Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The present strength of Gujarat High court is 32 against sanctioned strength of 52 posts which includes 39 permanent posts and 13 additional posts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Following is the list of the Hon'ble Judges who currently preside over various benches of this High Court in the order of seniority.
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest high court in the country, brought into existence on 14 May 1862. [2] High courts that handle numerous cases of a particular region have permanent benches established there. Benches are also present in states which come under the jurisdiction of a court outside its territorial limits.
On 6 April 2008, the Gujarat High Court appointed retired judge Akshay Kumar Mehta to the committee. [31] During its six-year investigation, the commission examined more than 40,000 documents and the testimonies of over 1,000 witnesses. [ 32 ]
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 ...
On 5 May 2024, in view of the judgment and order dated 23.4.2024 by the Bombay High Court, the Gujarat High Court disposed off this case, "as the principal issue of succession of Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin, leader of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, has been set at rest with the decision of the Bombay High Court." [255]
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]
Gujarat High Court quashed the ordinances postponing local body elections citing them as unconstitutional and directed the State Election Commission to hold the elections by 25 December. [227] [228] When the petitions were filed against 10% EBC reservation, it was quashed by the Gujarat High Court in August 2016 citing it as unconstitutional. [150]
There are 25 High courts in India. The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1122 of which 846 judges are permanent and remaining 276 sanctioned for additional judges. As of 1 January 2025, 371 of the seats, about 33% are vacant. Allahabad High Court, has the largest number (160) of judges while Sikkim High Court has the smallest number (3) of judges. The lists of high ...