Gujarat High Court Pulls Man For Accusing Judge Of 'Manipulating' Order, Prohibits Him From Appearing As Party In Person
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat High Court Pulls Man For Accusing Judge Of 'Manipulating' Order, Prohibits Him From Appearing As Party In Person

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has taken strong exception to the pleadings of a party-in-person for accusing a sitting judge of manipulating the judicial order and it has prohibited him from appearing as party-in-person. “The assertions made by the party in person in the court and the application moved before me, in the capacity of the Chief Justice of the High Court, are to scandalize the learned judge and in turn this high court," the CJ said. Patel presented evidence to the Court, asserting that the status of the case was initially marked as "disposed of" when Justice Vohra issued the order. The matter has also been directed to be placed before the Contempt bench to initiate appropriate proceedings against Patel for his conduct in undermining the dignity of the High Court.

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Be Sensitive, Avoid Lengthy Civil Procedure: Gujarat High Court Asks Family Courts To Proceed More Like Conciliators, Sets Out Principles
3 weeks ago

Be Sensitive, Avoid Lengthy Civil Procedure: Gujarat High Court Asks Family Courts To Proceed More Like Conciliators, Sets Out Principles

Live Law  

While considering a wife's plea against a family court's verdict which refused to grant her divorce, the Gujarat High Court underscored that in adjudicating family dispute cases including Child Custody and Maintenance, family courts must deal with them with sensitivity with the welfare of those affected being the focus. The high court was considering the wife's appeal against the decision …

Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings In Gujarat High Court Against Judicial Officer
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings In Gujarat High Court Against Judicial Officer

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently stayed the contempt proceedings in the Gujarat High Court initiated against a judicial officer, an Additional Senior Civil Judge. The judicial officer approached the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Gujarat High Court which allowed his addition as a respondent in a contempt petition filed by a person who alleged that he was illegally arrested …

Fake Judge Conman Morris Samuel Christian Arrested in Gujarat, Passed 'Judgments' Since 2019
2 months ago

Fake Judge Conman Morris Samuel Christian Arrested in Gujarat, Passed 'Judgments' Since 2019

India TV News  

A Gujarat man has been arrested for posing as a fake judge and issuing fraudulent judgments since 2019. Christian, who claimed to be an arbitrator, manipulated the course of justice for personal gain. Investigations are ongoing to determine the extent of his fraudulent activities and the number of people affected by his deceptive scheme.

SC bench to hear Punjab HC’s criticism of its order
4 months, 2 weeks ago

SC bench to hear Punjab HC’s criticism of its order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of an unusual order issued by a Punjab and Haryana high court judge, who criticised a stay order previously passed by the apex court while commenting that the Supreme Court tends to perceive itself as more “supreme” than it actually is and views high courts as being less “high” than they …

Jammu And Kashmir High Court Orders IAS Officer To Appear In Criminal Contempt Case Following Alleged Harassment Of Judicial Officer
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu And Kashmir High Court Orders IAS Officer To Appear In Criminal Contempt Case Following Alleged Harassment Of Judicial Officer

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has issued a stern order against Shyambir Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Ganderbal, instructing him to appear in person to answer charges of criminal contempt. According to the judicial order from Sub Judge Qureshi, the Deputy Commissioner allegedly misused his position to harass the judge, including unauthorized visits to the judge's property by …

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Transferring PMLA Case After Judge Said 'ED Matters Me Kaunsi Bail Hoti Hain'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Transferring PMLA Case After Judge Said 'ED Matters Me Kaunsi Bail Hoti Hain'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a trial court order transferring Bhushan Steel money laundering case from one judge to another, after one of the accused alleged that the judge passed a comment expressing "ED matters me kaun si bail hoti hai?” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the alleged comment did not reflect any apprehension of bias …

Supreme Court Criticises Gujarat HC Bench For Releasing Case Without Judgment 10 Months After Reserving Verdict
8 months ago

Supreme Court Criticises Gujarat HC Bench For Releasing Case Without Judgment 10 Months After Reserving Verdict

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has voiced its criticism in a matter where the Gujarat High Court reserved a judgment for ten months and ultimately released it because it was not pronounced within a reasonable time. "We hope earnestly that this does not reflect the trend in High Courts in other parts of the country as well", the Supreme Court observed in …

Bombay High Court Issues Contempt Notices To Lawyer, Client For Seeking Judge's Recusal Based On 'Fabricated' News Clipping Against Him
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Issues Contempt Notices To Lawyer, Client For Seeking Judge's Recusal Based On 'Fabricated' News Clipping Against Him

