Morbi: Kadva Patidar Kanya Kelavni Mandal, in its function at Uma Sanskardham in Lajai under the title 'Maa no Rudo Avsar', felicitated Jaysukh Patel, the main accused in the Morbi hanging bridge collapse tragedy, by weighing him against 75 kg of laddus. The move sparked controversy as those close to the victims of the bridge tragedy questioned such an act of felicitation. According to A.K. Patel, the organizer of the event, the land for the benefit of the community was donated by the late Od...Read More

Morbi: Jaysukh Patel, the Oreva Group Director and the main accused in the Morbi Bridge collapse case of 2022, was granted bail last week. However, Patel has been prohibited from entering the Morbi district except for court appearances. These conditions have been implemented by the trial court in Morbi, in accordance with the bail granted by the Supreme Court. Principal District Judge PC Joshi set seven conditions for Patel's bail. These include furnishing a bond of Rs one lakh and surrenderi...Read More

Morbi: The Supreme Court of India has granted bail to Jaysukh Patel of Oreva Group. Patel will need to present himself in trial court in seven days. Chargesheet has been filed in this case and Patel has been in jail for a long time. He is also cooperating in the payment of compensation.  More details are awaited on this. DeshGujaratRead More

Morbi: The Gujarat High Court today rejected the regular bail application of Jaysukh Patel, CMD of Oreva Group and the primary accused in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse case. Justice Divyesh Joshi dismissed the application, denying bail to Patel, who has been in custody since surrendering in January after being named as the main accused in the case. Earlier, his regular bail pleas had been turned down by lower courts. Patel's company was responsible for the operation and maintenance ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government stated on Wednesday told the court that the decision to grant bail to Oreva Group CMD Jaysukh Patel in the October 2022 Morbi bridge collapse case is at the discretion of the Gujarat High Court. Justice Divyesh Joshi reserved his order after hearing submissions from the petitioner, relatives of the victims, and the government. The collapse of a suspension bridge on the Machchhu river in Morbi town on October 30, 2022, resulted in the deaths of 135 people, inc...Read More

Morbi: The Supreme Court of India turned down the interim bail application of Oreva Group's CMD, Jaysukh Patel, on Thursday. Patel, who is currently in custody regarding the Morbi suspension bridge collapse on October 30, 2022, sought interim bail from the apex court while awaiting a decision on his regular bail application by the Gujarat High Court. He argued that his release was crucial for managing the company's finances, including paying employee salaries and a Rs 17 crore compensation to...Read More

Morbi: The Gujarat High Court today declined to consider the application made by Jaysukh Patel, the managing director of Oreva Group and a key defendant in the Morbi bridge collapse case. Patel had sought interim bail while his regular bail application was pending before the court. Instead, the court suggested that the regular bail request would be addressed on October 27. Senior advocate Nirupam Nanavaty, who represented Patel, informed Justice Divyesh Joshi that he had submitted the inte...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has submitted a comprehensive 5,000-page investigation report today to the Gujarat High Court concerning the collapse of the Morbi Cable Bridge. The report points out that all Oreva company personnel responsible for the bridge's operation and maintenance are implicated in this incident. According to the SIT report, individuals such as Oreva MD Jaysukh Patel, Manager Dinesh Dave, and Manager Deepak Parekh are accountable for the incident. The ...Read More

Morbi: The Gujarat government on Tuesday superseded the 52-member municipality of Morbi, which had been accused of ignoring warnings that the suspension bridge on the Machu river was in danger of collapsing. Except for the additional resident collector, Narendra Muchhal, who continues to hold the charge as the chief officer of the municipality, the government has superseded the municipality. The suspension bridge collapsed six months ago in October 2022, killing 135 people in Morbi. DeshGu...Read More

Morbi: Ajanta Manufacturing Pvt Ltd (Oreva Group), a clock manufacturer, stated in the Gujarat high court on Monday that it has deposited 50% of the interim compensation for victims of the Morbi bridge collapse and will deposit the remaining Rs 7.31 crore by April 11. The high court had ordered the company to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation for each death and Rs 2 lakh for each injured person after the company had volunteered to pay damages as it managed the suspension bridge that collapsed on Oc...Read More