Gujarat HC to Remain Closed from 12th to 15th September as a Precautionary Measure after 12 of Employees Test COVID Positive

Legal Insiders Sep 11, 2020 Neha Bharti ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 2 Shares

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The Honorable Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court has passed an order to close the Court from 12th September 2020 to 15th September 2020. As High Court was planning to function physically from the 14th of September 2020, for precaution all the employees of the High Court were tested on the 9th of September 2020 for COVID-19. It was found that 12 of its employees were tested positive.

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The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has a work of cleaning and sanitizing entire premises of the High Court, Judicial Academy, Auditorium, Post Office, etc. and to carry out the work of cleaning and sanitization Municipal Corporation will the take time period of 3 to 4 days. The work will start on the 12th of September 2020. Therefore, the judicial work i.e. virtual and physical will remain suspended from the 12th of September 2020 till the 15th of September 2020.

The physical functioning of the court with a limitation will restart from the 16th of September 2020 after the work of cleaning and sanitization by Municipal Corporation.

Customs / DRI Officers Power to Arrest Person on the Suspicion of Smuggling Need not Comply with the Provision of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 for Making Arrest: Gujarat High Court

Customs Officers Have Power Arrest Person on the Suspicion

Judiciary Sep 23, 2020 Neha Bharti ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 8 Shares

The Gujarat High Court has held that any person who is arrested for any offences under the Customs Act, 1962 by the customs officer and if such officer has reason to believe that such person has committed the offence punishable under Section 132 ( False declaration, false document, etc. ) or Section 133( Obstruction of an officer of customs) or Section 135( Evasion of duty or prohibition) or Section 135A(Preparation) or Section 136 (Offence by officers of Custom) the act, in these circumstances...

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Gujarat High Court Notifies SOP on Resumption of Physical Hearings [READ SOP]

Legal Insiders Sep 14, 2020 Lakshya Tewari ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 14 Shares

The Gujarat High Court is set to start the normal physical functioning of the Gujarat High Court on September 12, 2020. The Gujarat High Court has notified a Standard of Proceeding for the physical functioning of the High Court. After considering the COVID-19 infection in the state and in the country the HC has given the guidelines. The State HC said that there will be a common entry for all through Gate No. 5 after a proper screening of every individual. The Advocates, Parties,...

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