Archive · 2 Sep 2025
Supreme Court Upholds HC Order in MLA Murder Remission Case
Imagine someone was in jail for a long time for a serious crime from a long time ago.
They were let out of jail early, but a court said it wasn't done the right way.
The person tried to fight this in the highest court, but the court agreed with the lower court.
This means they have to go back to jail and apply to get out again in the correct way.
The case is about a murder from the late 1980s and the rules for letting people out of jail early, and the courts want to make sure the rules are followed.
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by Aniruddhsinh Jadeja.
The petition challenged a Gujarat High Court order regarding Jadeja's release.
The Gujarat High Court declared the release illegal.
Jadeja was convicted in 1997 for the 1989 murder of Congress MLA Popat Sorathiya.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, and Jadeja must now surrender.
- Who
- Aniruddhsinh Jadeja, son of former MLA Mahipatsinh Jadeja.
- What
- Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the Gujarat High Court's order on Jadeja's remission.
- When
- The Supreme Court order was made available Tuesday, regarding a case from 1989.
- Where
- Gujarat, India
- Why
- The Supreme Court upheld the Gujarat High Court's decision, which deemed Jadeja's release illegal due to procedural issues.
- Defendant
- Aniruddhsinh Jadeja
- Crime
- 1989 murder of Congress MLA Popat Sorathiya
- Original Sentence
- Life Imprisonment
- TADA Act
- Case tried under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
- HC Order
- Declared release illegal
- SC Decision
- Dismissed Jadeja's petition