We have no faith in state machinery: Gujarat HC

28 May 2024

The Gujarat High Court on Monday expressed strong disapproval of the Rajkot civic body’s handling of the game zone fire which resulted in the death of 27 individuals. It asserted a lack of confidence in the state machinery, criticising its tendency to react only after innocent lives are lost. Questioning...

Case filed against BJP MP, father for abeting doctor’s suicide

17 May 2023

More than three months after a doctor from Veraval town in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district died allegedly by suicide, police have registered a case against BJP MP Rajesh Chudasama and his father on charges of abetment to suicide and criminal intimidation, an official said. A first information report (FIR) under...

Gujarat HC refuses to grant interim relief to Rahul Gandhi in ‘Modi surname’ remark case

02 May 2023

The Gujarat High Court reserved its decision on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's request for a stay of execution in the 2019 'Modi surname' defamation case on Tuesday. Justice Hemant Prachchhak will pronounce the verdict after vacations. The court refused to grant Rahul Gandhi any interim relief. On April 25, Rahul...

Gujarat High Court: Employee Facing Departmental Action Allowed To Engage Advocate For His Defence If Inquiry Officer Is A Legal Exp

20 Jan 2023

The Gujarat High Court in the case Divyesh Govindbhai Kunvariya v. State of Gujarat observed and has held that a delinquent employee is being entitled to engage a counsel for his defence where the inquiry officer himself being a legal expert. The bench headed by Justice A.S. Supehia while allowing...

Gujarat HC seeks report on bridges, their condition after Morbi bridge collapse

24 Nov 2022

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday ordered the state administration to inspect every bridge to make sure it is in "good condition." The court ordered the state to submit a list of bridges along with a verified report on each one's condition after taking suo motu notice of the bridge...