Tag: Gauhati HC

Gauhati HC stays deportation of Ajabha Khatun, seeks Tribunal records for review of FT’s order declaring her foreigner

In a crucial intervention, a divisive bench halts Ajabha Khatun’s deportation, directs the Foreigners Tribunal to produce records to examine the procedural validity of the declaration as foreigner, bail prayer kept pending till then

Gauhati HC sets aside ex parte order declaring woman as a foreigner after her death

The court granted relief to her son, whose citizenship was being suspected due to this faulty order that was passed after his  mother’s demise; the court deemed it unsustainable

Gauhati HC overturns FT’s order declaring a resident of Assam as Foreigner

While quashing the order, the bench observed that the Tribunal did not appropriately consider the material on record

Assam: Gauhati HC orders eviction of “encroachers” from protected reserved forests

Landless People of Goalpara District demand justice and facilitation of relocation

Gauhati HC directs petitioner to apply for citizenship under CAA

The court set aside the Tribunal order declaring him foreigner and asked him to seek citizenship by registration

Gauhati HC extends interim protection to 244 families facing eviction in Assam

They were served eviction notices on November 15; they say their landless ancestors were given the land for settlement by the state government

Gauhati HC asks Centre and Assam State gov’t to indicate stand on funding for Legal Aid

CJP had moved petition to showcase inadequacy of competent legal aid for people excluded from NRC

Gauhati HC seeks response from State on Darrang eviction, firing

The court took note of the eviction drive in villages at Sipajhar in Darrang during which two persons were killed in police firing and several were injured

Gauhati HC grants 45 days to state gov’t to complete construction of Goalpara detention centre

The government had earlier sought time until end of September. hit has now sought extension of additional 2 weeks to move detainees to an actual detention centre, or what the government is now calling ‘transit camps’

Gauhati HC restores Indian citizenship of a woman declared a foreigner in 2017

The woman was declared Indian in 2013, but a foreigner in 2017 for dissimilarities in information

Gauhati HC asks for report on steps taken to build Detention Camps outside jails in Assam

At present detention camps function out of makeshift facilities in district jails

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