Gauhati High Court
Gauhati High Court Directs Nagaland Govt To Decide Whether Employees Of Advocate General's Office Are Entitled To Secretariat-Level Pay Scale
The Gauhati High Court at Kohima recently directed the State of Nagaland to decide whether the employees of the establishment of the office of the Advocate General, Nagaland are entitled to the pay scale of Secretariat employees.The said direction was passed by the single judge bench of Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia while hearing an application under Article 226 of the Constitution of...
Gauhati High Court Directs Mising Autonomous Council To Conduct Survey, Show How It Has Provided Relief To Economically Backward Families
The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) to submit before it, the decision to conduct a survey and how the MAC has provided relief to economically backward families.The MAC is a council established to look after the affairs of the Mising people who are the second largest tribe of the region, after the Bodos, and reside in the Dhemaji, Lakhimpur,...
Gauhati High Court Seeks Assam Govt's Response To PIL Challenging Repeal Of Muslim Marriages & Divorces Act
The Gauhati High Court has recently asked the Assam Government to file its response by June 24 in a plea challenging the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act of 1935. The division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Suman Shyam has issued notice to the State Government in a writ petition filed by the All Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorces Registrar...
Gauhati High Court Calls For Affidavit From Fisheries Dept Detailing Action Taken For Restricting Import, Stock Or Sale Of Fish Preserved With Formaldehyde
The Gauhati High Court has recently issued directions to the Fishery Department, Assam Government to furnish details of the action taken by it in pursuance to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in respect of Kamrup (Metro) district for restricting import/stock/sale of fish imported from other than self-sufficient States by Road/River Route using formaldehyde and indicating the results of...
Gauhati High Court Directs State To Furnish Details Of Interim Measures Taken To Deal With Pollution Of Bharalu River
The Gauhati High Court recently directed the State Government to furnish the details regarding the interim measures to be taken by it to deal with the pollution of the Bharalu River in Guwahati. The division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Suman Shyam was hearing a suo moto PIL in which an affidavit was filed on behalf of the Additional Secretary, Department of Urban...
[NDPS Act] Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Accused Due To Non-Compliance With S. 52A, Doubts On Validity Of Seizure
The Gauhati High Court recently set aside the conviction of two accused persons under Section 20(C) read with Section 29 of the NDPS Act on the ground that seizure of the contraband from the possession of the accused persons is doubtful and there was no compliance of Section 52A of the NDPS Act.The single-judge bench of Justice Malasri Nandi observed:“From the evidence of PW 12...
POCSO Act | Charge Of Penetrative Sexual Assault Can Be Invoked In Case Of Non-Tear Of Hymen: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has made it clear that the charge of penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act can be invoked even on slightest penetration and it is not necessary to show victim's hymen-tear in such cases.It thus set aside the judgement of a trial court by which it acquitted an accused in a criminal case registered under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, on the ground that the trial...
Gauhati High Court Calls For Report From SLSA On Condition Of Children Lodged In Shelter Homes Across State
The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Assam State Legal Services Authority (ASLSA) to instruct the Secretaries of the respective District Legal Services Authorities to take stock of the situation in the shelter homes, particularly regarding the conditions of the children and submit a report before the Court on May 01, 2024. The division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and...
Gauhati High Court Halts De-Notification Of Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary
The Gauhati High Court on Friday directed the Assam Government not to issue any notification de-notifying the Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary.The division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Suman Shyam noted:“…once the notification declaring the Deepor Beel as Wildlife Sanctuary has been affirmed by the Division Bench of this Court and a SLP filed against the decision of...
State Has Primary Duty To Disburse Funds Under Assam Victim Compensation Scheme: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has recently asked the Assam government to come up with a definite proposal for release of the requisite funds to be disbursed to the victims under the Assam Victim Compensation Scheme, 2012 by May 20, 2024. The division bench comprising the Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Suman Shyam observed:“We are forced to make a comment that it is very sorry state of...
Gauhati High Court To Celebrate 76th Establishment Day Today
The 76th Establishment Day of the Gauhati High Court is set to be observed on April 5 with a commemorative program slated at the Kalaguru Bishn-uprasad Rabha Auditorium of Cotton University.According to an official statement, the event will commence at 5 pm and will witness the presence of Justice Ranjan Gogoi, former Chief Justice of India, who will grace the occasion as the chief guest....
Gauhati High Court Denies Interim Relief To Allow MP Naba Kumar Sarania To Contest Polls Over SLCSC Order Stating He Doesn't Belong To ST Community
The division bench of Gauhati High Court on Wednesday set aside an interim order by a single bench which suspended an order passed by the State Level Caste Scrutiny Committee which opined that Naba Kumar Sarania, a sitting Lok Sabha member from Kokrajhar constituency does not belong to Bodo/Bodo Kachari community, which is a recognized ST(P) community in Assam.The consequence of the said...