aniruddha mayee

The Gujarat High Court has halted a Human Rights Commission order demanding doctors pay compensation for infant mortality during a high-risk pregnancy. A doctor challenged the order, arguing the commission overstepped its recommendatory powers. The court sought the commission's response, questioning its jurisdiction to issue punitive compensation directives and coercive recovery measures.

The newly appointed Justice aniruddha mayee on Thursday recused himself from the proceedings on PIL seeking implementation of fire safety norms, saying that as a lawyer he once defended the state government on this issue before the Supreme Court.

The central government on Saturday notified the appointment of seven new judges in the Gujarat high court.

The Gujarat high court is likely to get seven new judges soon, as the Supreme Court collegium has recommended seven advocates practising in the high court and the apex court for appointment as HC judges.

The Gujarat high court dismissed a PIL seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for azaan, observing that the call to prayer does not create noise pollution as it lasts less than 10 minutes. The bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice aniruddha mayee junked the plea filed by Dharmendra Prajapati, a doctor from Gandhinagar, who took objection to azaan blaring five times a day from a mosque near his hospital. He argued that it caused disturbance to the people, especially the patients.

The Gujarat HC on Thursday directed a joint secretary of the external affairs ministry to coordinate with the ambassadors in France, Dominica and the Indian high commission in Port of Spain to locate nine persons who went missing in February while trying to travel to the US illegally.

Gujarat high court supports compulsory retirement of non-performing district judges at 50, emphasizing judges' representation of the State and sovereign judicial power, distinct from other government services.

Gujarat HC insists on policy governing amusement activities at waterbodies in the state after the Harni lake tragedy. Officials to be held accountable for accidents. Vadodara Municipal Corporation criticized for lack of supervision. Amusement activities at waterbodies halted. State government asked for reports on managing these activities.

The Gujarat high court has refused to intervene in a complaint made by a citizen against the state home minister's reported instructions to police authorities to allow Navratri festivities beyond midnight. The court advised the complainant to file an FIR or call the police control room to report any violations of the Supreme Court's order on noise pollution. The court emphasized that it is not their role to police every matter and that violations should be reported to the police.

The Gujarat high court has refused to halt the demolition of a bungalow once occupied by cricketer Vijay Hazare. The Vadodara-based Heritage Trust, which filed the public interest litigation, was reprimanded by the court for not having enough evidence to support their claim that the 121-year-old bungalow should be declared a heritage property. Hazare's son has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting that the house be preserved and converted into a cricket museum.

The Gujarat high court has ordered the director general of police (DGP) to ensure that all police stations across the state have a panel of advocates to aid survivors of sexual offences.

The Gujarat high court on Friday pulled up the state government for not undertaking the process to fill up vacant posts in the Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority (GujRERA).

After being reprimanded by the Gujarat high court, the state government has agreed to establish a dedicated helpline for citizens to report police misconduct. They will introduce a specific phone number and a separate control room to address such complaints. The court advocated for this helpline based on the recommendations of the amicus curiae. Last month, the government was criticized for not creating a separate helpline and instead proposing to extend the existing 100 helpline. However, the court insisted on a dedicated helpline for complaints against policemen and TRB jawans.

The Gujarat High Court has stayed the Central Information Commissioner's order requiring the disclosure of the Agreed List of officials under vigilance watch, following a petition by the Director General of Vigilance. The list is deemed 'confidential,' and the PIO argued it contains sensitive information exempt from the RTI provisions. A customs superintendent's RTI request prompted the litigation.