Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court criticized the Forest Department and Railways on Tuesday for failing to take proactive measures, without court intervention, in the matter related to the deaths of Asiatic lions on railway tracks. The authorities informed the court about a new standard operating procedure (SOP) aimed at reducing train speed to 30 mph in forest areas, ceasing train movements during night hours, and maintaining a speed of 40 kmph for trains on the broad gauge section between Pi...Read More

Ahmedabad: The legal dispute between the food vendors evicted from Khau Gali at Law Garden and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) concluded on Wednesday after the civic body assured them of space near Gujarat College. Thirty-six food vendors, who were evicted from Khau Gali in 2019, withdrew their appeals in the Gujarat High Court, while the AMC guaranteed them that they would not be displaced from the newly allocated area, despite ongoing beautification efforts in that vicinity. Addit...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has paved the way for the redevelopment of Shilpalaya Co-operative Housing Society in Vasna by directing five opposing members to vacate their residences, allowing the majority's decision for reconstruction to move forward. The Shilpalaya Co-operative Housing Society, established in the mid-1980s, has initiated redevelopment due to extensive damage since 2014. Facing opposition from just five of its 228 members, the society turned to the High Court after a no...Read More

Surat: The Gujarat High Court has issued an interim stay against the eviction of a family from a house that was sold without the necessary permission for property transfer under the Disturbed Areas Act. Justice V D Nanavati suspended the eviction order issued by the Surat deputy collector on November 7, 2023, temporarily protecting the family and highlighting that the authority cannot assume the role of a civil court. The case revolves around the Limabayat area in Surat, designated as a 'comm...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday granted the state government a two-week time to issue a government resolution (GR) announcing the publication of guidelines aimed at curbing ragging in higher education institutes. These guidelines were originally issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the Medical Council of India (MCI). Advocate General Kamal Trivedi, representing the state government, had requested additional time,...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued a notice to the city police and the state government in a case related to an alleged custodial death at Navrangpura police station. Justice HD Suthar issued the notice. Amisha Panchal, through her advocate Harsh Yadav, filed a petition claiming that her husband, Dipal Panchal, was subjected to mental and physical torture by the Navrangpura police, leading him to ingest a substance resembling acid and succumb to the pressure. Dipal Panchal ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government is going to amend the Gujarat Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2021, as conveyed to the High Court on Wednesday. The new amendment will make registration compulsory for all medical establishments, irrespective of their size. Advocate General Kamal Trivedi conveyed this information during the hearing of a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding 17 individuals losing their vision after cataract surgeries at Ramanand Eye Hos...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court today granted bail to Nikhil Donga, a notorious criminal from Rajkot, who had filed a bail petition in the High Court in 2022. The court of Judge Divyesh Joshi approved the bail for the petitioner. Donga's lawyer, Tasneem Jhabuawala, mentioned that the petitioner is undergoing treatment for cancer. Nikhil Donga, facing 117 charges, including extortion and contract killing, entered the world of crime in 2003. A complaint was filed against him at Gondal city po...Read More

Gandhinagar: After the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium, Advocate Pranav Trivedi has been appointed as a Judge of the Gujarat High Court. The Union Ministry of Law & Justice, in an order dated 19th January 2024, stated, "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Pranav Shailesh Trivedi to be a Judge of the Gujarat High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office."...Read More

Viramgam: The Gujarat High Court today took suo moto cognizance of news reports about complications in 17 patients post-cataract surgery in the trust-run hospital Mandal. The bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Vimal Vyas took suo moto cognizance in the matter and issued a notice to the Health Secretary and the Ahmedabad Rural SP. The hearing of the case has been posted for February 7. The Court also ordered the government to hand over the preliminary inquiry report. A total of 29 ca...Read More