Dismissing the State’s appeal and confirming an SC/ST Act acquittal, the Gujarat High Court held that the prosecution had not proved that the alleged caste-based insult was uttered in a place within public view, and that the eyewitness and the medical evidence did not support its case. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has upheld the […]
A 7-year delay in filing an appeal cannot be explained away by a pandemic that began three years after the judgment or by disagreement among co-owners, the Gujarat High Court has held while declining to condone it. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has refused to condone a delay of over seven years in filing an […]
The Gujarat High Court has granted regular bail to Sumersing Bharatlal Meena, accused of luring RE-NEET aspirants through Telegram channels with offers of question papers for Rs 25,000 to Rs 10 lakh, noting that the chargesheet has been filed, he has been in custody since June 13, 2026 and the offence is triable by a Magistrate.
The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence of Ahmed Bawa @ Abbu Abubakar Barelvi, one of 38 convicts sentenced to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, and issued notice to the State of Gujarat on his challenge to the Gujarat High Court’s July 2026 judgment confirming his conviction and sentence. His counsel argued that the conviction rests entirely on the allegation of conspiracy.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday, 3rd March, refused to entertain a petition seeking contempt action against Gujarat authorities for allegedly disobeying its orders regarding demolition of properties. The petitioner alleged that authorities in Ahmedabad demolished houses without following the Supreme Court’s directions.
