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Dhwani Pandya

Dhwani Pandya

Dhwani Pandya is the Vice President for Editorial Operations at Libertatem Magazine. She has been a wonderful author and an editor for law content since 2019. Human Rights, International Law and Media Laws are her area of interest.

Gujarat HC: Court Observes Error Of Additional District Judge Who Shifted The Burden On The Railway Authorities To Establish Their Legal Right To Initiate Eviction Proceedings, Quashes Order, Urges For Fresh Order

In this Case, Multiple Petitions were filed by the Railway Authorities, in the proceedings initiated under the provisions of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 (“the PPE Act” for short). The dispute pertains to unauthorised construction of shops and encroachment on the land belonging to Railways and

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Gujarat HC: Electricity Bill ought to be issued to the Consumers as per the Formula Prescribed, Administrative Authorities to Rectify their Mistake

Facts of the Case A petition under Article-226 of the Constitution of India, in the case of Deputy Engineer (O and M) vs Rashmik Nemchand Shah, was filed for challenging the judgment and order dated 28.12.2015 passed by the Assistant Electrical Inspector and Appellate Authority, of which a recent oral

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Gujarat HC upholds the Capability and Competency of Foreign Courts, Says they are capable of fair adjudication as any domestic court, as Ordered in Habeas Corpus Case

Facts of the Case The Petitioner (Father cum Husband) filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ in the nature of habeas corpus directing the Respondent (Mother cum Wife) to produce his minor child and handover the custody of the said minor to him.

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Gujarat HC in “The Mercedes Benz Accident Case”: Orders by Lower Court cannot be substituted in the absence of perversity or material irregularity

Facts of the Case The Respondent (Kloeckner Desma Machinery Pvt. Ltd.), through the Managing Director (MD), had purchased a Mercedes Benz car in 2007 from the Authorised Dealer of the present petitioner (Daimler Chrysler India Pvt Ltd- Now Mercedes Benz). The son of the MD was driving the Mercedes Benz

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Gujarat HC: Co-operative Bank has Overriding charge over the Tax Authorities, SARFAESI Act Applicable

Kalupur Commercial Co-operative Bank Ltd. (The Petitioner) is a Multi-State Scheduled Bank having its place of business at “Kalupur Bhavan” at Ahmedabad. They filed a Writ Petition against the State of Gujarat (The First Respondent) i.e. specifically against the Tax Collecting Officer (The Second Respondent). The Petitioners are engaged in

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