Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court came down heavily on the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for failure to curb pollution in the Sabarmati river. The HC pointed out that the Centre had allocated Rs 200 crore for stopping pollution in the river. Yet, the situation has only worsened, the...

Gujarat government had approached Supreme Court after High Court granted 2-week furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai New Delhi: The Gujarat High Court’s order granting 14-day furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai was set aside by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Gujarat government had challenged the HC’s order in the Apex Court. A single-judge...

Ahmedabad: Justice Aravind Kumar took charge as the new Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on Wednesday morning. His appointment had been notified by the Centre recently, along with appointment of other CJs. Justice Aravind Kumar, who is from Karnataka High Court, became a lawyer in 1987. He was elevated as additional judge of Karnataka...

Ahmedabad: In a major respite for former BJP MP from Junagadh Dinu Bogha Solanki, the Gujarat High Court on Thursday granted him conditional bail in the Amit Jethava murder case. The former parliamentarian had been sentenced to life imprisonment along with six others for murder of Jethava, an RTI activist. The HC suspended the sentence,...

Thirteen high courts across India, including the Gujarat High Court, are going to get new Chief Justices (CJs). Notably, the Supreme Court collegium has eight names to the Union government for elevation, whereas five sitting CJs are likely to be transferred to other high courts. Elevations The names recommended for elevation include acting chief justice...

The Gujarat High Court’s division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav on Thursday refused to entertain a plea by the state government seeking a rectification in an earlier order passed by the bench concerning the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021. Notably, the high court had on August 19 stayed...

The Union government has reportedly cleared the nine names, including three women judges, sent by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges of the apex court. The list also features two names from the Gujarat High Court—Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bela Trivedi. Following the approval, the names have been sent to the...

Petitioners had challenged the liquor prohibition law on the ground that it was a violation of the right to privacy Ahmedabad: In a setback to the state government, the Gujarat High Court on Monday held that the writ petitions challenging liquor prohibition in Gujarat are maintainable. The final hearing has been scheduled for October 12....

Two Gujarat High Court judges—Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bela Trivedi—have been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana for elevation to the apex court, according to media reports. The Supreme Court Collegium has also recommended the elevation of Karnataka High Court’s Justice BV Nagarathna who may...

101 high-rise buildings too among 219 units without valid fire safety clearance; they have been given 15 days to fix issues, failing which they will be sealed Ahmedabad: Following the rap of the Gujarat High Court, the fire department and the Estate department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation have initiated a drive to crack down...

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday granted three weeks additional time to Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil and MLA Harsh Sanghavi to file their reply in connection with the controversy that erupted over the distribution of Remdesivir injection by them in Surat. Congress MLA and Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani has moved the court with...

Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani has approached the Gujarat High Court seeking directions to the Gujarat government to permit him to spend his MLA fund to set-up an oxygen plant, COVID testing facility, purchase ventilators and ensure Remdesivir and Tocilizumab injections for the people of his constituency. The MLA has said that his constituency has primary...