Gujarat: Why 2 separate cases in Vastral and Vadodara spark online debate
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Gujarat: Why 2 separate cases in Vastral and Vadodara spark online debate

Op India  

Two significant incidents that occurred in Gujarat recently attracted the attention of nearly the whole country. Several people were After the incident, the state police chief also ordered swift action and asked to prepare a list of all such individuals in Gujarat within 100 hours following which further measures ensued. People frequently talk about the court’s lenient attitude in cases such as Tathya Patel and now Vadodara incident. Why does the police lack the ability to take decisive action while the court readily grants bail to such accused in exchange for written essays or statements? Whether it is the Vadodara incident, the Ahmedabad Iskcon bridge case or the Pune Porsche instance, the lack of effective measures like the one enforced in Vastral has been bothering people amid debates on social media.

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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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Live Law  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Law  

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India Today  

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Live Mint  

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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The Hindu  

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Rahul Gandhi defamation case: Gujarat HC likely to complete hearing today

Hindustan Times  

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Live Law  

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News 18  

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Live Law  

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Firstpost  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Gujarat Riots case: Teesta Satalvad and RB Sreekumar sent to 14 day judicial custody
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Op India  

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2 years, 10 months ago

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India Today  

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Gujarat HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Shah Rukh Khan Over 2017 'Raees' Promotion Incident
2 years, 10 months ago

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News 18  

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"Serious Issue": Gujarat HC On Lawyer's Plea Alleging That He Was Illegally Detained By Police Officer For Advising Client
3 years ago

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Live Law  

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3 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat Riots Case : Supreme Court Starts Hearing Zakia Jafri's Plea

Live Law  

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Gujarat HC Constitutes Two-Judges Committee To Decide Upon Live Steaming Of Virtual Court Proceedings [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

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Live Law  

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Patidar reservation agitation: Gujarat court rejects Hardik Patel's discharge plea in sedition case
7 years ago

Patidar reservation agitation: Gujarat court rejects Hardik Patel's discharge plea in sedition case

Firstpost  

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Gujarat High Court stays probe against Hardik Patel in assault case after complainant withdraws charge
7 years, 5 months ago

Gujarat High Court stays probe against Hardik Patel in assault case after complainant withdraws charge

Firstpost  

The Gujarat High has ordered a stay on the police probe in a dacoity and assault case registered against Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday ordered a stay on the police probe in a dacoity and assault case registered against Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and others on a complaint by a …

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7 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court questions Gujarat govt over slow trial in rape case against Asaram

India TV News  

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Gujarat Riot Victim's Case: Not Rarest Of Rare?
7 years, 10 months ago

Gujarat Riot Victim's Case: Not Rarest Of Rare?

Live Law  

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Gujarat Riot Victim's Case: Not Rarest Of Rare?
7 years, 10 months ago

Gujarat Riot Victim's Case: Not Rarest Of Rare?

Live Law  

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24 held guilty in Gujarat riots case
8 years, 9 months ago

24 held guilty in Gujarat riots case

Hindustan Times  

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Seeking truth, victim number two in Ishrat Jahan case
9 years ago

Seeking truth, victim number two in Ishrat Jahan case

The Hindu  

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Sedition case against Hardik Patel, three of his aides committed to sessions court
9 years, 1 month ago

Sedition case against Hardik Patel, three of his aides committed to sessions court

Firstpost  

A sedition case in Ahmedabad against Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and three of his aides was on Monday committed to the city sessions court. Ahmedabad: A sedition case in Ahmedabad against Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and three of his aides was on Monday committed to the city sessions court by Metropolitan Magistrate SM Kanabar. The city …

No relief from SC to Hardik Patel in sedition case
9 years, 4 months ago

No relief from SC to Hardik Patel in sedition case

The Hindu  

Taking a neutral stand, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Gujarat Police to continue to investigate Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel for sedition, but told the State to not file a chargesheet, in case the charges hold up, until it gives the final nod. The Bench, also comprising Justice R. Banumathi, chose to remain diplomatic on a petition …

