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Disregarding Due Process: Debunking the justification of push-outs in Assam
1) Disregarding Due ProcessSince May 23, 2025 individuals declared to be Foreigners (Bangladeshi) (DFN) by the Foreigners Tribunals (FT), which are quasi-judicial bodies tasked with citizenship determination in Assam,...
Gauhati HC orders state to explain how a man deemed to be “handed over to BSF” is found unconscious in a village in Assam
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June 20 hearing reveals dramatic twist in Bakkar Ali case- Gauhati HC questions how Samsul Ali reappeared after official claims of BSF handover; directs petitioner to file affidavit, orders State to follow due process if deportation is attempted
“Illegal detention cannot be allowed even for a minute”: Gauhati HC orders release of Goalpara man picked up despite complying with bail conditions
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After three hearings, Court finds continued detention of Hasinur “expressly illegal”, a result of State overreach; bench affirms liberty of man held despite pending writ and full bail compliance
Assam: Stormy one day Assembly session, LoP Debabrata Saikia compels CM Himanta Sarma to respond
The one day session convened by the Assam Legislative Assembly (as a special session single day on June 9, 2025) became a forum for a stormy discussion on the Opposition’s demand for answers on the reportedly unlawful expulsions of ordinary Assamese being carried out since May 23; the session had been initially called to discuss the proposal to rename the Dibrugarh airport after Bhupen Hazarika
Union Govt admits handover of Samsul Ali to BSF, Gauhati High Court grants family visitation rights if not yet deported
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Court directs BSF Sector HQ to allow access; authorities must disclose deportation details if already carried out — petition remains pending
Petitions multiply in Gauhati High Court as “Declared Foreigners” out on bail go missing; 4 out of 5 reported to be in holding centre,...
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The High Court, through interim orders issued from Friday June 6 onwards ensured that the authorities disclosed (confirmed) location of two detainees in Kokrajhar Holding Centre, grants visitation rights; seeks clarity on BSF handover; addresses procedural revival of ex parte FT order; and stays deportation in one case
Assam: Academics, lawyers, activists condemn ‘push back’ of persons to Bangladesh
This non transparent action launched post May 23, 2025 ‘falls on the wrong side of constitutionality’ and violates the rights to life and equality of those expelled, they said in a statement
CJP’s submits supplementary memo to NHRC revealing returnee testimonies after Assam’s allegedly unlawful expulsion of persons to Bangladesh
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Latest submission documents the late night detentions and expulsions that violated all procedures, family testimonies, amounting to the forced abandonment of persons in Bangladeshi borderlands.
Gauhati HC directs State to confirm custody or deportation of two men detained in midnight police action in Assam
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Following petitions filed by family members, High Court seeks clarity on status of two individuals previously declared ‘foreigners’ but released on bail and reporting regularly to police under Supreme Court guidelines
Assam: When six ordinary Indian women were forcibly pushed out from India–No Man’s land– Bangladesh & then back
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The sum total of what cruelties can be suffered when state authorities become unaccountable and function above the law, slurring ordinary Indians as “Bangladeshi”; the first person exclusive accounts are from six hapless women from various locales in Assam, fortunate to be dumped back within Assam on a highway far from home after first being unlawfully pushed into to Bangladesh!
Vanished Without a Trace: CJP writes to NHRC detailing Assam’s secret detentions and illegal pushbacks
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CJP’s memorandum to NHRC reveals mass night-time raids, disappearances of Bengali-speaking Muslims, and extra-legal deportations—signalling a grave constitutional and humanitarian crisis in India’s northeast