News for 'gujarat-high-court'

Tata Motors sets deadline for striking workers to join back

Tata Motors sets deadline for striking workers to join back

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The workers, however, said there was no plan to join back as of now.

Truth always prevails: Kodnani on Naroda Patiya case acquittal

Truth always prevails: Kodnani on Naroda Patiya case acquittal

Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

She said she has not yet thought about joining active politics, but will continue to remain a Bharatiya Janata Party worker.

Naroda Patiya riots: Guj HC bench recuses from case

Naroda Patiya riots: Guj HC bench recuses from case

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

Justices M R Shah and K S Jhaveri ordered, "Not before me", withdrawing themselves from hearing appeals of around 29 convicts.

Ex-Home Secy Pillai's remarks trigger Congress vs BJP war of words

Ex-Home Secy Pillai's remarks trigger Congress vs BJP war of words

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

Former Home Secretary G K Pillai's remarks on affidavit regarding LeT links of Ishrat Jahan on Friday triggered a political war of words with Congress questioning the timing of his claims and alleging that he was only parroting the ruling BJP's words.

Godhra train carnage: HC spares the noose for 11 convicts

Godhra train carnage: HC spares the noose for 11 convicts

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

Fifty-nine 'karsevaks' were killed in the Godhra train burning incident of February 27, 2002, triggering the worst communal riots in the history of Gujarat.

Asaram's son seeks anticipatory bail in sexual assault case

Asaram's son seeks anticipatory bail in sexual assault case

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

Narayan Sai, the son of godman Asaram Bapu, has filed an anticipatory bail plea in a local court in connection with the complaint of sexual assault against him.

Shilpa Shetty's father granted bail

Shilpa Shetty's father granted bail

Rediff.com4 Jul 2003

Surat district and sessions court judge K M Vin granted bail to Surendra on condition that he should cooperate with the investigations.

Surrender before June 20: HC to Surendra Shetty

Surrender before June 20: HC to Surendra Shetty

Rediff.com18 Jun 2003

Shetty also withdrew his bail application after the Gujarat high court expressed its mind to reject his plea.

HC rejects Surendra Shetty's bail application

HC rejects Surendra Shetty's bail application

Rediff.com17 Jun 2003

The Gujarat high court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail application of Surendra Shetty, father of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, in a case of alleged extortion.

No arrest of Surendra Shetty till June 17

No arrest of Surendra Shetty till June 17

Rediff.com3 Jun 2003

Father of actress Shilpa Shetty, he has been accused of extortion.

Sadik encounter case: Court notice to CBI on bail plea of cop

Sadik encounter case: Court notice to CBI on bail plea of cop

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

A Central Bureau of Investigation court in Ahmedabad on Monday issued notice to the investigating agency on a bail plea filed by retired police officer I A Syed, an accused in the 2003 Sadik Jamal alleged fake encounter case.

NCLAT chair Justice Mukhopadhaya's biggest challenge

NCLAT chair Justice Mukhopadhaya's biggest challenge

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

As NCLAT chair, lack of basic infrastructure remains Justice Mukhopadhaya's biggest challenge. The lack of permanent staff to take down orders in shorthand and later type them out for him to correct is just one among many. In cases where there are a number of intervening parties and applicants, the courtroom is often so jam-packed that even the senior advocates have failed to find place inside.

13 rearrested in Best Bakery case

13 rearrested in Best Bakery case

Rediff.com9 Oct 2003

They were produced before the high court, which released them on bail on a surety of Rs 10,000 each, Police Commissioner S K Sinha said.

HC convicts 7 for murder in post-Godhra riots

HC convicts 7 for murder in post-Godhra riots

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

The high court also upheld the trial court order convicting two on charges of murder and acquitted another accused Devabhai Samatbhai Bharwad.

Gujarat RS polls: HC issues notices to EC, Ahmed Patel

Gujarat RS polls: HC issues notices to EC, Ahmed Patel

Rediff.com21 Aug 2017

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Balwantsinh Rajput challenged the EC's decision to invalidate the votes of two rebel Congress MLAs in Rajya Sabha polls.

RS polls: Digvijaya, Scindia sail through, YSRC's clean sweep in AP

RS polls: Digvijaya, Scindia sail through, YSRC's clean sweep in AP

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party candidates Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sumer Singh Solanki on Friday won Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh.

When lawkeepers turn abductors

When lawkeepers turn abductors

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

'How can the police, especially the Gujarat police, earn their laurels if they stick to the rule book?' asks lawyer Susan Abraham.

Prima facie sedition case against Hardik, says Gujarat HC

Prima facie sedition case against Hardik, says Gujarat HC

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Gujarat high court on Tuesday said there is prima facie case of sedition against Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, while refusing to quash the FIR filed against him in Surat.

ISL final fracas: FC Goa fined Rs 11 crore; owners banned

ISL final fracas: FC Goa fined Rs 11 crore; owners banned

Rediff.com5 May 2016

The five-member Regulatory Commission of the Indian Super League met in Mumbai over the three days, in continuation of its earlier sittings since February 2016, to hear the submissions of the respective parties in the matter of Football Sports Development Limited vs FC Goa; FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC; FC Goa vs Elano Blumer and Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa.