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has directed registration of a suo motu contempt petition against lawyers - Zoheb Merchant and Minal Chandnani, and their client for using a fabricated news article with scandalous allegations against a judge to get him to recuse himself from hearing the case. On November 08, 2023, when the matter came up for hearing a praecipe was …

'What Authority You Have To Tie People To Poles & Beat Them?' : Supreme Court To Gujarat Police Officers Involved In Kheda Flogging
11 months ago

'What Authority You Have To Tie People To Poles & Beat Them?' : Supreme Court To Gujarat Police Officers Involved In Kheda Flogging

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the contempt proceedings against four police officers who were sentenced to 14 days of imprisonment by the Gujarat High Court in October last year for their involvement in the public flogging of Muslim men in Gujarat's Kheda.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta today admitted the statutory appeal preferred by police officers …

Supreme Court Confirms Order Granting Teesta Setalvad and Husband Interim Anticipatory Bail in Donations Embezzlement Case
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Confirms Order Granting Teesta Setalvad and Husband Interim Anticipatory Bail in Donations Embezzlement Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to social activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand who are facing charges of embezzlement of funds raised to help and commemorate victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots, confirming an earlier order granting the duo interim protection from coercive action. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sudhanshu Dhulia, and Prashant …

Gujarat High Court Quashes Arrest Warrant Against BJP MLA Hardik Patel In 2015 Sedition Case
1 year, 2 months ago

Gujarat High Court Quashes Arrest Warrant Against BJP MLA Hardik Patel In 2015 Sedition Case

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Monday quashed and set aside an arrest warrant order issued by a Sessions Judge in Ahmedabad district against BJP MLA Hardik Patel concerning a 2015 FIR under sections 121A, 124A, 120B IPC in connection with a violent agitation for quota for the Patidar community across the state. Essentially, since Patel was apprehending his arrest in …

MP High Court Recalls Order Prohibiting Lawyers' Appearance Before It After They Admit To Bench Hunting, Recognize Harm To Administration Of Justice
1 year, 2 months ago

MP High Court Recalls Order Prohibiting Lawyers' Appearance Before It After They Admit To Bench Hunting, Recognize Harm To Administration Of Justice

Live Law  

Following what appears to be an instance of ‘bench hunting’, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has decided to recall a certain order that prohibited Advocate Vinayak Prasad Shah from appearing before certain High Court benches. The division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal Mishra sitting at Jabalpur observed that the lawyers who have filed the vakalath in …

Gujarat court denies Kejriwal’s request for speedy hearing in defamation case
1 year, 4 months ago

Gujarat court denies Kejriwal’s request for speedy hearing in defamation case

Hindustan Times  

AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad sessions court on Tuesday rejected a plea by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and MP Sanjay Singh, seeking an expedited hearing of their revision petition, aiming for it to take place before August 29—a date determined by the Gujarat High Court in response to Kejriwal and Singh’s request for both a stay of trial and prompt revision …

Supreme Court criticises Gujarat High Court for its ‘counterblast’ in abortion case
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court criticises Gujarat High Court for its ‘counterblast’ in abortion case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed strong displeasure at the Gujarat High Court’s “counterblast” to its criticism about the manner in which a 25-year-old rape survivor’s plea for abortion was handled by the High Court. The Saturday hearing had seen the Bench criticise the Gujarat High Court for adjourning the case for 12 whole days, defeating the woman’s race against …

'Lazy attitude': Supreme Court raps high court order on rape survivor's abortion
1 year, 4 months ago

'Lazy attitude': Supreme Court raps high court order on rape survivor's abortion

India Today  

The Supreme Court, in an urgent hearing on Saturday, pulled up the Gujarat High Court over its "lackadaisical attitude" in deciding a minor rape victim's plea seeking the termination of her pregnancy. The counsel also told the bench that they had approached the Gujarat High Court on August 7 and the case was first listed and heard on August 8. …

Delhi High Court Orders Criminal Contempt Action Against Man For Making 'Scandalous Remarks' Against Family Court Judge In Pleadings
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Orders Criminal Contempt Action Against Man For Making 'Scandalous Remarks' Against Family Court Judge In Pleadings

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed its Registry to register a case of criminal contempt against a man for making scandalous allegations against a Principal Judge of a family court in the national capital. “The Registry is directed to register a case of Criminal Contempt against the petitioner and subject to the orders of Hon’ble the Chief Justice, place the …

