Adv. Helee K. Thaker takes matters before the courts in Ahmedabad, including the City Civil and Sessions Court at Bhadra, the Metropolitan Magistrates’ Courts and the Family Court, as well as appeals and petitions before the Gujarat High Court. Meetings are held at the Vadodara office by appointment.
Courts and forums
- City Civil and Sessions Court, Ahmedabad · Bhadra, Ahmedabad
Civil suits and sessions trials for the city of Ahmedabad, bail and anticipatory bail applications, and commercial disputes before the commercial courts.
- Metropolitan Magistrates’ Courts, Ahmedabad · Gheekanta, Ahmedabad (main complex)
Criminal trials for the police station areas of Ahmedabad city, including cheque dishonour complaints.
- Family Court, Ahmedabad · Ahmedabad
Divorce, maintenance, custody and other matrimonial matters arising in Ahmedabad city.
- Small Causes Court, Ahmedabad · Bhadra, Ahmedabad
Tenancy, rent and eviction disputes and other matters within its jurisdiction.
- District Court, Ahmedabad (Rural) · Old High Court building complex, Navrangpura
Civil and criminal matters arising in Ahmedabad district outside the city.
- District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ahmedabad · Ahmedabad
Consumer complaints within the District Commission’s pecuniary limit.
City and rural courts are separate
Ahmedabad has two parallel sets of courts. Matters arising within the city go to the City Civil and Sessions Court at Bhadra and the Metropolitan Magistrates’ Courts, which are allotted by police station area. Matters from the rest of Ahmedabad district go to the District Court, Ahmedabad (Rural). Choosing the right one depends on where the offence, the property or the transaction is located.
Ahmedabad matters handled from Vadodara
Clients often come from Ahmedabad because a case has been filed there against them, because a cheque was presented at an Ahmedabad bank branch, or because the other side of a family dispute lives there. The first meeting takes place at the Vadodara office by appointment, and hearings are attended in Ahmedabad.
Linked High Court work
Because the Gujarat High Court also sits in Ahmedabad, matters that move up from the trial courts, such as anticipatory bail after refusal by the Sessions Court, quashing petitions and appeals, can be handled together with the trial court case. See Gujarat High Court matters.
Matters handled
- Criminal Law Advice and defence in criminal proceedings before trial courts and the High Court.
- Bail Applications Regular, interim and anticipatory bail before Sessions Courts and the High Court.
- FIR and FIR Quashing Registering an FIR, responding to one, and High Court petitions to quash proceedings.
- Cheque Bounce (Section 138 NI Act) Notices, complaints and defence in cheque dishonour cases.
- Civil Litigation Suits for declaration, injunction, specific performance, damages and recovery.
- Eviction Matters Landlord and tenant disputes, recovery of possession and arrears of rent.
- Divorce Proceedings Mutual consent and contested divorce, with connected custody and alimony issues.
- Maintenance Matters Maintenance for spouses, children and parents, interim and permanent.
Common questions
Which court hears criminal cases in Ahmedabad city?
Most criminal cases in Ahmedabad city are tried by the Metropolitan Magistrates’ Courts, each allotted to particular police station areas. Serious offences are tried by the City Civil and Sessions Court at Bhadra.
Can a Vadodara-based advocate handle my Ahmedabad case?
Yes. Advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Gujarat may practise in every court in the state and across India under section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1961.
My wife has filed for maintenance in Ahmedabad. Where will the case be heard?
A maintenance application under section 144 of the BNSS may be filed where the wife resides, so the case will usually be heard in Ahmedabad if she lives there. Matrimonial cases in the city are heard by the Family Court.