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Gujarat High Court Quashes Single Judge’s Remarks on Registry Over CCTV Delay | Reaffirms Chief Justice’s Sole Administrative Authority Under Article 229

Gujarat High Court Quashes Single Judge’s Remarks on Registry Over CCTV Delay | Reaffirms Chief Justice’s Sole Administrative Authority Under Article 229

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Gujarat Division Bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice R.T. Vachhani quashed an order passed by a Single Judge that had directed monitoring and installation of CCTV cameras in the Registry of the High Court. The Bench categorically held that under the constitutional framework, the Chief Justice is the supreme authority on the administrative side and that puisne Judges cannot assume such adm...

‘Nothing But Red-Tapism’: Gujarat High Court On Delay By Registry In Installing CCTV Cameras | CCTV Held Essential For Transparency In Court Premises

‘Nothing But Red-Tapism’: Gujarat High Court On Delay By Registry In Installing CCTV Cameras | CCTV Held Essential For Transparency In Court Premises

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Gujarat Single Bench of Justice Sandeep N. Bhatt, on 18 August 2025, directed the Registry to expeditiously complete the process of installing CCTV cameras in the High Court premises. The Court recorded that despite its earlier order mandating installation by January 2024, the process remained incomplete. The Court observed its helplessness in the face of persistent delays but reiterated that compli...

Muslim Marriage Can Be Dissolved By Mutual Consent Without Written Agreement | Gujarat HC Rules Family Courts Must Recognise Mubaraat As Maintainable Under Law

Muslim Marriage Can Be Dissolved By Mutual Consent Without Written Agreement | Gujarat HC Rules Family Courts Must Recognise Mubaraat As Maintainable Under Law

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Gujarat Division Bench of Justice A.Y. Kogje and Justice N.S. Sanjay Gowda has set aside the dismissal of a family suit seeking declaration of dissolution of marriage under Muslim Personal Law by way of mubaraat. The court held that "expression of a mutual consent to dissolution of Nikah is sufficient to dissolve the Nikah in itself" and that a written agreement is not a sine qua non for mu...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Wildlife Case Against NDTV Journalist | Says Disturbing Lion Not ‘Hunting’ And FIR-Based Cognizance Violates Section 55

Gujarat High Court Quashes Wildlife Case Against NDTV Journalist | Says Disturbing Lion Not ‘Hunting’ And FIR-Based Cognizance Violates Section 55

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Gujarat Single Bench of Justice J. C. Doshi has quashed criminal proceedings arising from a Forest Offence First Report and chargesheet filed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, on the ground that the cognizance taken by the trial court was legally unsustainable in the absence of a statutory complaint by an authorised officer. The court held that the bar contained in Section 55 of the Ac...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail In ₹10 Crore Fake GST Input Credit Case | Court Cites 8-Month Custody, Trial Factors, And Supreme Court Precedent

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail In ₹10 Crore Fake GST Input Credit Case | Court Cites 8-Month Custody, Trial Factors, And Supreme Court Precedent

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Gujarat Single Bench of Justice M. R. Mengdey allowed an application for regular bail, directing the release of the applicant in connection with an offence registered with the Directorate General of GST Intelligence, Ahmedabad. The court held that the investigation in the case was complete, the chargesheet had been filed, and the applicant had been in custody since December 2024. It recorded th...

‘Prima Facie Dangerous’ | Gujarat High Court Denies Bail In ₹80 Lakh Misappropriation Case And Orders Action Against Cop For Giving Probe Papers To Complainant Before Chargesheet

‘Prima Facie Dangerous’ | Gujarat High Court Denies Bail In ₹80 Lakh Misappropriation Case And Orders Action Against Cop For Giving Probe Papers To Complainant Before Chargesheet

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Gujarat Single Bench of Justice Divyesh A. Joshi dismissed an application seeking anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, concerning allegations of criminal breach of trust involving misappropriation exceeding Rs. 80 lakhs. The court determined that anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy to be invoked only in exceptional circumstances, particul...

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