Tag: Gauhati High Court

“Humans Cannot Just Disappear”: Gauhati High Court told in Doyjan Bibi case as State fails to produce pushback documents

July 25 hearing exposes disturbing lack of procedural compliance; BSF confirms ‘pushback’ of Doyjan Bibi, but State fails to furnish proof of handover to Bangladeshi authorities

“Illegal detention cannot be allowed even for a minute”: Gauhati HC orders release of Goalpara man picked up despite complying with bail conditions

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

Gauhati HC directs State to confirm custody or deportation of two men detained in midnight police action in Assam

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

Gauhati High Court seeks clarity from Assam government on compensation for death of detainees

Petitioners bring light to an alarming increase in deaths of detainees in 2020.

Gauhati HC hears Res-Judicata plea in petitioner’s case, citing dual proceedings in same court

The divisive bench remands the case back to Foreigners’ Tribunal deeming the first order as unreasoned

Cannot keep ‘suspected foreigners’ with ordinary criminals: Gauhati High Court

The court told the government that it cannot encroach upon an institution which is meant only for the persons who are not convicts or offenders

Gauhati HC imposes cost for suspecting citizenship of ex serviceman ‘without application of mind’

The court imposed cost on the Election Commission official for causing undue inconvenience to the retired Army

Gauhati HC orders the Assam Govt to rehabilitate the remaining families rendered homeless in eviction drives

100 families remaining out of the 700 evicted will now get a chance to present their case and substantiate their claims for resettlement

Gauhati HC directs compensation for alleged arson accused whose homes in Batadrava were bulldozed

The court had taken cognizance in a suo moto case and had even reprimanded the police for demolishing homes of those allegedly accused of setting the police station on fire.

Gauhati High Court issues notice on plea challenging ban on sale of beef in municipal area

Plea filed against complete ban on business of selling beef in Assam’s Sonari Municipal area

Once declared citizen, a person cannot be declared foreigner by FT as per Res Judicata: Gauhati HC

Order comes as a relief to people who had been dragged to FTs multiple times

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