Gauhati High Court
Gauhati Hill Cutting Row: High Court Flags Rising Flood Menace, Asks State To File Action Taken Report
The Gauhati High Court on Monday (May 26) directed the Assam Government to furnish a detail report regarding the measures taken by the Administration in pursuance to the report submitted by the Agency which has been hired for suggesting a plan for tackling flood menace in the Guwahati City.The division bench comprising the Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Kardak Ete was hearing a...
Gauhati High Court Rejects PIL Seeking 'Compulsory Castration' Of Rape Convicts
The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking direction to the Assam Government to bring in laws to introduce the punishment of compulsory castration of individuals involved in the crime of gang rape, rape and murder along with rape of minors, to make such punishment deterrent against heinous rape crimes, among other prayers. The Court observed,“Having heard the learned counsel for...
SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In Five High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Judge of the MP High Court ( parent HC : Delhi High Court), as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Delhi High Court Judge, has been recommended as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.Also, Justice Ashutosh Kumar of Patna High Court has been recommended as...
Ensure That Members Of Foreigners' Tribunal Are Paid Salaries Regularly: Gauhati High Court To Assam Govt
The Gauhati High Court asked Assam Government to ensure that withdrawal of the power of Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) from the Members of Foreigners' Tribunals, should not come in the way of regular payment of the salaries by the Members of the Foreigners' Tribunals. The single judge bench of Justice Suman Shyam was hearing a Writ petition related to the infrastructure for the...
Gauhati High Court Grants Six Weeks Time To Nagaland Govt For Constitution Of Customary Courts
The Gauhati High Court at Kohima recently granted six weeks to the Nagaland Government to constitute of the Customary Courts and the Subordinate District Customary Courts as per the Rules for Administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland (Fifth Amendment) Act, 2025.The division bench comprising Justice Kakheto Sema and Justice Mitali Thakuria was hearing a revision petition against an order...
Gauhati High Court Suo Motu Issues Notice To 10 Booked For Rape On Plea For Cancelling Bail After Noting That Victim Was Not Heard
The Gauhati High Court at Itanagar issued notice on a plea for cancellation of bail of ten accused in a rape and trafficking case sought on the ground that no notice was issued to the victim or informant and that the trial court had granted bail without hearing the victim/informant. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi was hearing a Suo Motu plea, against a suspended Assistant Commandant of 1st...
Gauhati HC Directs Repatriation Of Nigerian Citizen Illegally Detained For 1457 Days Despite Serving His Sentence
The Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam and Central governments to take appropriate action to repatriate a Nigerian citizen, who has been in illegal detention for 1457 days after serving his sentence, failing which the court said that it will be compelled to release the individual. A division bench comprising Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Malasri Nandi was hearing a petition filed...
Gauhati HC Stays Nagaland Govt's Enumeration Exercise For Four Tribes To Determine Eligibility For Indigenous Inhabitant Certificate
The Gauhati High Court in an interim order stayed for three weeks enumeration exercise to be conducted by the Nagaland Government with regard to the people from Garo, Kuki, Kachari and Mikir (Karbi) tribes settled in the State.Justice Yarenjungla Longkumer was hearing a writ petition filed by the Kuku Inpi, Nagaland, the Nagaland Garo Tribal Council, the Kachari Tribal Council Nagaland, and...
Gauhati HC Issues Notice To Centre, Arunachal Pradesh Govt On Plea Claiming Denial Of Scheduled Tribe Benefits To Yobin Community
The Gauhati High Court (Itanagar bench) on Monday (May 5) issued notice to Central and Arunachal Pradesh Governments on a PIL claiming that people belonging to the state's YOBIN tribe community are not getting the benefits that are provided to the other Scheduled Tribe Communities. It was contended by the petitioner that YOBIN Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh have their own culture,...
Gauhati High Court Issues Practice Directions To Ensure Disclosure Of Material Details In Claim Petitions Filed Under Motor Vehicles Act
Pursuant to directions dated passed by Supreme Court last month in a suo-motu case, the Gauhati High Court on May 2 issued "practice directions" to ensure "disclosure of material details" while filing claim applications under Motor Vehicles Act in respect of all Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACTs)/Courts taking up such claims. For context, the Supreme Court had passed a set of directions...
Bail Pleas Arising Out Of Same FIR To Be Listed Before One Judge For Disposal: Gauhati High Court Issues Notification
In supersession of all earlier directions, the Gauhati High Court issued a notification on May 3 concerning listing of bail matters which is to come into effect immediately.The notification issued by the Registrar General states:If Bail applications are assigned to different single Judge(s)/Bench(es), in that event, all the applications arising out of same FIR will be placed before one Judge...