Source: dnaindia.com Former BJP parliamentarian Dinu Bogha Solanki and his nephew Shiva, who have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a special CBI court on July 11 for the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, have moved the Gujarat High Court challenging the verdict of the lower court. The appeals are likely to
Source: dnaindia.com In a major relief to a Shahibaug-based gynaecologist, the Gujarat High Court has directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to de-seal a sonography machine at the doctor’s hospital. Notably, the civic officials responsible for the implementation of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, had sealed the machine on May 14 for
Source: indianexpress.com THE state government has decided to remove the mandatory condition of Rs 50 lakh Compulsory Service Bonds for admission in two postgraduate medical superspeciality courses – paediatric surgery and cardiothoracic vascular surgery – in state government medical colleges from the academic session 2019-20, citing no takers since the condition was introduced in 2014.
Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Jetpur’s Deputy Superintendent of Police JM Bharwad, who is missing ever since he was booked by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 8 lakh for not beating an accused arrested under the Arms Act. The single-judge
Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday questioned Congress leader Gaurav Pandya, who unsuccessfully contested the Rajya Sabha election against External Affairs minister S Jaishankar, on why he has filed two separate petitions challenging the Rajya Sabha poll victory of BJP’s Jaishankar and Jugalji Thakor. By-elections for the two Rajya Sabha seats vacated by
Source: dnaindia.com A man, named Kamaruddin Mansuri, who murdered his wife by setting her on fire over a petty dispute on ‘dal’, and was sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court, has been saved by the Gujarat High Court on the ground that the incident has happened on account of a sudden quarrel and
Source: thehindu.com Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday informed the Supreme Court that the government will take a call on the appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court in a week and place its decision before the apex court Collegium. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi
Source: deccanherald.com The legal trouble for 26-year-old Congress leader Hardik Patel, who has been touring the state to raise issues of government’s failure in resolving issues such as unemployment, privatisation of education and farm crisis among others, looks far from getting over. The state government wants to proceed with a criminal case against the Patidar leader
Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the state government, Vadodara collector, Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA), Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), and a private developer Earth Landmark, after a public interest litigation (PIL) questioning the construction carried out by the developer over a natural gas pipeline of GAIL
Source: thehindu.com Convicted by the Supreme Court in the killing of former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya, Mohammed Asghar Ali, a native of Nalgonda, was shifted to Gujarat on Thursday, in-charge Superintendent of Police R. Venkateswarlu said. He is being moved amid tight security and will be produced before the Gujarat court as per instructions,
