Source:- bloombergquint.com When, in October 2015, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment, and with it the National Judicial Appointments Commission, the judgment was celebrated by many as a victory for the cause of judicial independence. The prevailing system, which gives primacy to a collegium of Supreme Court judges
Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court on Thursday refused to provide any relief to Jetpur’s Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) JM Bharwad, who is been 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.
Source: dnaindia.com In a major blow to suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday rejected his plea for suspension of the sentence awarded to him by a Jamnagar court in connection with a custodial death case of 1990. Bhatt was then posted in the district as the additional superintendent of police.
Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court has criticised the state government for its failure to allot land to 62 differently able persons, who have been waiting for the same since 2009, without any fault on their part. The court remarked the same as “unfortunate” and said the government inaction on the allotment of plots has
Source: dnaindia.com Unhappy with the verdict of the Gujarat High Court in the petitions challenging the acquisition of their land for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, the farmers and other similarly situated project affected persons on Thursday decided to approach the Supreme Court against the high court’s verdict. Notably, the division bench of Justice AS
Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court has ruled that secured creditors like banks would have priority over the government to sell secured assets of loan defaulters for the recovery of their dues. The ruling came from the single-judge bench of Justice JB Pardiwala who was adjudicating a dispute between Bank of Baroda and Gujarat government
Source: ndtv.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday said it will hear on September 23 the plea of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel seeking stay on further proceedings in the Gujarat High Court on his 2017 election to the Rajya Sabha that has been challenged by rival BJP candidate Balwantsinh Rajput. A Bench of Chief
Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court on Friday summoned External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Jugalji Thakor to remain present before it on September 27 in connection with multiple petitions filed against them by Congress leaders challenging their Rajya Sabha poll victory. In all, seven election petitions were filed by Congress
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