Gujarat quota row: Second sedition case against Hardik; two aides arrested

Gujarat quota row: Second sedition case against Hardik; two aides arrested

Rediff.com22 Oct 2015

A fresh case of sedition was on Wednesday filed against Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and five others by the crime branch which also arrested two of his aides, even as the Gujarat High Court asked the government how a statement against police could amount to sedition.

Gujarat HC orders shutdown of 12 units in Adani Ports and SEZ

Gujarat HC orders shutdown of 12 units in Adani Ports and SEZ

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

The Rs 56,000-crore (Rs 560 billion) Adani Group on Monday received a major blow from the Gujarat High Court, which ordered a shutdown of 12 units in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), located in Mundra, Kutch district, with immediate effect.

SC to consider Maya Kodnani's bail plea on Thursday

SC to consider Maya Kodnani's bail plea on Thursday

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will consider on Thursday the plea to extend the temporary bail granted to former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani, convicted in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case, on medical grounds as she was in a "pitiable" condition after suffering burn injury.

IAS officer probing Ishrat Jahan missing papers gets new job

IAS officer probing Ishrat Jahan missing papers gets new job

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Senior IAS officer B K Prasad, who probed the Ishrat Jahan missing files case and was at the centre of a row after a report alleged he was 'tutoring' a witness, on Thursday got a new Secretary-level posting for a two- year period.

Pillai knew of changes in Ishrat affidavit: Probe panel

Pillai knew of changes in Ishrat affidavit: Probe panel

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

The panel's claim assumes significance as it was Pillai, few months ago, who alleged that Chidambaram as home minister 'bypassed him' and had rewritten the affidavit.

SC allows The Wire to withdraw appeal in Jay Shah case

SC allows The Wire to withdraw appeal in Jay Shah case

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

The apex court said the trial against them will be expeditiously completed by the competent court.

Maya Kodnani moves HC for bail on health grounds

Maya Kodnani moves HC for bail on health grounds

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

Former Gujarat minister and life-term convict in Naroda Patiya riot case Maya Kodnani has applied for bail before the Gujarat high court on medical grounds.

Gujarat minister misspells elephant, says it was 'intentional'

Gujarat minister misspells elephant, says it was 'intentional'

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

As the issue became a hot topic of discussion among citizens on social media platforms, Chaudhary, who claims to hold a master of business administration degree, came out with a clarification, saying he deliberately misspelt the word to test the ability of schoolchildren to detect spelling errors.

UK expects India to open up its legal sector

UK expects India to open up its legal sector

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

India can also emerge as a hub of legal talent if it opens up its legal sector

SC refuses to intervene in probe against Sanjiv Bhatt

SC refuses to intervene in probe against Sanjiv Bhatt

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph held that it was not appropriate for the apex court to interfere in the ongoing investigation.

Sedition case: Hardik Patel denied bail by Surat court

Sedition case: Hardik Patel denied bail by Surat court

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

The bail plea of Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel was on Thursday rejected by a district and sessions court in Surat.

SC puts off Hardik's plea against sedition case to Jan 5

SC puts off Hardik's plea against sedition case to Jan 5

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

Apex court gives one-and-a-half months time to the Gujarat police to complete the investigation in the case.

Sedition case: Hardik remanded in police custody till Oct 23

Sedition case: Hardik remanded in police custody till Oct 23

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

A local court on Tuesday night remanded the Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel in police custody till October 23 in connection with the sedition case against him for allegedly instigating a Patel youth to kill policemen.

Anti-Modi cop challenges Jaitley for debate on 2002 riots

Anti-Modi cop challenges Jaitley for debate on 2002 riots

Rediff.com9 Jan 2014

Suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt wrote a letter to senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Arun Jaitley, inviting him for a national debate on any issue pertaining to the 2002 riots in the state.

Affidavit in Ishrat Jahan case fraudulent: Jaitley

Affidavit in Ishrat Jahan case fraudulent: Jaitley

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

In a sharp attack on P Chidambaram, Arun Jaitley said the second affidavit filed in the Gujarat HC by the UPA government in the Ishrat Jahan case was "fraudulent".

Ishrat case: SC to hear plea for quashing action against Gujarat cops

Ishrat case: SC to hear plea for quashing action against Gujarat cops

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

The plea sought a direction to close criminal proceedings and action taken in FIRs lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation against the Gujarat Police personnel and others, saying it was unconstitutional within the judicial facts and evidences of Headley.

Kodnani was present in Naroda Gam for around 10 minutes: SIT

Kodnani was present in Naroda Gam for around 10 minutes: SIT

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

Citing the testimonies of eye witnesses, Vyas said that people of that area saw Kodnani at Naroda Gam during the morning.

HC grants bail to three convicts of Godhra train case

HC grants bail to three convicts of Godhra train case

Rediff.com24 Sep 2013

The Gujarat high court on Tuesday granted bail to three people who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case which had triggered communal riots in the state.

2002 Gujarat riots: No SC relief for Teesta Setalvad in grave-digging case

2002 Gujarat riots: No SC relief for Teesta Setalvad in grave-digging case

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

She is accused of having a role in illegal exhumation of bodies of some victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots.

CBI probe against Teesta Setalvad's firm likely

CBI probe against Teesta Setalvad's firm likely

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

The government may ask the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the alleged transfer of funds by the Ford Foundation to activist Teesta Setalvad's Sabrang Communication and Publishing Pvt Limited.