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Marriage registration alone isn't enough: Gujarat HC says Hindu marriage is invalid without Saptapadi

Husband working in wife's father's company says she got his signatures on marriage documents without consent; Gujarat HC rules marriage invalid as no Hindu marriage ceremonies including 'Saptapadi' were performed. Know what Gujarat High Court said about Hindu marriage and how the husband won this case.

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Gujarat High Court upholds death penalty for 38 convicts in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

The Gujarat High Court upheld a special court's 2022 verdict sentencing 38 convicts to death. Eleven other individuals received life imprisonment sentences in the same case. These convictions relate to the devastating 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts which claimed 56 lives. The division bench dismissed all appeals filed against the special…

The Economic Times

Gujarat High Court to pronounce verdict today in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

The Gujarat High Court will deliver its verdict on the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case. This terror attack claimed fifty-six lives and injured over two hundred people. Meanwhile, a separate investigation into the Delhi Red Fort blast case is ongoing. The National Investigation Agency has filed a forensic report and…

The Economic Times

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'Marriage registration is not enough if...': Gujarat HC says weddings are not merely for 'song and dance'

The Gujarat High Court has declared that Hindu marriages require sacred rituals like 'saptapadi' to be valid, not just registration. A UK-based techie's plea to nullify his marriage was upheld after the woman admitted no ceremonies took place. The court emphasized marriage as a sacred sacrament, urging young couples to…

The Economic Times

Supreme Court questions Waqf institution's plea for court fees exemption in tribunals

The Supreme Court questioned the legal foundation for Waqf institutions to be exempt from paying court fees. This came up during a hearing concerning a Gujarat High Court decision. The High Court had previously ruled that Waqf institutions must pay court fees for cases before the State Waqf Tribunal. Petitioners…

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Employee died after falling from bus roof while sleeping due to lack of rest room; Gujarat HC upholds Rs 6.52 lakh compensation

A bus employee died after falling from the bus roof where he slept due to a lack of rest room facilities at Ghodasar bus station. The Gujarat High Court upheld a compensation award of Rs 6.52 lakh with interest and penalty, applying the principle of notional extension of employment.

The Economic Times

SC seeks govt response on Mahesh Langa bail, asks ‘what kind of a journalist is he’

The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Gujarat government and the Enforcement Directorate on journalist Mahesh Langa’s petition seeking bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged financial fraud.

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Gujarat HC notice over Mahesh Langa bail plea

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued a notice on a regular bail plea moved by journalist Mahesh Langa in a money laundering case linked to two cheating FIRs against the journalist, LiveLaw reported.

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Anticipatory bail for Mahesh Langa in documents case

The Gujarat High Court has granted anticipatory bail to journalist Mahesh Langa in an FIR which accuses him of obtaining highly confidential government documents through alleged corruption, criminal conspiracy and theft, LiveLaw reported.

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HC issues notice as Mahesh Langa claims he was booked in ‘speculative case’

The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa has told the Gujarat High Court that the case filed against him by the Gandhinagar Police over obtaining “highly confidential government documents” through an alleged criminal conspiracy was “speculative in every sense”, LiveLaw reported.

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‘Don’t want any publicity’: Gujarat HC after Mahesh Langa withdraws plea

The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa has withdrawn his petition challenging his police custody in the Gujarat High Court.

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Gujarat journalist moves HC challenging police custody in GST case

The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa, who was arrested this week for alleged GST fraud, has approached the Gujarat High Court challenging a magistrate’s decision to remand him to 10-day police custody, according to Bar and Bench.

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SC stays Gujarat HC order for implementation of land recovery allotted to Adani Ports

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an order of the Gujarat High Court for implementation of the recovery of land allotted to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd in Mundra in Gujarat. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Not targeted at any community’: HC lifts stay on Maharaj release on Netflix

The Gujarat High Court on Friday allowed the release of the film Maharaj on Netflix, which was earlier scheduled to be released on June 18, Bar and Bench reported.

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Gujarat HC halts release of Aamir Khan’s son’s film Maharaj, sends notice to Netflix

A day before the release of Maharaj, the debut film of Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan, the Gujarat High Court has stayed its streaming over a petition by Vaishnavite Pustimargi sect members who have alleged that the film would incite violence against the sect. The court also sent notices to…

The Hindu

Gujarat High Court acquits ex-BJP MP, 6 others in RTI activist Amit Jethwa murder case high court

Gujarat High Court overturns conviction of former BJP MP Dinu Solanki and six others in RTI activist's murder case

The Hindu

Gujarat High Court dismayed at incidents of ‘rape, molestation, discrimination, homophobia, favouritism’ at GNLU

Gujarat High Court dismayed by incidents at GNLU, directs competent authority to consider fact-finding report.

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HC rejects plea of man claiming his 2 daughters kept in illegal confinement of 'godman' Nithyananda

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a man’s petition seeking production and release of his two daughters who he claimed were in the illegal confinement

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‘Illegal custody’ of businessman: Will ask Gujarat HC to give proper training to magistrates, says SC

Supreme Court criticizes police remand of businessman, plans to ask Gujarat High Court for proper magistrate training.

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SC slams police officials for violating custodial torture guidelines

Coming down heavily on four police officials who had tied four men to the poles and beat them up in full public view in the Kheda District of Gujarat. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat HC directs company to provide lifetime pension and stipends to the victims’ families

Observing that one-time compensation is not going to help the families of the victims of the Morbi suspension bridge collapse, the Gujarat High Court asked the Oreva Group, the company responsible for operation and maintenance of the ill-fated bridge, to provide life-time pension to the elderly who lost their sons…

The Hindu

PM Modi’s degree: Gujarat HC rejects Arvind Kejriwal’s review petition

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected the petition filed by Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu

Public flogging of Muslim men: Gujarat HC sentences four policemen to 14 days’ imprisonment

Gujarat HC sentences four policemen to 14 days’ imprisonment with a fine of ₹2,000 for flogging Muslim men in Kheda. Court terms act as “inhumane” & “against humanity”, noting it caused physical torture & humiliation. Refused to accept apology, citing it would send wrong message to society.

The Hindu

Gujarat High Court directs Censor Board to decide on demand for removal of ‘casteist slur’ from movie ‘Guthlee Ladoo’

The Gujarat High Court on October 12 directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to take a call in 24 hours about the use of an “offensive” term for the Valmiki community in the Hindi movie ‘Guthlee Ladoo’, scheduled to be released on October 13.

The Times of India

Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognisance of news report about rape incident, harassment of queer student at GNLU

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report about two incidents at the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) in Gandhinagar involving the harassment of a male student for being queer and the rape of a student by her batchmate.

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