Gujarat High Court
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400-yr-old mosque to be partially demolished, Gujarat HC cites public interest
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday, September 23, dismissed a plea by the Manch Masjid Trust and refused to grant a four-week stay, clearing the way for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)…
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Money laundering case: SC seeks Gujarat govt, ED’s responses on journalist’s bail plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Gujarat government and the Enforcement Directorate on a bail plea of journalist Mahesh Langa seeking bail in a money laundering case…
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Islamic marriages can be dissolved through verbal mutual consent, rules Gujarat HC
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has ruled that a Muslim marriage can be dissolved through ‘Mubaraat’, a form of divorce wherein couples can end their marriage through verbal mutual consent without a…
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Plea dismissed over no minority representation in Gujarat UCC panel
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the composition of a state-appointed five-member committee, formed to assess the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state,…
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2002 Godhra riots: Gujarat HC acquits 3 accused for lack of evidence
Ahmedabad: Nineteen years after three men were convicted and sentenced to five-year rigorous imprisonment in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case by a fast track court, the Gujarat High Court has acquitted them…
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Gujarat CMO, secretariat get bomb threat
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat chief minister’s office (CMO) and the state secretariat in Gandhinagar received a bomb threat email, which turned out to be a hoax after a thorough search of the premises,…
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Gujarat HC receives bomb threat on Tuesday
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court received a bomb threat via email early on Tuesday morning. A bomb squad and a police team launched a full-scale search operation in and around the High…
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SC rejects convicts’ plea against 2-judge bench hearing Godhra train burning appeals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the vehement submissions of few convicts that a two-judge bench cannot hear their appeals against conviction as the matter pertained to the award of…
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Centre clears elevation of 7 judicial officers as Gujarat HC judges
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday cleared the appointment of seven judicial officers as Gujarat High Court judges. In a post on X, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced that President…
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SC rejects bail plea of convicted ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of convicted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1990 custodial death case in which he was sentenced to life imprisonment.…
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Gujarat HC extends Asaram Bapu’s temporary bail by 3 months for medical treatment
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has extended self-styled godman Asaram Bapu’s temporary bail by three months, citing the need for continued medical treatment. The 86-year-old, who is serving a life sentence in…
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Gujarat HC sets aside charge sheet issued near retirement
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has quashed and set aside a charge sheet issued against a government employee at the fag end of her service. A bench headed by Justice A.S. Supehia…
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Morbi bridge collapse: HC directs amicus to meet victims to understand ground reality
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the amicus curiae accompanied by an independent lawyer to meet victims of the Morbi suspension bridge collapse on its behalf to understand the ground…
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SC stays Gujarat HC order on taking back land given to Adani firm near Mundra port
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Gujarat High Court order asking the state government to resume the process of taking back nearly 108 hectares of grazing land given to…
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Guj HC allows release of Aamir Khan’s son Junaid’s debut film Maharaj
Mumbai: Yash Raj Films (YRF), the banner behind “Maharaj” that marks the debut of Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s son Junaid, has expressed gratitude to the judiciary after the Gujarat High Court lifted…
