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The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, establishing the high court with effect from 5 April 1948, for the then-province of Assam. It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Gauhati High Court in 1971 by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
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Gauhati HC ruling on 'foreigners' puts 25,000 in Assam under deportation threatAround 25,000 Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam may face deportation due to not registering with the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) after being declared foreigners by tribunals. This..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Specify timeline to pay damages for razed houses: HC to AssamGauhati high court has directed Assam govt to specify in a week the "time by which compensation will be paid" to the six families whose houses were demolished in Nagaon district in 2022. The houses..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC trashes rape case filed by woman after 34 yearsTwo years before the nationwide 'Me Too' movement gained momentum, in 2016, a Muslim woman filed a First Information Report (FIR) at a police station in Assam. She accused a Hindu man of sexually..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court collegium proposes names for chief justices of 5 high courtsThe Supreme Court collegium finalised names of judges for recommendation to appoint them as Chief Justices of the high courts of Allahabad, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Gauhati and Jharkhand. It..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court expunges remarks made by Gauhati HC bench against judge in case decided by himIndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court recommends 3 HC Chief Justices for elevation to apex courtThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of three judges for appointment to the apex court. The recommended judges are Delhi High Court Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Rajasthan High..IndiaTimes - Published | |
HC judge seeks expunction of 'disparaging remarks' made by Gauhati HC in case decided by him as trial judgeA Gauhati high court judge has approached the Supreme Court seeking the removal of disparaging remarks made against him by a high court bench. The judge, who was previously a special NIA court judge,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Decide anew plea against Mizoram ST quota move, Supreme Court tells Gauhati high courtThe Supreme Court has asked the Gauhati HC to decide anew a writ petition filed by Mizoram Chakma Students Union (MCSU) challenging the validity of Mizoram (Selection of Candidates for Higher Technical..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Gauhati High Court stays WFI elections, next hearing on July 17The Assam Wrestling Association, in its petition filed against the WFI, IOA ad-hoc panel and the Sports Ministry, said that though it was entitled to be an affiliated member of the WFI, it was not..DNA - Published | |
Gauhati high court quashes Nagaland ban on dog meat tradeThe Gauhati HC’s Kohima bench has quashed a Nagaland government ban on commercial import, trading of dogs and sale of dog meat in markets and dine-in restaurants, saying it “appears an accepted..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Manipur violence: Centre sets up 3-member panel to probe incidents, ex-HC chief justice to head itManipur Violence: The commission headed by former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, Justice Ajai Lamba, will also have ex-IAS officer Himanshu Shekhar Das and ex-IPS officer Aloka Prabhakar.DNA - Published | |
Gauhati HC closes 29-year-old case of ‘murder’ of 5 in AssamIndiaTimes - Published | |
Child marriage arrests led to havoc: Gauhati high courtIndiaTimes - Published | Senior lawyer wears jeans to hearing, 'decourted' from Gauhati High CourtJustice called in the police to decourt the counsel and asked that matter be brought to the notice of chief justice, registrar general and bar councilDNA - Published |
Nobody safe if bulldozer action permitted: Gauhati high courtIndiaTimes - Published | 'Will you dig my courtroom...': Gauhati High Court slams demolition of houses as punishment for crimesHe said nobody is safe if anybody's house can be pulled down under the guise of investigation.DNA - Published |
Gauhati HC dismisses poll code violation charge against Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam CM Sarma had moved to the high court after a lower court in February summoned him to appear before it and also slapped a fine on him.DNA - Published | Two new SC judges superseded several seniors in queueIn a big pushback to “seniority” as an elevation criteria, Chief Justice NV Ramana on Monday administered oath to new SC judges Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala, who leapfrogged many..IndiaTimes - Published |
Gauhati HC CJ Dhulia, Justice Pardiwala of Gujarat HC take oath as SC judgesChief Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat High Court judge Justice Jamshed B Pardiwala on Monday took oath as Supreme Court judges here. Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V..IndiaTimes - Published | SC to regain full strength, collegium for elevation of Gauhati HC CJ, Justice Pardiwala of Guj HCThe Supreme Court is all set to regain its full strength of 34 judges with the apex court collegium headed by CJI N V Ramana recommending names of Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice Sudhanshu..IndiaTimes - Published |
