Gauhati High Court

Two years of Assam NRC: Uncertainty looms over 19 lakh applicants for re-verification process

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, when asked about the concerns over the NRC draft, simply stated that "the matter is pending in the Supreme Court and I will not like to comment on it"

Centre appoints six new judges to Madhya Pradesh High Court, additional judge to Gauhati HC

The President has appointed Robin Phukan, to be an Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court, for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office, read the notification

Assam NRC list of August 2019 not final, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma tells Gauhati High Court

In an affidavit, Sarma said that over 10,000 names were either wrongly included or excluded in the list, adding that necessary orders have been issued to delete nearly 4,800 'ineligible persons' from the document

CID to investigate arrest of Assam journalist who 'exposed' nexus between cattle smugglers, cops

Rajib Sarma was arrested from his residence in Assam’s Gauripur at 2 am on Thursday, hours before his 64-year-old father passed away due to cardiac arrest

Akhil Gogoi gets bail in three cases related to anti-CAA protests in Assam, NIA court to decide on two more

NIA is investigating two cases, which were initially registered at Chandmari and Chabua police stations, related to Gogoi's alleged role in the violent protests

Gauhati HC grants divorce to man after wife refuses to wear 'sindoor and sakha', says it projects woman's refusal to accept marriage

'... her refusal to wear 'sakha and sindoor' will project her to be unmarried and/or signify her refusal to accept the marriage with the appellant (husband),' the Gauhati High Court said in the judgment passed on 19 June.

Oil India ‘intending to file writ petition’ before Gauhati HC challenging PCBA order to close operations at Assam’s Baghjan oil field

OIL stated that it is intending to file writ petition before the Gauhati High Court challenging PCBA's order to close down operations at Baghjan oilfield in Tinsukia district

Gauhati HC cites SC verdict to explain difference between courts, tribunals; says rules of evidence not applicable in Foreigners' Tribunal for proving citizenship

All courts are tribunals, but all tribunals are not courts, says Gauhati High Court.

MHA-appointed panel's recommendation of 1951 as cut-off date to define Assam 'indigenous' meets resistance from minority groups

The Sharma Committee, which has members of the All Assam Students Union (AASU), one of the signatory bodies of the Assam Accord, and is headed by Justice (retired) Biplab Kumar Sharma, will submit its recommendations on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord on Tuesday as the debate over who is 'Assamese' continues. The

Assam to conduct survey of 'indigenous' Muslims: Experts term move divisive, say classification is undemocratic, unconstitutional

The Assam government put forward the idea of a socio-economic census of indigenous Muslims of Assam, except that it decided to drop the term Khilonjiya (indigenous) from the census.