The Gauhati High Court has initiated a suo motu case concerning the rampant illegal rat-hole coal mining operations in Assam’s Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong districts. The court has requested a detailed response from the Assam government regarding the measures taken to curb these unlawful mining activities.
The Gauhati High Court has allowed the Assam State Election Commission (ASEC) to proceed with panchayat elections across the state, barring nine councils in Sribhumi district, Barak Valley, due to ongoing legal disputes.
The Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA) has firmly opposed the Assam government's decision to relocate the Gauhati High Court from its current location in Latasil to Rangmahal in North Guwahati.
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam State Election Commission not to issue any notification regarding the holding of panchayat polls in the State without its prior permission.
The judgment, delivered by Justice Devashis Baruah of a single-judge bench, quashed the SOP dated December 27, 2023, which had allowed these animal fights to be held during the Bhogali Bihu festival. The decision comes in response to petitions challenging the legality of the practice, with petitioners arguing that the events violated India’s animal protection laws.
Guwahati, Dec 11: The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday upheld the mandatory nature of the preliminary examination criteria in the Assam Public Service Commission...
Nagaland Director General of Police (DGP), Rupin Sharma, on Monday said that a fresh process would be initiated to recruit 935 police constables, a month after the Gauhati High Court quashed the appointment of 935 police constables who were recruited between January 2018 and October 2019 without proper advertisements.
The division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice N Unni Krishnan Nair stated that in case any such offline or online lotteries are found to be organised illegally, the SP of the district concerned shall take immediate action against those persons or organisers in accordance with law.
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to expedite the submission of the final post-mortem report of three Hmar youths who died in police custody in Cachar district on July 17.
