The Gujarat High Court has denounced the misuse of recently-enacted Gujarat Land Grabbing Act, 2020 followed by the invocation of Gujarat Prevention of Antisocial Activities Act (PASA) in private property disputes.
The legislation has stringent provisions against any individual or institution indulging in forcible religious conversion by marriage. The Gujarat High Court is hearing two petitions that have challenged the newly enacted amendment. What are the legal issues at stake?
The petitioners termed the Act as an invasion into personal autonomy, free choice, freedom of religion and unlawful discrimination and hence, violative of the fundamental rights under Articles 14, 21 and 25 of the Constitution. On August 5, the Court had heard arguments in the plea.
The Supreme Court bench directed that NALSA should issue directions to all the State Legal Service Authorities to ensure that all panel advocates should visit the jail and advise the convicts about their legal rights and assist them in drafting the application to pursue their remedy of premature release.
A Single Gujarat High Court bench has heard an appeal where the challenge is made to the judgment and passed by the Special Judge (POCSO) and 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Junagadh dated 15.07.2021.
The petitioner, Yogendra Kumar, has approached the Gujarat High Court for quashing the show cause notice dated 10.05.21 issued by Indian Air Force seeking explanation as to why the Petitioner service should not be terminated for his refusal to take the Covid-19 vaccine.
A petition was filed in the Gujarat High Court, challenging the order passed by the District Magistrate, Gir-Somnath on May 12, 2021, whereby the petitioner was treated as ‘a cruel person’ and detained under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti Social Activities Act, 1985
The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to Pathalgadi Movement leader Babita Sukar Kashyap, who was arrested by the Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) for anti-national activities.
The petition contended that Section 12 and 13 of the Disaster Management Act have laid down the guidelines for granting minimum standard of relief to the persons affected by disasters like Covid-19, which has been denied to them by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation