor from Gujarat's Rajkot district to 18 months in jail for throwing his sandals at a high court judge in 2012, out of frustration over long pendency of his case.

The preliminary examination for the selection of district judge in the Gujarat High Court will be held on March 21. The admit card will be released on March 15.

The Gujarat government on Tuesday said a judicial inquiry will be conducted by a retired judge of the high court into the fire at Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad in which eight COVID-19 patients were killed.

A Gujarat High Court judge has taken serious note of a call she received on her official mobile number from a person claiming to be the Congress MLA from Petlad in Anand district and seeking to influence the court's decision related to an anticipatory bail matter.

Retired Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Rajesh Shukla was today sworn-in as the fifth Lokayukta of the state by Governor Acharya Devvrat.

Claiming that as many as 28 competitive exams were cancelled by the Gujarat government in the last five years due to various "irregularities", the opposition Congress on Tuesday demanded an inquiry by a high court judge into such cancellations.

Justice Akil Kureshi will not be appointed as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Supreme Court Collegium on Friday weeks after the centre expressed reservation over the top court's recommendation. The panel has now recommended his transfer to the Tripura High Court as the Chief Justice.

A recommendation for the appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi of the Gujarat High Court as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court had been returned by the government, sources said. The Supreme Court Collegium has been asked to reconsider the recommendation.

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.

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.

Four high court chief justices were on Thursday night elevated to the Supreme Court, within 48 hours of the collegium recommending their names to the government.

The Supreme Court collegium is understood to have recommended the elevation of the Chief Justices of Patna, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura high courts as judges of the Supreme Court.

Four new judges were appointed to the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday. A notification issued by the Law Ministry said advocate Umesh Amritlal Trivedi, and judicial officers (judges of the lower courts) Ajaykumar Chandulal Rao, Vireshkumar Bhavchandbhai Mayani and Ashutosh Pushkerray Thaker have been appointed judges of the Gujarat High Court.

The Supreme Court collegium has favoured "further deliberation" and "broad-based consideration" of names of Chief Justices of various high courts before sending its decision reiterating the elevation of Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph as a judge of the top court.

The Supreme Court collegium on Friday made public the names of 37 additional high court judges it has recommended for appointment as permanent judges of the high courts of Allahabad, Rajasthan, Kerala, Gujarat and Bombay.

A magisterial court in Ahmedabad sentenced a tea vendor from Gujarat's Rajkot district to 18 months in jail for throwing his sandals at a high court judge in 2012, out of frustration over long pendency of his case.

The preliminary examination for the selection of district judge in the Gujarat High Court will be held on March 21. The admit card will be released on March 15.

The Gujarat government on Tuesday said a judicial inquiry will be conducted by a retired judge of the high court into the fire at Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad in which eight COVID-19 patients were killed.

A Gujarat High Court judge has taken serious note of a call she received on her official mobile number from a person claiming to be the Congress MLA from Petlad in Anand district and seeking to influence the court's decision related to an anticipatory bail matter.

Retired Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Rajesh Shukla was today sworn-in as the fifth Lokayukta of the state by Governor Acharya Devvrat.

Claiming that as many as 28 competitive exams were cancelled by the Gujarat government in the last five years due to various "irregularities", the opposition Congress on Tuesday demanded an inquiry by a high court judge into such cancellations.

Justice Akil Kureshi will not be appointed as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Supreme Court Collegium on Friday weeks after the centre expressed reservation over the top court's recommendation. The panel has now recommended his transfer to the Tripura High Court as the Chief Justice.

A recommendation for the appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi of the Gujarat High Court as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court had been returned by the government, sources said. The Supreme Court Collegium has been asked to reconsider the recommendation.

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.

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.

Four high court chief justices were on Thursday night elevated to the Supreme Court, within 48 hours of the collegium recommending their names to the government.

The Supreme Court collegium is understood to have recommended the elevation of the Chief Justices of Patna, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura high courts as judges of the Supreme Court.

Four new judges were appointed to the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday. A notification issued by the Law Ministry said advocate Umesh Amritlal Trivedi, and judicial officers (judges of the lower courts) Ajaykumar Chandulal Rao, Vireshkumar Bhavchandbhai Mayani and Ashutosh Pushkerray Thaker have been appointed judges of the Gujarat High Court.

The Supreme Court collegium has favoured "further deliberation" and "broad-based consideration" of names of Chief Justices of various high courts before sending its decision reiterating the elevation of Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph as a judge of the top court.

The Supreme Court collegium on Friday made public the names of 37 additional high court judges it has recommended for appointment as permanent judges of the high courts of Allahabad, Rajasthan, Kerala, Gujarat and Bombay.