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Ban on loudspeakers in mosques: Gujarat HC seeks state govt’s reply
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has sought the state government’s reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for reciting azaan’ (call to prayer) in…
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Defamation case against Rahul should have been filed by PM Modi: Lawyer to Gujarat court
Surat: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer told a court here in Gujarat on Tuesday the criminal defamation complaint on his alleged “Modi surname” remark should have been filed by Prime Minister Narendra…
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Gujarat HC dismisses objection of property sale to Muslim man in Hindu area
The court called the objections of the Hindu individuals “disturbing”. The men had signed the sale agreement as witnesses when the Muslim individual purchased property from a Hindu man in 2020. However,…
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SC Collegium recommends elevation of Allahabad, Gujarat HC chief justices to apex court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium Tuesday recommended to the Centre the names of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar for elevation as…
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Guj HC asks govt to submit action taken report on banned Chinese thread
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to file an affidavit on an action taken report on how it is implementing the ban on Chinese thread ‘Manja’, as…
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Gujarat HC holds Morbi civic body officer responsible for bridge collapse
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Arvind Kumar on Thursday heldMorbi Nagar palika Chief Officer S.V. Zala responsible for the October 30 bridge collapse which claimed 135 lives. “The Morbi Nagar palika…
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OREVA group reopened Morbi bridge without informing municipality, sans approval: Civic body tells HC
Ahmedabad: The Morbi municipality has told the Gujarat High Court that the company tasked with renovating the bridge, which collapsed killing 135 people, reopened it without any prior approval and without informing…
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Guj HC judge recuses himself from hearing regular bail plea of Teesta Setalvad
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court judge Justice Samir Dave on Tuesday recused himself from hearing the regular bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with a case of the alleged fabrication of…
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Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat HC directs govt to file report in a week
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Monday took suo motu cognizance of the Morbi bridge collapse and asked the state government to file a report within a week. The high court bench…
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2002 Godhra riots: Gujarat HC grants bail to former DGP RB Sreekumar
RB Sreekumar, the former director general of the Gujarat Police, was granted bail on Wednesday by the Gujarat High Court after being detained by the Gujarat Police on suspicion of fabricating evidence…
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Gujarat HC directs petitioners to ‘restrain from eating meat’ for few days
The Gujarat high court asked petitioners against the meat ban in Ahmedabad, imposed owing to a Jain festival, to refrain from meat for a few days. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had…
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Ram Navami violence: Gujarat Muslims move HC, seek transfer of probe to CID
Victims of the Khambhat violence during the Ram Navami processions in April, on Thursday moved the Gujarat High seeking transfer of probe to the state CID. The petitioners alleged that the police…
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Gujarat: Alleging discrimination, 600 Muslim fishermen approach HC seeking death
Ahmedabad: As many as 600 Muslims from Gosabar in Gujarat’s Porbandar district have filed an application in the high court seeking nod for euthanasia. A hearing on the petition will be held in…
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SC ropes in State Legal Service Authorities to facilitate payment of COVID ex-gratia to families
New Delhi: Taking a cue from the Gujarat High Court order passed in the aftermath of the 2001 earthquake in the State, the Supreme Court has directed all the States to share…
