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Bail Applicant charged for Contempt,’Trapped in his own Net’: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court heard a case related to the Bail application. The Single Judge bench consisted of Justice Bela M. Trivedi. To explain,...
ICMR to explain the Rationale behind COVID-19 testing Policy: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court while taking suo moto cognizance has impleaded the Indian Council of Medical Research. The ICMR has to explain the rationale...
Gujarat High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Hospitals Demanding Enormous Fees
Earlier last week, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Ilesh Vora of the Gujarat High Court directed the state government; to take necessary steps to...
Supreme Court Stays Gujarat High Court’s Order Against the Election of Bhupendrasinh Chudasama
Earlier today, the Supreme Court stayed the Gujarat High Court order; allowing the election of former state law minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama as void. A...
A New Twist in the 20 year old Babri Masjid verdict: Will the case...
Mejbel Al Sharika has insisted to draw the Babri Masjid Case into the International Court. He is an eminent lawyer from Kuwait and a...
Petition in Supreme Court Raises Concern Over Shortage of Ambulance Services
An NGO named 'Earth' filed a petition before the Supreme Court; it urged the need to issue directions to increase the ambulance services. Being...
PIL in Apex Court: Patients be allowed COVID-19 Treatment at Hospitals of Their Choice
The Supreme Court has sought a reply from the Centre regarding a PIL filed by Avishek Goenka in the Apex Court. The PIL prayed...
Gujarat HC Bench Ambiguously Changed Days After Criticizing State Government’s COVID-19 Plans
Just 7 days after a special bench passed a caustic order addressing the COVID-19 situation in Gujarat; the High Court bench has abruptly changed...
Dilution of Labour Laws Challenged in the Supreme Court
Advocate on record Nirmal Kumar Ambastha moved a petition in the Supreme Court. The petition sought directions to quash the notifications issued by the...
Gujarat without a Chief Information Commissioner
The vacant position of the Chief Information Commissioner of Gujarat attracts a PIL. Mr. Balwant Singh, the former Chief Information Commissioner of Gujarat, retired...
Justice Ravi Shankar Jha: How Power Structures keep the Judiciary on its toes
Becoming a High Court Judge in India
The dream of becoming a High Court judge in India is a challenging one. As of July 2021,...
Justice Akil Kureshi: How India Rewards Compliance Over Merit
"Do not worry if the pace of the journey may sometimes seem slow but definitely worry if the direction is wrong.”- Akil Kureshi
Akil Kureshi...
Strict Action Against Private Hospitals Profiteering Out of COVID-19 Crisis
The Gujarat High Court directed the State Government to keep a close watch over the designated private hospitals. This is to ensure that these...
Election Commission’s 3-Member Committee to Examine Dhokla Constituency Judgement
The Election Commission of India has directed to constitute a three-member committee on May 13, 2020. Being that, The committee has to examine the...
Is a Deemed University outside the purview of Prevention of Corruption Act?
In a significant case, the apex court set aside the judgement of the Gujarat High Court. It was hearing the appeal in the case...
Environment to the Judiciary: “Be the change you want to see”
The Indian Judiciary uses 11 billion sheets of paper per year in just filing of cases. The number excludes the orders/ judgments passed, applications...
HC directs CBI to probe the involvement of ex-BJP’s MP.
The attack on an RTI activist has prompted action from the Gujarat High Court on the possible involvement of an ex-BJP MP, Mr. Dinu...
Rape victim to stay with the Accused
A petition was moved by a girl to a lower court where she tried seeking permission of aborting her 24 weeks foetus. Being a...
Triple Talaq for Muslims equivalent to mutual consent provision of the Hindu Marriage Act?
In a recent case of the Gujarat High Court, a Muslim couple separated by a quick proceeding.
The facts of the case are- Rashida Rassiwala...
Prison Life In India and its Aftermath
Everyone prays to never see the bars of prison in their lifetime. Yet, as fickle as life is, it is quite hard to predict...
Following Backlash, UP Government Revokes its Relaxation of Labour Laws
The c of 12-hour shifts for workers in industrial units, as compared to the normal 8-hour day shift, after a notice from the Allahabad...
Prashant Bhushan Seeks Quashing of FIR Against Him, Cites Violation of Article 19(1)(a)
Renowned Advocate Prashant Bhushan filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution. The writ petition sought quashing of...
Audio evidences can’t be verified with that of accused until his consent is obtained.
Voice spectrograph in a common parlance is a method to identify, match the voices that of evidence and the accused. The High Court of...
SC Clears 35 Candidates to the HC
The Supreme Court collegium had, last week, recommended Judges to occupy the post of Chief Justice for the High Courts of Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Orissa,...