Rs 45,420 in a handbag and no computation in the charge-sheet: the Gujarat High Court has held that unexplained cash alone does not make out disproportionate assets under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and has quashed the corruption FIR against a woman officer of the Food and Drug Control Administration. Ahmedabad: Not being able to […]
Supreme Court lets High Courts restore power on a 50 per cent deposit in electricity theft cases where the provisional assessment appears prima facie arbitrary, provided reasons are recorded. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that a High Court may, in an appropriate case, order restoration of electricity supply to a consumer accused of […]
Supreme Court Collegium recommends Chief Justices for the Gujarat, Delhi, Telangana and Uttarakhand High Courts, and has cleared nine names for the Bombay and Madhya Pradesh High Courts, by resolutions of October 26, 2026. New Delhi: Four sitting High Court judges have been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as Chief Justices of […]
“The deceased was at peak of his negligence”: that is how the Gujarat High Court describes the driver as it rejects compensation claim by his family over a 2003 death at an unmanned railway crossing, finding no breach of duty by the Railways proved. Ahmedabad: A claim of Rs 7,43,000 over a 2003 death at […]
The Gujarat High Court has called the Surat Corporation’s reversal on housing for demolition victims prima facie criminal contempt and has summoned the Municipal Commissioner and the Standing Committee Chairman to explain it in person. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday (October 23) said that the “change of stand” by the Commissioner of the […]
Can a cruelty case stand when the marriage behind it was void? The Gujarat High Court has said it cannot, and has quashed the 498A FIR against a mother-in-law because the complainant’s earlier marriage was still subsisting when she married the applicant’s son. Ahmedabad: Because the complainant’s earlier marriage was dissolved only after she married […]
A notice received on June 19, an alleged order the same day, a reply on June 20 and a demolition on June 21: the Gujarat High Court wants the Kutch Collector’s affidavit on the Mohamadi Masjid demolition plea. Ahmedabad: The Collector of Kutch must file an affidavit on or before October 19 on a petition […]