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 07 To August 13
1 year, 4 months ago

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 07 To August 13

Live Law  

Nominal Index Mihir Surendrabhai Shah Versus State Of Gujarat & 2 Other 2023 LiveLaw 129 M/s FTA HSRP Solutions Pvt. Ltd. vs Union Of India 2023 Livelaw 130 Birju Salla @ Amar Soni S/O Kishor Salla Vs. State Of Gujarat And Another 2023 LiveLaw 131 Anokhi Realty Private Limited vs. Income Tax Officer 2023 LiveLaw 132 Judgements/Orders This Week Trade …

HC Judge Who Refused to Stay RaGa's Conviction in 'Modi Surname' Case Among 9 On SC Transfer List
1 year, 4 months ago

HC Judge Who Refused to Stay RaGa's Conviction in 'Modi Surname' Case Among 9 On SC Transfer List

News 18  

The name of the Gujarat High Court judge, who refused to stay Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the ‘Modi surname’ criminal defamation case, has been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for transfer. Name of Justice Hemant M Prachchhak, who observed that no case was made out to stay Gandhi’s conviction in a 123-page verdict passed in July, is …

PM degree remark: Gujarat High Court denies stay on proceedings against Kejriwal
1 year, 4 months ago

PM degree remark: Gujarat High Court denies stay on proceedings against Kejriwal

India Today  

The 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 connection with remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree. While refusing to grant a stay on the defamation proceedings underway at a metropolitan court here against the two leaders, …

‘Some Judgments From Gujarat High Court Make For Very Interesting Reading’: Supreme Court Judge Observes during Rahul Gandhi’s Hearing
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Some Judgments From Gujarat High Court Make For Very Interesting Reading’: Supreme Court Judge Observes during Rahul Gandhi’s Hearing

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge BR Gavai, who headed the bench that stayed the conviction of Congress leader and former Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case today, observed during the hearing that he has recently come across ‘interesting’ judgements from the Gujarat High Court, which ran into hundreds of pages. But, any remark…I am saying this with folded …

LIVE UPDATES - Supreme Court Hearing On Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Stay Conviction In Defamation Case Over 'Modi Surname' Remark
1 year, 5 months ago

LIVE UPDATES - Supreme Court Hearing On Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Stay Conviction In Defamation Case Over 'Modi Surname' Remark

Live Law  

Supreme Court bench of Justices BR Gavai & PK Mishra to hear TODAY Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea against Gujarat High Court's order refusing to stay his conviction in criminal ddefamation case over 'why all thieves share Modi surname' remark.Rahul Gandhi approached the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat High Court's order dismissing his application to stay the conviction in. Supreme …

LIVE UPDATES - Supreme Court Hearing On Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Stay Conviction In Defamation Case Over 'Modi Surname' Remark
1 year, 5 months ago

LIVE UPDATES - Supreme Court Hearing On Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Stay Conviction In Defamation Case Over 'Modi Surname' Remark

Live Law  

Supreme Court bench of Justices BR Gavai & PK Mishra to hear TODAY Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea against Gujarat High Court's order refusing to stay his conviction in criminal ddefamation case over 'why all thieves share Modi surname' remark.Rahul Gandhi approached the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat High Court's order dismissing his application to stay the conviction in. Supreme …

What Rahul Gandhi's plea before Supreme Court seeking stay on conviction says
1 year, 5 months ago

What Rahul Gandhi's plea before Supreme Court seeking stay on conviction says

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi moved the Supreme Court challenging the Surat court order refusing to stay his conviction in a defamation case over an alleged remark about the "Modi" surname. Earlier, the Gujarat High Court had dismissed Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction. Rahul Gandhi would suffer irreparable loss if conviction not stayed According to the plea, …

Congress Party Maun Satyagraha Silent Protest Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case Supreme Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress Party Maun Satyagraha Silent Protest Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case Supreme Court

ABP News  

The Congress party on Saturday postponed the ‘Maun Satyagraha’ scheduled to take place on Sunday in Delhi, where the party President Mallikarjun Kharge along with several senior leaders was expected to lead the protest against the Gujarat High Court’s order upholding Rahul Gandhi’s conviction and two-year jail term in a criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark. It will …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Revives Contempt Petition Against Additional Session Judge, Who Acquitted Murder Accused Despite Stay Order
1 year, 5 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Revives Contempt Petition Against Additional Session Judge, Who Acquitted Murder Accused Despite Stay Order

