Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on an appeal filed by the Asaram Ashram against a February 5 single-judge order that upheld the state government and the Amdavad Municipal Corporation’s move to reclaim 45,000 sq m of government land occupied by the Ashram. The court directed that no coercive action be taken until the judgment is delivered. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D.N. Ray recorded the state’s submission that it had earlie...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has given the green signal for the takeover of around 45,000 square metres of land belonging to Asaram Ashram, paving the way for the demolition of over 30 illegal structures. The land will be used for the upcoming Sardar Patel Sports Enclave, proposed to be developed in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games, which Ahmedabad is set to host in 2030. The state government informed the court that the land, allotted decades ago for limited religious use, was graduall...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court today granted a six-month suspension of sentence to Asaram, who is serving a life term after being convicted in a 2013 rape case by a Gandhinagar sessions court. Earlier, the Rajasthan High Court had granted Asaram a six-month suspension of sentence and released him on interim bail, citing his vegetative condition and the lack of required medical facilities in jail. Asaram had been sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2018 by a Jodhpur sessions court for rap...Read More