Assam: Court orders Bodoland Territorial Council to prove majority before Dec 26

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday ordered the newly formed Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam to prove their majority in the recently held BTC election. As per the court direction, the floor test is to be conducted before December 26. A bench of Gauhati High Court have asked both United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and […]

Assam: 50-year-old man tagged a D-voter released on bail

A 50-year-old from Assam’s Badarpur town has been released on bail today after spending over a year at a detention camp in Silchar for being tagged as a D-voter. 50-year-old Joydeep Ghosh was sent to a detention camp by government officials for being a D-voter even when the rest of his family members are no […]

Sikkim High Court gets new Chief Justice

Justice Arup Kumar Goswami of the Gauhati High Court has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court. Goswami is currently the Acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court and was proposed to be elevated by the Supreme Court Collegium on August 22. The proposal was made in light of the […]

APSC cash-for-job scam: Gauhati High Court rejects PIL filed by suspended officials

The Gauhati High Court has rejected the PIL of 43 suspended ACS-APS officers involved in the infamous APSC cash-for-job scam. In the PIL, the tainted officials pleaded for allowing them to resume their office. All 43 suspended Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) officials will not be getting their jobs back under any circumstances. This has been […]

Man levels serious allegations against functioning of Foreigners Tribunal

The claims of corruption free governance in Assam have come under question after a person alleged that he was declared a Foreigner and sent to a detention camp after he failed to bribe the concerned authorities. According to Amir Hussain, a judge at the No. 3 Foreigners Tribunal had sought for a bribe of Rs […]

Gauhati High Court declares bandhs, blockades as illegal terming it unconstitutional

The Gauhati High Court has ruled against bandhs and blockades declaring it illegal and unconstitutional. The court also ordered the creation of a fund to recover losses during such agitations from the organisers. Apart from this the Gauhati High Court also ordered that an FIR must be lodged against bandh and blockade organisers within 24 […]

APSC cash-for-job scam: 9 arrested ACS, APS officers granted bail

The Gauhati High Court has granted bail to 9 ACS, APS officers accused in the APSC cash-for-job scam. The officers granted bail by the Justice Rumi Kumari Nath bench of the High Court are- Sabira Imran, Dilip Kumar Kalita, Badrul Islam, Gitali Doley, Rumi Saikia, Sunayana Handique , Dipak Khanikar, Kunal Das and Sudipta Goswami. […]