Wife Assaulted By Husband Over Doubts On Child's Paternity Due To Skin Complexion, Gauhati High Court Grants Separation

The Gauhati High Court, on Wednesday (June 4), allowed a woman to live separately from her husband, acknowledging her right to maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. The court observed that the wife had sufficient reasons to stay away from her husband, who had unfounded suspicions over their child's fair complexion and subjected her to physical abuse. The bench of Justice Parthivjyoti...

Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Trial Court Order Which Declined To Take School Certificate As Age Proof For Test Of Juvenility

The Gauhati High Court recently set aside an order passed by a Sessions Judge, vide which it refused to accept the school certificate as proof of age for the claim of juvenility by an accused, observing that there were no other documents to support that fact.The single judge bench of Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia noted:“……Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and juvenile/child in...

Foreigners' Family Must Be Told Of Detainee's Whereabouts: Gauhati High Court Allows Man To Meet Relatives Detained At Assam Holding Centre

The Gauhati High Court, on Wednesday (June 4) permitted a man to meet his two uncles who are stated to be detained in a holding centre in Assam's Kokrajhar area. The court was hearing a writ petition concerning the alleged disappearance of two individuals who were previously declared as foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunal in 2017. The petition was filed by one Torap Ali seeking to know...

Gauhati High Court Seeks State's Response In Plea By Families Of Missing Detainees Allegedly Declared As “Foreigners”

The Gauhati High Court bench of Justices Kalyan Rai Surana and Malasri Nandi on Thursday, issued notice to the State's counsel, directing them to obtain instructions regarding the whereabouts of two residents of Assam's Kamrup district, who have been untraceable since their detention by the Assam Police on May 25, as claimed by their family.The present petition has been filed seeking...

Robust Policy, Regular Training: Gauhati High Court Suggests Measures To Protect Children From Sexual Exploitation

The Gauhati High Court recently issued measures for safeguarding children from the menace of sexual violence and exploitation. The single judge bench of Justice Kaushik Goswami observed:“…under the Constitution of India, it is the obligation of the state to protect children. I cannot also be unmindful of the fact that children due to their tender age are often vulnerable to sexual...

Gauhati Hill Cutting Row: High Court Flags Rising Flood Menace, Asks State To File Action Taken Report

The Gauhati High Court on Monday (May 26) directed the Assam Government to furnish a detail report regarding the measures taken by the Administration in pursuance to the report submitted by the Agency which has been hired for suggesting a plan for tackling flood menace in the Guwahati City.The division bench comprising the Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Kardak Ete was hearing a...

Gauhati High Court Rejects PIL Seeking 'Compulsory Castration' Of Rape Convicts

The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking direction to the Assam Government to bring in laws to introduce the punishment of compulsory castration of individuals involved in the crime of gang rape, rape and murder along with rape of minors, to make such punishment deterrent against heinous rape crimes, among other prayers. The Court observed,“Having heard the learned counsel for...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In Five High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Judge of the MP High Court ( parent HC : Delhi High Court), as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Delhi High Court Judge, has been recommended as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.Also, Justice Ashutosh Kumar of Patna High Court has been recommended as...

Ensure That Members Of Foreigners' Tribunal Are Paid Salaries Regularly: Gauhati High Court To Assam Govt

The Gauhati High Court asked Assam Government to ensure that withdrawal of the power of Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) from the Members of Foreigners' Tribunals, should not come in the way of regular payment of the salaries by the Members of the Foreigners' Tribunals. The single judge bench of Justice Suman Shyam was hearing a Writ petition related to the infrastructure for the...

Gauhati High Court Grants Six Weeks Time To Nagaland Govt For Constitution Of Customary Courts

The Gauhati High Court at Kohima recently granted six weeks to the Nagaland Government to constitute of the Customary Courts and the Subordinate District Customary Courts as per the Rules for Administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland (Fifth Amendment) Act, 2025.The division bench comprising Justice Kakheto Sema and Justice Mitali Thakuria was hearing a revision petition against an order...

Gauhati High Court Suo Motu Issues Notice To 10 Booked For Rape On Plea For Cancelling Bail After Noting That Victim Was Not Heard

The Gauhati High Court at Itanagar issued notice on a plea for cancellation of bail of ten accused in a rape and trafficking case sought on the ground that no notice was issued to the victim or informant and that the trial court had granted bail without hearing the victim/informant. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi was hearing a Suo Motu plea, against a suspended Assistant Commandant of 1st...

Gauhati HC Directs Repatriation Of Nigerian Citizen Illegally Detained For 1457 Days Despite Serving His Sentence

The Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam and Central governments to take appropriate action to repatriate a Nigerian citizen, who has been in illegal detention for 1457 days after serving his sentence, failing which the court said that it will be compelled to release the individual. A division bench comprising Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Malasri Nandi was hearing a petition filed...