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Assam Government to table ‘Love Jihad’ and polygamy bills, CM Sarma says parents of male accused will also face arrest
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announces sweeping new laws expanding anti-conversion and personal law frameworks in Assam, extending criminal liability to parents of accused men — a move unprecedented in India’s legal landscape
Concerns rise along Assam’s escalating pushbacks, 33 additional alleged Bangladeshis “pushed back”
While Government cites success in expelling alleged foreigners, but due process questions remain
After years of delay, justice at last for Sukumar Baishya as Foreigners’ Tribunal declares him an Indian citizen
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Tribunal accepts documentary evidence citing father’s 1956 registration and pre-1971 records; CJP’s legal team helps secure justice after years of uncertainty
Gauhati High Court questions allotment of 3000 Bighas of land to private cement company in Assam
Behind the 3,000-bigha allotment to Mahabal Cement lies a decades-old conflict over customary rights, ecological safeguards, and Sixth Schedule protections
Assam Government moves to drop ‘foreigner’ cases against non-Muslim communities citing Citizenship Amendment Act
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State government directs Foreigners Tribunals to halt proceedings against six religious communities citing Citizenship Amendment Act, sparking concerns of institutionalised discrimination and political calculation ahead of 2026 elections
‘An Explosive Situation’: Gun licences, evictions, and the manufacturing of a majoritarian crisis in Assam
In a state gripped by communal rhetoric and corporate land grabs, the Assam government’s “explosive” policies are fuelling polarisation, dispossession, and repression, while the poorest bear the cost of a political project masked as governance
Gauhati HC closes Bakkar Ali writ petition as missing detainee Samsul Ali is found, not rearrested
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Court notes production before SP (Border) was attempted; says no deportation threat survives at present but grants liberty to petitioner to return if State takes further action
Development by Displacement: Assam evicts thousands for Adani project without due process
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In the name of industrial progress, the Assam government has unleashed bulldozers across Dhubri and Goalpara, displacing thousands, mainly flood-hit, landless, Bengali-origin Muslims. With no meaningful rehabilitation. As land is cleared for a Rs 40,000 crore Adani power project, what’s being erased is more than just homes: it’s the fragile stability of lives long on the edge
Bordering on illegality? 18 alleged Bangladeshis “pushed back” without due process, Legal challenge filed in High Court
CM Sarma announces fresh deportations and vows to expand the eviction campaign; PIL in Gauhati High Court allege constitutional violations, unlawful detentions, and a pattern of arbitrary expulsions targeting Muslims and marginalised groups
Disregarding Due Process: Debunking the justification of push-outs in Assam
1) Disregarding Due ProcessSince May 23, 2025 individuals declared...
Pushed Back, Let Down: How the state has let down the marginalised in Assam
Assam is witnessing a sweeping and arbitrary deportation drive targeting "suspected" illegal immigrants. Justified through selective readings of Supreme Court orders, the campaign bypasses due process and violates fundamental rights under the Constitution and international law. This piece examines the legal flaws behind the drive and the troubling role of Foreigners Tribunals in enabling it.