Latest Gujarat High Court News & Updates

Rajkot, Feb 24 (IANS) The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has so far demolished 1,504 illegal constructions in the Jangleshwar area along the Aji River and the adjoining town-planning (TP) road, officials confirmed on Tuesday evening.​ The officials said that the five remaining structures will be removed on Wednesday.​The operation, which began on Monday, is part of a large-scale anti-encroachment drive launched by the civic body to clear unauthorised buildings that authorities say are ob…

Ahmedabad, Feb 6 (IANS) A government-run Seventh Day Adventist School in Ahmedabad has once again come under scrutiny after a Class 7 student was allegedly assaulted by three of his classmates inside the premises.Police have registered a complaint in the matter, while the Ahmedabad city District Education Officer (DEO) Rohit Chaudhary has ordered a departmental inquiry and issued notices to the school management over alleged negligence in ensuring student safety.According to the police complaint…

Ahmedabad, Feb 5 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Thursday allowed the state government to resume possession of around 45,000 square metres of land linked to jailed self-styled godman Asaram in Ahmedabad’s Motera area, bringing an end to a long-running legal dispute over the property near the Narendra Modi Stadium.The court upheld the government’s decision to reclaim the land, holding that the original conditions of allotment had been violated and that unauthorised constructions raised on the si…

Gondal, Jan 24 (IANS) A court in Gujarat’s Gondal has granted bail to Rajdeepsinh Jadeja, the prime accused in the high-profile Amit Khunt suicide case. Rajdeepsinh Jadeja, who had been in judicial custody for 84 days, will now be released from Junagadh Jail following the Gondal Additional District and Sessions Court’s judgment on Friday.Rajdeepsinh Jadeja, son of Aniruddsinh Jadeja, had been absconding for nearly six months after being named in the suicide case.According to police records, he m…

Ahmedabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Friday sharply criticised the former management of Seventh Day Adventist School in Ahmedabad, citing serious lapses in student safety, admission procedures and overall governance.The observations were made during the hearing of a petition challenging the state government’s decision to place the institution under administrative control. The state assumed control of the school in December 2025 following sustained scrutiny after the murder of a s…

Ahmedabad, Jan 6 (IANS) A series of bomb threats targeting courts and government offices across Gujarat over recent days have prompted heightened security measures, temporary suspension of court proceedings, and intensive searches by security agencies. In all cases so far, authorities have reported no suspicious objects, terming the threats as hoaxes, even as investigations continue.In Ahmedabad, the Ahmedabad City Civil and Sessions Court received a bomb threat, following which court proceeding…