Ahmedabad: A local court in the city acquitted one Gulamhussain Sheikh, 25, who was charged under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) for allegedly recording a video at Vatva police station in 2019. Sheikh had filmed when locals visited the station to present a representation, leading to his mobile phone being seized and an FIR invoking Section 7 of the OSA and Section 120 of the Gujarat Police Act. The court ruled that a police station is not a "prohibited place" under the OSA, invalidating the c...Read More

Ahmedabad: A sessions court in the city sentenced a meat shop owner to seven years in jail and fined him ₹1 lakh for possessing beef on Tuesday. Beef is banned in Gujarat under the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act. Mohammed Imran Qureshi, 33, who owns a mutton shop in Gomtipur, was found guilty after 13kg of beef was seized from his shop during a police raid on March 3, 2019. The prosecution alleged that Imran purchased 15kg of beef from Shabbir Hussain Qureshi at the Mirzapur mutton market,...Read More

Surat: Principal District and Sessions Judge R.T. Vachhani issued a circular on Saturday banning the use of mobile phones by court employees during working hours. The circular requires employees to submit their phones to their department heads or the registrar, allowing them access only during recess and after office hours. The judge cited that some employees' phone use was disrupting court proceedings and diminishing the quality and dignity of office work. This directive references previo...Read More

Ahmedabad: One Utpal Ambukumar Patel of Shardanagar Society Paldi, a practicing doctor, has been sentenced to three years in jail for forging his Class 12 marksheet to secure MBBS admission 40 years ago. In 1980, Patel's original score in class 12 which was 49% left him ineligible for medical admission. Later, he forged a mark sheet falsely claiming a score of 68% to gain admission to BJ Medical College. The Gujarat Secondary Education Board exposed the fraud, leading to charges in 2014. Pate...Read More

Ahmedabad: A special court in the city rejected multiple requests from Hafizhusain Tajuddin Mulla, a man convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case. The court, designated for speedy trial of serial blast cases, cited security concerns in denying Mulla's appeals, which included permission for collective Friday prayers, access to newspapers, wearing a skull cap, and being kept in an open cell from sunrise to sunset. Hafizhusain Tajuddin Mulla, sentenced to death last year along with 3...Read More

Khokhra: The Ahmedabad sessions court has sentenced the perpetrator of an acid attack on a pregnant woman to 12 years in prison and a fine of Rs 50,000. On December 20, 2018, the convict, Hira Nadiya, went to the victim's residence in the National Park society and asked her a question. When the victim who was washing the cloths her home replied that she didn't know the answer, the culprit became angry and threw flammable liquid from a plastic bottle on her. He then fled the scene. The vict...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a Pilot Project set to commence soon, 33 courts, including 32 principal district judges and Ahmedabad’s city civil court, will live-stream proceedings for citizens. Gujarat High-court started this practice, followed by other high courts and the apex court, now the lower courts will follow the suit. Upon High Court's direction, the courts have been provided with the required hardware and installations. The Chief Justice and the IT committee of the High Court have made the ...Read More

Morbi: The Morbi bridge mishap in Gujarat has taken an unexpected turn as the accused managers of the Oreva company cited "Act of God" as the cause of the tragedy. "One of the two managers of Oreva company (that have been arrested) told the court that it is an 'Act of God'," said Additional Public Prosecutor, Advocate HS Panchal told the media. The Add. Public Prosecutor  also revealed that, "In the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report, Investigating Officer found the cable (of bridge) wa...Read More

Morbi: The court has approved 4 days remands of 4 accused till 3 pm on 5th November for the Morbi bridge collapse case. The investigating police officer produced the nine accused in the court with a demand of 9-days remand. The court, after hearing arguments from both parties, approved 4-days remand of 4 accused including the manager of Oreva company. The court has ordered to imprison the remaining 5 accused. The death toll in the Morbi bridge collapse is reported 135 so far. Morbi cit...Read More

Panchmahal: Panchmahal district court has rejected the appeal of a Pakistani citizen.The applicant was seeking permission to reside in India. The court has also ordered fine of Rs 10 thousand. A Pakistani citizen named Huzefa Nurudin Poonawala in 2006 had filed a case in Godhra third civil judge (SD) court demanding permission to reside in India. He had made the claim that he has right to reside in India as he married a daughter of an Indian citizen and also as per the provision of the citiz...Read More