Gauhati High Court
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HC permits abortion of 26-week pregnant minor gangrape victim
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has permitted the abortion of a 15-year-old gangrape victim, currently 26-week pregnant, from Assam’s Tinsukia district in her “best interest”. Taking a suo motu cognisance of a…
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NIA court frames UAPA charges against Assam MLA in anti-CAA stir case
Guwahati: A special NIA court on Tuesday, October 22 framed charges against Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi and his three associates under the stringent UAPA and IPC for their alleged role in the…
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Gauhati HC rejects bail of all accused, including police personnel in extortion case
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has rejected the bail prayer of all nine accused persons, including the then Bajali Superintendent of Police Sidhartha Buragohain, arrested for their alleged involvement in an extortion…
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Gauhati HC acquits six convicts in 2004 I-Day blast case
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Thursday overturned the 2019 verdict of an Assam court by acquitting all six convicts in the 2004 Independence Day Dhemaji bomb blast case of all charges.…
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Gauhati HC order putting on hold WFI elections stayed
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed an order of the Gauhati High Court which had put on hold the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections. A bench of Justices Aniruddha…
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27K cases withdrawn in Assam to lower burden on judiciary: CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the state government has withdrawn at least 27,000 cases related to minor crimes with an aim to reduce the burden on…
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Prez Murmu attends platinum jubilee celebration of Gauhati HC
Guwahati: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday attended the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Gauhati High Court here. On the occasion, she launched a mobile app ‘Bhoroxa’ made for the safety of women…
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Gauhati HC directs Assam govt to furnish custodial death details
Gauhati High court directed the Assam government in a Public interest Litigation (PIL) hearing to present all details of the alleged encounter killings since the Bharatiya Janata Party took over in May…