Tag: Gujarat High Court

From Victim to Accused: High Court of Gujarat’s 2025 Ruling on Religious Conversion

In a decision that may reverberate across India's legal milieu and minority rights landscape, the Gujarat High Court has ruled that individuals who have been forcibly or wrongfully converted themselves may be charged in criminal proceedings if they then "influence" or abet someone else to convert

SC: “Right of every woman to make reproductive choices without undue interference from the state is central to the idea of human dignity”

Rape Survivor allowed termination of pregnancy by Supreme Court; apex court expresses dismay over denial of relief by the Gujarat HC, states forcing a woman to have a child conceived as a result of rape is against the constitutional philosophy set in India

In a special hearing, SC bench hears petition on termination of pregnancy, expresses dismay over lackadaisical approach of Gujarat HC

Criticising giving a date for hearing after 12 days, Justice BV Nagarathna stated "How can the court stand it over to August 23? How many valuable days would have been lost by then!"

Only four of fourteen officers identified from 2022 public flogging video

Recent report by CJM Ratnoo indicates that the identification process has been slow due to low-quality videos.

Gujarat: HC questions state on public flogging of Muslim men in Kheda

Gujarat HC asks Public Prosecutor to provide the specific law that allows flogging in public view and circulation of video of people in custody

Gujarat HC: Girls used to get married aged 14 or 15 and become mothers by 17

Hearing the plea for abortion by a minor rape survivor, judge recommends her to read Manusmriti

The right to sell meat must give way to public’s right to food safety: Gujarat HC

Meat vendors, meat shop associations and owners had said that the state had failed in discharging its duties with regard to constructing slaughterhouses and dedicated meat markets.

Gujarat HC: Mere filing of FIRs insufficient grounds for arrest under the Preventive Detention Act

While quashing the detention, the court observed that the FIR should have a connection with the violation of public order

Not providing information amounts to smothering the very purpose of RTI: Guj HC

The Court directed the Ahmedabad Police to furnish Rules under the Gujarat Police Act and make available all laws which govern the Police, for public access, on their website

Gujarat: Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind moves High Court against teaching of Bhagavad Gita in schools

The organisation argues that the resolution violates the spirit of secularism and many fundamental rights in the Constitution

Lawyer’s body approaches Guj High Court seeking action over violation of livestreaming rules

Live streaming videos of court proceedings are being allegedly misused by various persons on social media

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