The petition filed by Tushar Gandhi challenging the Gujarat Government's decision to redevelop the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad at Supreme Court was sent back to the Gujarat High today after the hearing of the matter.
Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi, urges Supreme Court to intervene in the redevelopment of Sabarmati Ashram, stating that the over-sized involvement of Gujarat government in the project may lead to the ashram losing the Gandhian ethos it has preserved over the years.
The Supreme Court will hear a petition on February 25, challenging the Gujarat High Court order, which had given directions for the eviction of over 10,000 slum dwellers.
The Supreme Court has upheld the interim stay imposed by the High Court on Gujarat government's law prohibiting marriage for the purpose of religious conversion.
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday has observed that Ahmedabad civic authorities cannot prohibit street vendors of meat kebabs and other similar snacks from selling their products on the streets of the Gujarat city.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal made this statement while arguing on behalf of Zakia Jafri, widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed during the 2002 Gujarat riots.