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The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960 after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State . The seat of the court is Ahmedabad .
The Bombay High Court upheld the life imprisonment of the eleven men convicted for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots on 8 May 2017. The court also set aside the acquittal of the remaining seven accused in the case, including Gujarat police officers and doctors of a government ...
The Gujarat High Court stayed the Tamang report on 9 September 2009 but gave liberty to Ishrat Jahan's mother to produce the report before the three-member committee constituted by the High Court to investigate the encounter. Justice Kalpesh Javheri said the observations made in the report were beyond the jurisdiction of the judicial magistrate ...
The Best Bakery case was a legal case involving the burning down of the Best Bakery, a small outlet in the Hanuman Tekri area in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, on 1 March 2002.. During the incident, mob targeted the Sheikh family who ran the bakery and had taken refuge inside, resulting in the deaths of fourteen people [1] (11 Muslims including family members and 3 Hindu employees [2] of the bakery
However, the Gujarat High Court later ruled that the commission's appointment was unconstitutional and quashed all its findings. [7] An independent investigation by a non-governmental organization also supported the theory that the fire was accidental. [8] Scholars remain skeptical about the claims of arson. [2] [4] [9]
Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Incumbent Justice Sunita Agarwal since 23 July 2023 Gujarat High Court Abbreviation CJ Gujarat Seat Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Nominator Collegium of the Supreme Court Appointer President of India Term length till the age of 62 yrs Constituting instrument Constitution of India (under Article 214) Formation 1 May 1960 ; 64 years ago (1960-05-01) First holder ...
In the Golana massacre case, in which four Dalits were killed by upper-caste Darbars , [2] eleven of whom were sentenced to life, [3] he gave guidelines for the government and police to follow in case of caste and communal tensions. He was also responsible for modernization and computerization of the Gujarat High Court. [1]
Three Judges Cases: 1981 S.P. Gupta v. Union of India [37] Established the Collegium system of the Indian Judicial System. 1993 Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India [38] Struck down the 99th Amendment of the Constitution of India and the proposal of the National Judicial Appointments Commission. 1998 In re Special ...