Amit Shah challenges apex court’s handing over of Sohrabbudin case to CBI

Gujarat’s former minister of state for home Amit Shah has moved the Supreme Court questioning its Jan 12, 2010, judgment handing over the investigations into the Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Kausar Bi abduction and killing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CB

Rubabuddin charges Narendra Modi with contempt of apex court

Rubabuddin Sheikh, the brother of staged-shootout victim Sohrabuddin Sheikh, Wednesday served a legal notice on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi charging him with contempt of the Supreme Court with his derogatory remarks against the CBI that is probing the

Amit Shah hospitalised following medical complications

Former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, a key accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout, was admitted to a government hospital in Ahmedabad Tuesday evening following medical complications.

Shah, who is in Sabarmati prison, had undergone a minor incision

Gujarat top cop gets reprieve in alleged shootout case

Justice R.H. Shukla of the Gujarat High Court Tuesday quashed the first information report (FIR) filed by the state police against its own Additional Director General of Police Kuldip Sharma in a 26-year-old alleged staged shootout case.

Sharma, who in term

Narendra Modi slams PM for CWG ‘mess’

Ahmedabad, Aug 31 : Taking pot shots at the Congress-led Central government for delay in completion of Commonwealth Games (CWG) venues, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the venues won’t be ready in time even if the prime minister ‘mops

N.K. Amin tells court he fears for life in jail

Former deputy superintendent of police N.K. Amin, an accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shoot-out case whose plea to turn approver is pending in court, has raised serious questions about his security in jail and told the court that his life is in danger.

Gujarat court acquits nine of waging war charges

A local court Friday acquitted nine people, including an advocate, who were charged with waging war against the nation and hatching a conspiracy to create terror in Gujarat after the 2002 communal riots.

Additional Sessions Judge A.H. Shah acquitted advocat

Apex court stays Ishrat Jahan killing case transfer to SIT

The Supreme Court has stayed the transfer of investigations into the Ishrat Jahan staged-shootout case from the state police to the apex court-appointed special investigation team (SIT). The Gujarat High Court had ordered the transfer.

The apex court bench

Plea alleging misconduct by Gujarat judge withdrawn

An advocate, who alleged misconduct by a Gujarat High Court judge and the registrar in granting interim bail to a leading businessman, withdrew his petition Thursday after the court said it may impose Rs.one lakh cost on him.

A division bench of Chief Justi

Sohrabuddin case: top cop Geetha Johri appears before CBI

After ignoring two summons, police commissioner of Gujarat’s Rajkot town Geetha Johri appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Thursday in connection with the 2005 staged killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and the later elimination of his wife

Hearing on Narendra Modi’s quizzing by riots panel put off

The hearing on a plea seeking summoning of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and three others before the Justice G.T. Nanavati commission probing the 2002 riot cases was Wednesday deferred till Sep 7.

Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM), an NGO representing the ri

Narendra Modi for promoting sports in Gujarat

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said the state wants to promote sports in a big way.

Addressing a training camp of 5,000 physical instructors at the Tridev Mandir complex at Adalaj near here, he said that youth’s participation in sports was i

Decision on Gujarat top cop Kuldip Sharma’s plea put off

The Gujarat High Court Wednesday put off its order on a petition filed by a senior policeman seeking quashing of a case registered against him over an alleged staged killing 26 years ago.

Justice R.H. Shukla announced Wednesday that the order on the petitio

Gujarat is booming because of one leader: Suniel Shetty

Toronto, Aug 24 (IANS) Bollywood star Suniel Shetty may have no political affiliations, but he is all praise for Gujarat and its leader for making it the fastest growing state in India.

Without naming Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Suniel, who is here sh

CBI seeks enhanced security for N.K. Amin in jail

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday sought enhanced security in jail for former deputy superintendent of police N.K. Amin whose plea for turning approver in the Sohrabuddin-Kausarbi murder case is awaiting court orders.

The petition was filed b

Woman Maoist held in Gujarat’s Surat district

A suspected woman Maoist was arrested in Gujarat’s Surat district, police said Monday.

The woman, identified as Sujatha, was arrested in Mangrol town of the district. She hails from Andhra Pradesh but lived in Mumbai till 2002.

Allegedly in close contact

Gujarat cop’s shield against arrest extended

The Gujarat High Court Monday extended the interim relief against arrest granted to a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Kuldip Sharma, till Aug 25 in an alleged fake shootout case.

Justice R.H. Shukla extended the stay on the arrest while hearing

Praful Patel become Gujarat’s new home minister

Praful Patel, who was among the four ministers of state sworn in by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday, has been given the home department, an official said.

Of the other three ministers, Pradeepsinh Jadeja will handle law, justice and parliament

Amit Shah to appear before court through video-conferencing

A designated CBI court Friday granted the plea of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, a prime accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case, to appear before it through video-conferencing.

The court also extended his judicial custody till Sep 3, whe

Narendra Modi likely to expand cabinet

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to induct three to five new ministers in his cabinet, highly-placed sources said here Thursday.

According to sources close to Modi, the cabinet expansion is likely to take place Saturday.

He is reported to h