Irked and adversely affected by the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, nearly thousand farmers protested against the high speed rail project and submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday September 18. In the affidavit, the affected farmers from various districts of Gujarat, from where the bullet train route will[Read More…]
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Indian meat traders annoyed over ban on livestock export before Eid, business faces loss
The Indian government had recently withdrew the permission to export more than 25,000 goats and sheep from the western state of Gujarat just before the Islamic festival of Eid-ul Azha (Bakrid). This has irked India’s meat trade industry as the business has suffered heavy loss. Sheep flocks were brought to[Read More…]
HC orders polygraph on alleged rape victim’s family members
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday ordered lie detection, Narco Analysis and Brain Mapping tests on three family members of a 7-year-old girl who, according to her family, was allegedly subjected to repeated sexual assault by her teacher. The court order came after the lie detection and other tests were[Read More…]
2002 Godhra train case: Gujarat HC commutes death sentence of 11 convicts to life term
The Gujarat High Court commuted the death sentence of 11 convicts in the 2002 Godhra train case to life imprisonment on Monday upholding a lower court’s order awarding life imprisonment to 20 other convicts in the case. The bench of Justice AS Dave and Justice GR Udhwani pronounced its verdict[Read More…]
Despite paying huge taxes, public isn’t getting good roads: Gujarat HC
Gujarat High Court has expressed severe disappointment over the condition of roads in the city of Ahmedabad, and gave Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation four weeks’ time to turn up with a report on contracts and work orders over the harm sustained by city roads. “It appears that though crores of rupees[Read More…]
After being denied the right to protest, farmers move Gujarat HC
The farmers’ group, Khedut Samaj Gujarat (KSG), is protesting against a 2009 government notification that brings 68 villages of Mehsana, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad district under Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). The farmers are citing a number of practical problems that will put their farming in jeopardy. Due to this, when[Read More…]
Gujarat High court orders retrial for RTI activist Amit Jethwa murder case
In the case of the murder of prominent RTI activist Amit Jethwa, the Gujarat High Court held that the trial ongoing in the CBI court is a managed trial by the key accused who happens to be a powerful political leader. The court sets aside the ongoing trial in the CBI[Read More…]
Gujarat HC turns down CBI probe into Una incident
Gujarat: High Court orders single judge bench to hear PM Modi’s degree case
Gujarat high court’s division bench on Tuesday held that a single-judge bench will hear the Gujarat University’s plea against the Central Information Commissioner’s (CIC) order to provide particulars of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s MA degree under the Right to Information Act to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Now, the single-judge[Read More…]
Hardik Patel all set to join the AAP?
Patel quota stir leader Hardik Patel is mulling joining the Aam Admi Party (AAP). He met senior leader Ashutosh and other Gujarat AAP leaders in Bharuch on Friday, well-placed sources tell Newsd. Hardik was given bail after nine months in prison and is heading to Udaipur till early next year—in[Read More…]
No retirement age at minority-run institutes: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court ruled a landmark judgment on Tuesday that the government’s norms for retirement for employees are not applicable to minority-run educational institutions. The court stated that in minority-run institutes, the employees including teaching and non-teaching staff can work longer than their retirement age of 60 years. The[Read More…]
Gujarat HC convicts seven in 2002 Post-Godhra riots
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday overturned a trial court’s judgement and convicted seven persons for murder in the 2002 post-Godhra riots case in Ahmedabad. The court will announce the quantum of their sentence on July 25. Earlier, there were total 10 accused in the Viramgam town riot case, out[Read More…]