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has revived contempt proceedings against the then Additional Session Judge of Kapurthala, who despite the stay order of the High Court acquitted the accused in a 2016 murder case. A contempt petition was filed against the judge for disobeying the order of the High Court and in 2019 it directed the Registrar Vigilance to …

Congress to move Supreme Court after Gujarat High Court refuses to stay Rahul Gandhi’s conviction
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress to move Supreme Court after Gujarat High Court refuses to stay Rahul Gandhi’s conviction

The Hindu  

The Congress on July 7 announced that it will move the Supreme Court after the Gujarat High Court refused to stay Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the Modi surname case and pointed out that no court had ever handed out the maximum punishment in the 162-year history of the Indian Penal Code. It has no precedent or parallel with any other …

Congress to move Supreme Court against Gujarat HC order on Rahul Gandhi's conviction in defamation case
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress to move Supreme Court against Gujarat HC order on Rahul Gandhi's conviction in defamation case

Firstpost  

The Gujarat High Court on Friday dismissed Gandhi’s plea, upholding the order of the lower court, describing it as ‘just, proper and legal’ Soon after Gujarat High Court dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his remark on “Modi surname”, Congress said it would now move an appeal before the Supreme …

Gujarat High Court dismisses Rahul Gandhi’s plea against his conviction in defamation case
1 year, 5 months ago

Gujarat High Court dismisses Rahul Gandhi’s plea against his conviction in defamation case

The Hindu  

In a setback to former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, the Gujarat High Court on July 7 declined to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case in which he was sentenced to two years in jail by a Surat court. The High Court noted that the Congress leader used Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name in his speech at a poll …

Gujarat High Court Deprecates And Cautions Arbitrator Morris Samuel Christian's Conduct, Warns Against Impersonation And Arbitrary Proceedings; Allows Petition By GMDC Ltd
1 year, 6 months ago

Gujarat High Court Deprecates And Cautions Arbitrator Morris Samuel Christian's Conduct, Warns Against Impersonation And Arbitrary Proceedings; Allows Petition By GMDC Ltd

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently allowed the writ petition filed by Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited praying for quashing and setting aside the mandate, constitution and authority of Morris Samuel Christian in relation to an Arbitration Case, with a further request to quash and set aside the ‘Final Awarding’ passed by the respondent. The court noted that respondent no.1 presented …

Gujarat High Court: Rahul Gandhi's Plea Seeking Stay On Conviction In Defamation Case Listed Before Justice Hemant Prachchhak On Saturday
1 year, 7 months ago

Gujarat High Court: Rahul Gandhi's Plea Seeking Stay On Conviction In Defamation Case Listed Before Justice Hemant Prachchhak On Saturday

Live Law  

Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak of Gujarat High Court will on April 29 hear the plea filed by disqualified MP and Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi seeking a stay on his conviction in the defamation case over his remark “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Kolar in April 2019. On April 25, Gandhi approached the …

Defamation case: Gujarat HC judge recuses from hearing Rahul Gandhi’s appeal
1 year, 7 months ago

Defamation case: Gujarat HC judge recuses from hearing Rahul Gandhi’s appeal

Live Mint  

A Gujarat High Court judge, Justice Gita Gopi, on Wednesday recused herself from hearing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's appeal against the Surat sessions court order that denied his request to suspend his conviction in a defamation case in connection with his "Modi surname" comment. Rahul Gandhi's lawyer PS Champaneri mentioned the case before the court of Justice Gita Gopi, seeking …

Gujarat High Court Stays Single Judge Order Directing Collectors To Decide Pending Applications For Land Conversion Before April 13
1 year, 8 months ago

Gujarat High Court Stays Single Judge Order Directing Collectors To Decide Pending Applications For Land Conversion Before April 13

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday stayed an order passed by the single bench directing all the district collectors in Gujarat to process Non-Agricultural Permission applications filed under Section 65 of Bombay Land Revenue Code by April 13. The petitioner before the single judge bench, had earlier filed an application before District Collector, Kheda under Section 65 of Bombay Land …

Supreme Court Recalls Order Holding BJP Guilty Of Contempt Of Court Over Not Disclosing Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Recalls Order Holding BJP Guilty Of Contempt Of Court Over Not Disclosing Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday reviewed a 2021 order which found the Bharatiya Janata Party guilty of contempt of court for flouting the top court’s directions regarding public disclosure of criminal antecedents of electoral candidates during the Bihar assembly polls in 2020. Under review was a portion of the order passed by the top court in which BJP was held …

