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Voter ID, PAN card and 13 documents weren't enough: Man fails to prove Indian citizenship in High Court; here's why

The Gauhati High Court has upheld a foreigners tribunal's declaration against Aminul Hoque, a day labourer from Guwahati, after finding that his 15 submitted documents failed to establish an unbroken family chain across voter lists of three villages. The court also held that his father's oral testimony was insufficient without…

The Economic Times

Guwahati ring road faces wildlife scrutiny after HC intervention

The Gauhati High Court has mandated an ecological impact study for the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary. This study by the Wildlife Institute of India is required before construction begins on the Rs 5,730 crore Guwahati Ring Road project. The court's order ensures environmental concerns are addressed. No trees will be felled…

The Economic Times

Trial in Manipur ethnic violence cases needs to be expedited: SC

The Supreme Court is pushing for faster trials in the Manipur ethnic violence cases. Authorities have been asked to submit a status report. Chargesheets have been filed in many cases. The court is also focusing on providing legal aid to victims' families. This follows a period of significant violence and…

The Economic Times

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Congress leader Pawan Khera appears before Assam Police Crime Branch for second consecutive day

Congress leader Pawan Khera appeared before Assam Police for a second day. This follows cases filed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife. Khera is cooperating with the investigation. He faces charges including defamation and forgery. The Supreme Court had previously granted him anticipatory bail.

The Economic Times

The real story behind Assam’s 3,000-bigha land row

A video clip from a Gauhati High Court hearing has been raging across social media. It shows Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi, visibly astonished, reacting to the allotment of 3,000 bighas of land in Assam’s Dima Hasao district to a private cement company.

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MHA forms tribunal to review ULFA's status as an unlawful association

The tribunal will be headed by Justice Michael Zothankhuma of the Gauhati High Court, mentioning a gazette notification issued by the MHA. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of two additional judges as permanent judges of Gauhati High Court

Supreme Court Collegium recommends two additional judges for permanent appointment at Gauhati High Court.

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Gauhati HC dismisses Assam MP's petition challenging cancellation of ST status

The Gauhati High Court on April 18 dismissed a writ petition by two-time MP Naba Sarania, challenging a State Level Scrutiny Committee’s order striking down his Scheduled Tribe (Plains) status.

The Hindu

FIRs registered on cruelty to animals in illegal buffalo fights in Assam

Two FIRs were registered in central Assam’s Nagaon district this week following complaints by PETA India against cruelty to animals during unauthorised buffalo fights

The Hindu

Assam refinery told to pull down wall in elephant corridor

Gauhati HC declined to provide relief to an eastern Assam refinery that challenged an order by the NGT.

The Hindu

SC collegium recommends names of 13 advocates as judges of HCs

SC Collegium recommends 13 advocates as HC judges; names of N. Unni Krishnan Nair, Kaushik Goswami for Gauhati HC; Siddhartha Sah, Alok Mahra for Uttarakhand HC; Harmeet Singh Grewal, Deepinder Singh Nalwa, Sumeet Goel, Sudeepti Sharma, Kirti Singh for Punjab & Haryana HC; Vinay Saraf, Vivek Jain, Ashish Shroti, Amit…

The Hindu

India stands for the rule of the law, says Chief Justice

Inaugurating the new building of the Gauhati High Court’s Aizawl Bench, Chandrachud said that the country stands for the rule of the law and peaceful resolution of problems.

The Hindu

Update us on money laundering case involving Arunachal Public Service Commission, Gauhati HC tells Finance Ministry and ED

The Gauhati High Court has asked the Finance Ministry and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to update it on the status of the investigation into a money laundering case involving the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC).

The Hindu

Court notice to IIT-Guwahati for denying admission to Navy officer

The Gauhati High Court on August 4 issued notices to the Indian Institute of Technology — Guwahati (IIT-G) and three others in a case of denial of admission to an Indian Navy officer into an MTech course in Robotics and AI, via the sponsored category, after he had reportedly cleared…

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SC clears way for WFI polls, lifts stay by Gauhati HC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for elections to the executive committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by lifting the stay imposed by the Gauhati High Court. A Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and S V Bhatti stayed the operation of the HC order…

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Gauhati High Court declares 2019 election of Arunachal Independent MLA, Karikho Kri, null and void

Gauhati High Court declares Arunachal Pradesh MLA's 2019 election null and void. Karikho Kri, elected as independent MLA from Tezu Assembly constituency, is the second representative to be unseated. Congress candidate Nuney Tayang filed petition under Representation of the People Act, 1951, alleging false declarations in Kri's nomination paper. High…

The Hindu

Supreme Court stays Order of Gauhati High Court that put on hold Wrestling Federation of India elections

The Supreme Court on July 18 stayed an Order of the Gauhati High Court which had put on hold the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections.

The Times of India

WFI elections delayed further with Gauhati High Court fixing July 28 as next date for hearing Assam association plea

NEW DELHI: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections have faced another delay as the Gauhati High Court has set July 28 as the next hearing date for the petition filed by the Assam Wrestling Association (AWA).

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Gauhati High Court stays Wrestling Federation of India elections

The Gauhati High Court stayed the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, scheduled for July 11, on a petition filed by the Assam Wrestling Association.

The Hindu

Clean chit for former Assam CM Prafulla Kumar Mahanta in ‘secret killings’ case

The Gauhati High Court upheld its September 2018 order absolving former Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta of the charges of orchestrating a series of extrajudicial killings more than two decades ago.

The Hindu

Gauhati High Court quashes Nagaland government’s ban on dog meat

The judgement was passed after Justice Marli Vankun heard a petition by three persons who supplied and sold dog and dog meat in Nagaland before the ban was enforced via the notification on July 4, 2020.

The Hindu

SC Collegium shows that critical published articles of a former senior do not stymie a competent lawyer’s chances to become HC judge

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud has recommended the names of three advocates for appointment as judges of the Bombay High Court.

The Hindu

Court declares Arunachal BJP legislator’s candidacy void

The Itanagar bench of the Gauhati High Court has declared the candidacy of an Arunachal Pradesh BJP legislator void.

Dynamite News

President Murmu takes sortie in Sukhoi Fighter Aircraft

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday took a sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam. Read further on Dynamite News:

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How NRC legitimised xenophobia and chauvinism in Assam

As soon as the draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released, an image went viral across media platforms in Assam. It was that of the All Assam Student Union (AASU) members distributing sweets and celebrating the publication of the draft.

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