Tag: Gujarat High Court

Gujarat HC on plea banning loudspeakers for Azaan: “Faith and practice going on years together”

The PIL filed in the High Court had urged for banning the use of loudspeakers for Azaan prayers citing noise pollution and public disturbance; Chief Justice Sunita Aggarwal termed it to be a "wholly misconceived PIL”, questions lack of disturbance due to bells and drums in temples

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

Gujarat: Harassed, discriminated, Muslim fishermen plea for mass euthanasia

The fishermen say they are facing “political persecution,” and seek permission “to end their lives"

Gujarat HC slams senior cops for conducting a “sham inquiry” in custodial torture case

Four people were detained and tortured in police custody only because cops believe they were criminals as they hailed from a certain community, but inquiry by senior cops gave errant cops a clean chit

Gujarat HC rules on PASA Act, claims Preventive Detention untenable

In a landmark judgement, the court quashed the order of detention

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