Gujarat Court Acquits BJP MLA Hardik Patel in Case of Disobeying Govt Order
1 year, 10 months ago

Gujarat Court Acquits BJP MLA Hardik Patel in Case of Disobeying Govt Order

News 18  

A court in Gujarat on Friday acquitted BJP legislator Hardik Patel in a five-year-old case wherein he was accused of delivering a political speech at a gathering in violation of conditions laid out by authorities while granting permission for the event. Chief Judicial Magistrate of Jamnagar, Manish Nandani, exonerated Patel and one Ankit Ghadiya of all charges noting that the …

Gujarat High Court Accepts Apology Of 12 Judicial Officers Who Failed To Dispose 45 Yrs Old Suit, Drops Contempt Proceedings
1 year, 10 months ago

Gujarat High Court Accepts Apology Of 12 Judicial Officers Who Failed To Dispose 45 Yrs Old Suit, Drops Contempt Proceedings

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dropped the contempt proceedings and accepted the unconditional apology rendered by 12 judicial officers who failed to dispose of a suit which is pending since 1977 till date, despite the direction issued by the High Court in November 2004 to dispose it of by the end of year 2005. While closing the contempt proceedings, …

Gujarat High Court Allows Rape Accused To Use Victim’s Section 161 CrPC Statement Of Different Case To Contradict Her Allegations
1 year, 10 months ago

Gujarat High Court Allows Rape Accused To Use Victim’s Section 161 CrPC Statement Of Different Case To Contradict Her Allegations

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently quashed a trial court order denying the accused opportunity to examine a police inspector in a rape case. The trial court had also observed that unless and until she is not examined by the court, the statement recorded under Section 161 of Cr.P.C. Before the registration of rape case, the victim's brother had lodged the …

Property Suit Pending Since 1977: Gujarat High Court Issues Contempt Notices To 9 Judicial Officers For Non-Compliance
2 years ago

Property Suit Pending Since 1977: Gujarat High Court Issues Contempt Notices To 9 Judicial Officers For Non-Compliance

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has issued show cause notices to 9 Judicial Officers, seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against them for failing to dispose of a property suit instituted in 1977, despite the directions of the High Court. While expressing shock that the directions issued by the High Court were blatantly ignored, the division bench vide its order dated 16.12.2022 …

Gujarat High Court Permits BJP Leader Hardik Patel To Enter Mehsana After State Govt Says 'No Objection'
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat High Court Permits BJP Leader Hardik Patel To Enter Mehsana After State Govt Says 'No Objection'

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Friday allowed BJP leader Hardik Patel to enter Mehsana district for campaigning in the upcoming Gujarat polls, after the State said that it has no objection to the same. Advocate Rafik Lokhandwala appearing for Patel submitted that as a candidate in the upcoming State elections, he will have to travel frequently to various places including …

MP High Court Holds Daughter & Father Guilty Of Contempt For Obtaining Abortion Order By Filing False Rape Case
2 years, 1 month ago

MP High Court Holds Daughter & Father Guilty Of Contempt For Obtaining Abortion Order By Filing False Rape Case

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently held a girl and her father guilty of obtaining an order for termination of pregnancy on the false pretext that the Prosecutrix was raped. Therefore, the prosecutrix "X" and her father "A" are held guilty of committing Contempt of Court. …Accordingly, the father of the prosecutrix "A" is held guilty of committing …

Calcutta High Court Stays Proceedings Against BJP's National General Secy Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Party Worker
2 years, 3 months ago

Calcutta High Court Stays Proceedings Against BJP's National General Secy Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Party Worker

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday stayed all further proceedings of a case registered against National Joint General Secretary Organization, BJP, Shiv Prakash who has been accused of sexually assaulting/outraging the modestly of a party worker.The bench of Justice Kausik Chanda observed that the victim's act of giving multiple subsequent complaints inculpating various national and State. The Calcutta High Court …

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: May 30 To June 5, 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: May 30 To June 5, 2022

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Subhashchandra Sanatan Mallik Through Babita Subhashchandra Mallik V/S State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw 187 Darshan Bipinbhai Trivedi Versus State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw 188 Mehulkumar Ramanlal Katpara Versus State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw 189 Symphony Limited Versus Raj Cooling System Private Limited 2022 LiveLaw 190 Ranjeetsinh Gambhirsinh Jadeja V/S Agriculture Produce Market Committee 2022 LiveLaw 191 Minor Mohit …

