You cannot get more thick-skinned than the state education department. Following a PIL, a division Bench of chief justices of Gujarat High Court KS Radhakrishnan and Akhil Kureshi had taken an assurance in 2006 from state deputy director of primary education that the latter would overlook appointment of trained teachers in all primary schools across [...]
You cannot get more thick-skinned than the state education department. Following a PIL, a division Bench of chief justices of Gujarat High Court KS Radhakrishnan and Akhil Kureshi had taken an assurance in 2006 from state deputy director of primary education that the latter would overlook appointment of trained teachers in all primary schools across [...]
Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM), an NGO, on Thursday demanded further investigation into the 2002 Naroda Gam and Naroda Patiya riot cases, alleging that the probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) was “inadequate and incomplete”. JSM representative Mukul Sinha, showing the phone call details of then state Home Minister, Gordhan Zadafia and IPS officer K [...]
Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM), a non-government organisation, on Thursday demanded further investigation into the 2002 Naroda Gam and Naroda Patiya riot cases. It alleged that probes by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) was “inadequate and incomplete”. At a press conference here, JSM representative Mukul Sinha sought investigation under Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code [...]
Senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Jaideep Patel was in constant touch with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s office during the Godhra riots in the state, an affidavit filed by lawyer Mukul Sinha Wednesday before G.T. Nanavati Commission probing the 2002 riots said. Sinha, the counsel for riot victims, said that Patel, an accused in [...]
The Nanavati-Mehta Commission, formerly the Nanavati-Shah Commission which in its first report on the 2002 Godhra train burning incident had raised eyebrows by clearing BJP leaders of any involvement in the riots that followed, fixed May 20 for hearing an application on issuing summons to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and seven Cabinet colleagues for [...]
High Court registry receives SC order on special courts The Gujarat High Court, as per the directions of the Supreme Court, will soon initiate the process of setting up six fast-track courts for the trial of the 2002 riot cases. A High Court official said that the HC registry received the apex court’s order on [...]
Civil rights activist organisations including Jan Sangharsh Manch and Prashant have welcomed the decision of the Supreme to set up fast track courts for holding trial of important riot cases on a day-to-day basis. However, they said the appointment of judges should be done either by the Gujarat High Court or the Supreme Court Welcoming [...]
Panikkar was suspended following an inquiry that found him guilty in the Chandramohan painting row The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday passed orders for appointing a new inquiry officer for the fact-finding committee formed by the M S University (MSU) to investigate the suspension of Prof Shivji Panikkar of the Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA). [...]
The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued notices to the Gujarat Inspector General of Police (Prisons) Keshav Kumar and Superintendent of the Sabarmati Central Jail, V Chandrashekar, over allegations of atrocities committed on prisoners. A division bench comprising Justice M S Shah and Justice H N Devani issued the notices after the preliminary hearing of [...]
