GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON RAMEN TANTI V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2: 1. Heard Ms. B. Sarma, learned Amicus Curiae appearing for the appellant. Also heard Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State respondent and Ms. M.K. Brown, learned Amicus Curiae appearing for the respondent no.2/informant. 2. The instant criminal appeal has been referred by the convict appellant, namely, Ramen Tanti against the judgment and order dated 29.07.2019 passed by the Special Judg...


GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON SHRI DIBYAJYOTI SARMAH V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS.

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2: 1. Heard Mr. P.R. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. I. Borthakur, learned Standing Counsel, Excise Department for the respondent nos. 1, 2 and 3, Mr. A. Chaliha, learned Standing Counsel, Finance Department for the respondent no. 4 and Ms. B. Borah, learned Standing Counsel, BTC for the respondent no.5. 2. Challenge made in this writ petition to the order dated 21.07.2025 passed by the...


GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON MANTU NATH BORO V/S BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL AND ORS.

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2: 1. Heard Mr. S. Hoque, learned counsel for the petitioner; Ms. N. Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel, Bodoland Territorial Council [BTC]; and Mr. R.R. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Environment & Forest Department. 2. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred seeking a direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondent authorities, more particularly, the ...


GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON SURAJIT RABHA V/S BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL AND ORS.

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2: 1. Heard Mr. S. Hoque, learned counsel for the petitioner; Ms. N. Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel, Bodoland Territorial Council [BTC]; and Mr. R.R. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Environment & Forest Department. 2. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred seeking a direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondent authorities, more particularly, the ...


GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON SRI BIRAJ SUTRADHAR V/S ON THE DEATH OF KULAJIT DAS, HIS LEGAL HEIRS SMT. DIPANNITA DAS AND 2 ORS. REP

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2: 1. Heard Mr. R. Dubey, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Mr. H. Sarma, the learned Additional Senior Government Advocate appears on behalf of the respondent No. 6 and Mr. A. Das, the learned counsel appears on behalf of some of the private respondents. 2. This Court, taking into account the submissions of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner also sought the assista...


GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON DR. ABEDA KATUN V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 24 ORS

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2: 1. Heard Mr. M. U. Mahmud, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P. P. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education; Mr. S. Bora, learned Standing Counsel, SSA/RMSA; Mr. D. Upamanyu, learned counsel for the respondent No. 3 and Mr. H. A. Laskar, learned counsel for the respondent No. 19. 2. Challenging the selection process for the appointment of Principals of Adarsha Vidyalayas pursuant t...


GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON MINU BEGUM V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR.

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2: 1. Heard Mr. K. N. Choudhury, the learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. J. Abedin, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Writ Petitioner in WP(C) No.6284/2025 and Mr. H. R. A. Choudhury, the learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. I. Uddin, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Writ Petitioner in WP(C) No.3535/2025. I have also heard Mr. S. Dutta, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the ...


GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON ABDUL KUDDUS V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2: 1. Heard Mr. S. Hoque, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent nos. 1, 2 & 3. 2. By instituting the present writ petition, the petitioner has sought to invoke the extraordinary and discretionary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking the following reliefs :- 1) Issue a writ in the nature of ...


GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON KHOITUN BIBI AND 39 ORS V/S THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2: 1. Heard Mr. H.A. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioners; Ms. S. Kataki, learned Standing Counsel, Election Commission of India [ECI] for the respondent nos. 1, 2, 4 & 5; and Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent no. 3. 2. The petitioners, forty in nos., have joined together to institute the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of Indi...


GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON FAYAJ ALI AND 64 ORS V/S THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2: 1. Heard Mr. H.A. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioners; Ms. S. Kataki, learned Standing Counsel, Election Commission of India [ECI] for the respondent nos. 1, 2, 4 & 5; and Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent no. 3. 2. The petitioners, sixty-five in nos., have joined together to institute the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of...