Sedition charges against Hardik Patel upheld by Gujarat HC
9 years, 4 months ago

Sedition charges against Hardik Patel upheld by Gujarat HC

India TV News  

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Gujarat HC junks Hardik Patel's plea to recall 'sedition charge' inquiry
9 years, 5 months ago

Gujarat HC junks Hardik Patel's plea to recall 'sedition charge' inquiry

India TV News  

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel's plea seeking recall of its order for police inquiry into alleged sedition charges slapped against him and to register a case if required. Hardik had moved the plea in the high court to recall the order in which it had directed the Vastrapur police to inquire …

Court rejects Sajjan Kumar plea in anti-Sikh riots case
11 years, 8 months ago

Court rejects Sajjan Kumar plea in anti-Sikh riots case

The Hindu  

Three months after his acquittal in an anti-Sikh riots case, Congress leader Sajjan Kumar faces trial in a similar case with the Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissing his plea to quash framing of charges against him by a trial court in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case related to the killing of six persons in the Sultanpuri area in north-west …

Ishrat case: Gujarat HC recuses to hear accused cop’s plea
11 years, 8 months ago

Ishrat case: Gujarat HC recuses to hear accused cop’s plea

The Hindu  

A Gujarat High Court judge on Monday recused himself from hearing the petition filed by Additional DGP P.P. The FIR, filed by CBI in Ishrat case, alleges that Mr. Pandey provided the “so-called crucial intelligence inputs” to the fellow officers which said that Ishrat, a college student, and three others were LeT operatives and were on a mission to assassinate …

Proceedings against Amit Shah stayed in Prajapathi case
12 years, 5 months ago

Proceedings against Amit Shah stayed in Prajapathi case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed all further proceedings before a trial court in Gujarat in the ‘Tulsiram Prajapathi case’ in which the CBI had cited the former Gujarat Home Minister, Amit Shah, as an accused. The Bench granted the stay till the next date of hearing after senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi submitted that the CBI had misrepresented the judgment …

SC orders Guj to stop probe against Teesta‎ in mass grave case
12 years, 11 months ago

SC orders Guj to stop probe against Teesta‎ in mass grave case

Firstpost  

SC today asked the Gujarat government to stop further investigation into the case against social activist Teesta Setalvad for her alleged role in illegal exhumation of the bodies of the 2002 riot victims, saying that it is a malafide case. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the Gujarat government to stop any further investigation into the case against social …

First whiff of justice for Gujarat riot victims
13 years, 4 months ago

First whiff of justice for Gujarat riot victims

The Hindu  

A special court here on Wednesday sentenced 31 persons to life imprisonment and fined them Rs.50,000 each for burning 33 Muslims alive at Sardarpura in Mehsana district during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. Among the 31 convicts were 30 from the Patel community and one ‘Prajapati,' one of the “other backward communities.” They included the then sarpanch of the …

Shift riot cases out of Gujarat immediately: Congress
13 years, 7 months ago

Shift riot cases out of Gujarat immediately: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Tuesday demanded that all riot-related cases of 2002 in Gujarat be immediately transferred out of the State, in the wake of fresh reports of “collusion between the government of Gujarat and the lawyers for the riot accused.” Party spokesperson Manish Tewari pointed out that action so far had been seen only in those cases that had been …

Gujarat not to proceed with the trial in Tulsiram Prajapati case
14 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat not to proceed with the trial in Tulsiram Prajapati case

The Hindu  

The Gujarat government on Tuesday gave an undertaking in the Supreme Court that the trial in the Tulsiram Prajapati case in which the State had filed the charge sheet would not proceed till the Supreme Court passed an order on the application seeking transfer of the probe to the CBI. Tulsi told the Bench that the State had hurriedly filed …

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