The Gauhati High Court has taken up a Public Interest Litigation challenging the credibility and legal acceptability of Electronic Voting Machines used in the 2026 Assam Assembly elections. A bench led by…
The Gauhati High Court has admitted a PIL filed by Congress leader Debabrata Saikia alleging that illegal mining and administrative negligence caused the devastating July floods in Upper Assam. Chief Justice Ashutosh…
The Lawyers' Association, Guwahati (LAG) has demanded a clear timeline from the Assam government for relocating the district judiciary to the proposed integrated judicial township at Rangmahal. Addressing a press conference on…
The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking registration of an FIR, reiterating that statutory remedies under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) must be exhausted before invoking writ jurisdiction…
The Gauhati High Court has ruled that a government employee cannot claim a right to continue occupying an official quarter when the government has decided to demolish the premises for redevelopment in…
The Gauhati High Court has enhanced motor accident compensation to over Rs 8 lakh for the kin of a 44-year-old man who died in a road crash, ruling that the deceased's two…
Two Indian high courts have separately acquitted men convicted of sexual assault, each ruling that the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. The Gauhati High Court set aside a…
A month after devastating floods hit Assam's Sivasagar district, water levels have receded but survivors face a difficult rebuilding process. At least 105 people have died in flood-related incidents, with 54 deaths…
The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, on August 18 approved appointments of judges for three High Courts. For the Gauhati High Court, the Collegium recommended advocate Nchumbemo Mozhui…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed that examination of crucial witnesses in the trial of singer Zubeen Garg's death be completed within two months, and deferred the bail plea of event manager…
