Gauhati High Court
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Gauhati HC orders repatriation of Mumtaz deported to Bangladesh
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on September 3 ordered the Ministry of External Affairs to initiate efforts to trace and repatriate Mumtaz Begum, a 43-year-old Muslim woman who was deported to Bangladesh…
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‘Talaq-E-Hassan’ valid form of divorce: Gauhati HC
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has held that ‘Talaq-E-Hassan’ is a valid form of divorce not prohibited in the country, directing a petitioner to approach the Barpeta jurisdictional Marriage and Divorce Registrar…
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HC questions 24-hr notice after 73 Muslim houses razed in Assam
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on September 7 came down heavily on the state authorities for demolishing houses in Assam’s Muslim-majority Goalpara after residents challenged the 24-hour notice. On September 7, the…
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SC tells Mizo woman challenging customary law changes to move HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 24, asked a Mizo woman challenging amendments to the Mizo marriage and property inheritance law to approach the Gauhati High Court. A bench of…
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SC sets aside Gauhati HC order declaring 27 people as foreigners
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, June 13, set aside a batch of Gauhati High Court judgments that had upheld the declaration of 27 people as foreigners, holding that citizenship and foreigner…
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Assam man declared foreigner despite providing 15 documents
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday, June 30, declared a 38-year-old man in Assam a foreigner despite him furnishing 15 separate documents to prove his Indian citizenship. Citing the burden of proof…
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SC reserves order on Pawan Khera’s plea for anticipatory bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 30, reserved its order on a plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered against him related to allegations…
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HC rejects Pawan Khera’s anticipatory bail over claims against Himanta’s wife
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Friday, April 24, rejected the anticipatory bail petition of Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with his allegations that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma‘s wife…
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Your speeches can divide communities: Gauhati HC notice to Assam CM
Following a string of petitions filed against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his repeated hate speeches against the Muslim community, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday, February 26, issued him…
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SC refuses to entertain pleas seeking FIR against Assam CM over hate video
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 16, refused to entertain petitions seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video purportedly showing him taking aim and…
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Zubeen death case hearing held, family demands fast-track court
Guwahati: The court hearing the case of singer Zubeen Garg’s death on Friday, February 13, examined documents submitted by two accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma, while the singer’s wife and sister…
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SC refuses to entertain plea against Assam’s ‘indiscriminate’ deportations
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by All B.T.C. Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU) raising concerns over Assam’s government’s “indiscriminate” drive to detain and deport individuals…
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Gauhati High Court receives bomb threat; turns out hoax
Guwahati: A bomb threat was received by Gauhati High Court on Thursday, which turned out to be a hoax, police said. An officer of Guwahati Police told PTI that a mail landed…
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Gauhati High Court gets bomb threat, search op on
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court received a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, police said. The high court received an email threatening that there would be a blast in the building, they said.…
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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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