'No Positive Material': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Exercise Contempt Jurisdiction In Case Involving False Allegations Of Police Brutality
2 years, 7 months ago

'No Positive Material': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Exercise Contempt Jurisdiction In Case Involving False Allegations Of Police Brutality

Live Law  

"It is trite law that initiation of contempt proceedings is a serious step; same cannot be exercised in a routine manner. Unless there is a definite material and clear case made out, this Court would refuse to exercise contempt jurisdiction", the Gujarat High Court has held while dismissing a false application filed under Section 10 of the Contempt of Courts …

'Contemptuous': Rajasthan High Court Expresses Displeasure Over Counsel Insisting Judge To Recuse From Hearing, Places Matter Before CJ
2 years, 8 months ago

'Contemptuous': Rajasthan High Court Expresses Displeasure Over Counsel Insisting Judge To Recuse From Hearing, Places Matter Before CJ

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has opined that no counsel can insist a Judge to recuse from hearing a case, even if during the course of hearing, the court has commented on the merits of the case, which in the counsel's opinion are not favourable. Without making any further comment regarding conduct of the petitioner's counsel and deeming it appropriate to …

Allahabad HC Seeks UP DGP's Personal Presence To 'Apprise' Him Of His Dept's 'Reckless Approach' In Not Complying With HC's Order
2 years, 8 months ago

Allahabad HC Seeks UP DGP's Personal Presence To 'Apprise' Him Of His Dept's 'Reckless Approach' In Not Complying With HC's Order

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has sought the personal presence of the Director-General of Police, Uttar Pradesh to apprise him of the state of affairs of the Uttar Pradesh Police department and the reckless approach of the officers of the department in not complying with the orders the High Court.The Bench of Justice Saral Srivastava has directed the UP DGP, Mukul …

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up [2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 48 - 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 59]
2 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up [2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 48 - 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 59]

Live Law  

Public Interest Has Precedence Over Private Interest: Gujarat High Court Refuses to Stall Redevelopment Of Public Housing Blocks Case Title: DHARMENDRA RAVIPRATAP RAJAK Versus STATE OF GUJARAT Case Citation: The Gujarat High Court has refused to stall the redevelopment work being carried out in Public Housing Blocks, noting that public interest will always have precedence over a private interest of …

Hardik Patel moves Guj HC seeking stay of conviction in rioting case ahead of Assembly polls
2 years, 10 months ago

Hardik Patel moves Guj HC seeking stay of conviction in rioting case ahead of Assembly polls

The Hindu  

In view of the Gujarat Assembly elections scheduled to be held in December, Congress leader Hardik Patel has approached the High Court seeking an urgent hearing on his plea against conviction in the 2015 Visnagar riot case. In July 2018, a sessions court at Visnagar in Mehsana district had sentenced Patel to two years of imprisonment for rioting and arson …

[Gujarat Riots] "Deeply Sorry Milords, But That Is My Case": Kapil Sibal To Supreme Court's Question, "How Can You Attack SIT Appointed By This Court?"
3 years, 1 month ago

[Gujarat Riots] "Deeply Sorry Milords, But That Is My Case": Kapil Sibal To Supreme Court's Question, "How Can You Attack SIT Appointed By This Court?"

Live Law  

On Tuesday, while making submissions in the Zakia Jafri's appeal, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal contended that the Special Investigation Team had neither looked into the reports by the National Human Rights Commission, Election Commission, Committee on Empowerment of Women set up by Parliament with respect to the Gujarat riots nor did they examine the members of such commissions. In response …

Karnataka High Court Drops Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Man Who Threatened To Kill SC Judges, Advocates
3 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Drops Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Man Who Threatened To Kill SC Judges, Advocates

Live Law  

"We have left you at this stage but be careful, don't spoil your old age, otherwise next time we will not leave you," the Karnataka High Court on Friday told a 72-year-old man who had threatened to kill Judges and Advocates. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum has dropped the suo-motu criminal …

Gujarat High Court Notifies Fresh Roster; Filing Restricted To Urgent Cases Only
3 years, 8 months ago

Gujarat High Court Notifies Fresh Roster; Filing Restricted To Urgent Cases Only

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has notified a fresh sitting arrangement of Benches that will hear cases via video conferencing, between April 26 and April 30. Some are listed below: Matters pertaining to Parole, Furlough, Cancellation of Bail, Anticipatory Bail Applications and all other Single Judge Criminal Matters shall be heard by Justice Paresh Upadhyay.. Applications for regular bail, matters arising …

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