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Topic: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati HC adjourns plea for CBI probe into delay in notifying Kaziranga ESZ. ‘Similar case pending in SC’

Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has kept pending a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on the destruction of wildlife habitat in the Kaziranga National...

‘Candidates have right to privacy, no need to lay life threadbare’ — SC ruling on poll affidavits

In April 2019, Gauhati High Court had set aside Arunachal Independent MLA Karikho Kri for corrupt practice as he failed to declare ownership of three vehicles.

HC judge moves SC against HC order — it all started with 2009 NIA case against Assam terror group

A former NIA court judge now in the Gauhati High Court moved the Supreme Court earlier this month with a petition taking exception to an order passed by 2 judges of HC.

‘Based on suspicion…not supported by evidence’ — Gauhati HC order acquitting 5 in 2004 Assam blast

Trial court in 2019 convicted the 5 in case of bomb blast at Dhemaji College playground, which killed 13 people on the spot, including 10 schoolchildren & injured several others.

‘Scam’ in HC complex construction — why Nagaland CM’s ‘right hand men’ were summoned by ED

Special assistant in CMO & 4 contractors allegedly close to CM were called for questioning by ED in February. Matter came to light in April, but reason for ED summons wasn’t known.

Didn’t take care of your parents in old age? For Mizos, it means losing status as legal heir

SC decides property dispute pertaining to inheritance of assets belonging to one P.S. Dahrawka, who had 8 children with wife Kaithuami: Seven daughters and a son. 

Judicial probe into brutal Assam eviction hasn’t begun in 3 months, 1st staffer appointed now

Case in Darrang district's Sipajhar made headlines in September for 'brutality' of Assam Police and images of photographer stomping on body of villager. At least 2 people died.

First ‘Indian’, then ‘foreigner’, Gauhati HC frees Assam woman caught in tribunal flip-flop

Hasina Bhanu was declared a foreigner in March 2021 by a Foreigner’s Tribunal — the same one that in 2016 had found that she was ‘not a foreigner/ illegal migrant of any stream’.

Was sidelined, says IIT-G ‘rape’ survivor after HC bail to accused calling him ‘future asset’

IIT student says she feels sidelined after Gauhati HC order, which called both her and the accused 'future assets', says she feels threatened because people think accused is innocent since he got bail.

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Governor walkouts in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have turned ceremonies into conflict

With regional parties struggling to project a unified Opposition in Parliament, and no leader in Delhi able to mediate, Centre-state tensions are playing out as open conflict.

RBI to focus on pace of Rupee’s drop, strategists say

The RBI has spent $45 billion since October to defend the currency, according to estimates by Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.