HCMONTHLY CASE LAW ARCHIVE
Read 97 LawLens analyses of Gauhati High Court judgments published in August 2026, covering key rulings, legal principles and case law.
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The appellant was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Diphu, in Sessions Case No. 18/2007 under Sections 302 and 436 IPC for murdering the village Gaonburah, Talbor Amsi, and his two daughters, Jun Maslai and Manjuli Mas...
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On 21 July 2014, Rajesh Boro was driving Zylo vehicle No. AS-01-AW-3229 when, while attempting to avoid a pedestrian at Barimakha Chowk, the vehicle went off the road and he sustained serious injuries.
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The petitioners, claiming to be the legal heirs and joint owners of land measuring 1 Katha 17 Lessas covered by Dag No. 400 and Patta No. 108 at Lakadubi, Kamrup, Assam, challenged the compensation assessed for the la...
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The 26 petitioners challenged the exclusion of their names from the electoral roll for Polling Station No. 211 under the 125 Patharkandi Legislative Assembly Constituency, Sribhumi District, although their names had a...
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The petitioners challenged the freezing of their bank accounts by Respondent Nos. 5–11, pursuant to instructions issued by the Assam and Uttar Pradesh Nodal Cyber Cell Officers, Respondent Nos. 3 and 4.
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The petitioner contested for Ward Member from Ward No. 6 of 45 No. Bhalukdubi Gaon Panchayat and was declared elected on 7 May 2025 after securing 234 votes
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The petitioner, registered owner of Maruti Omni Van No. AS-01-AU-9012, stated that his vehicle was requisitioned by the respondent authorities for transportation and law-and-order duties from 1 January 2015 to 30 June...
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The petitioner, Dilip Paul, an elementary-school teacher, challenged an order issued by the District Commissioner, Hojai, transferring him from Bankim Chandra Adarsha Pathsala to Abdul Kalam Azad Maqtab.
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The Divisional Forest Officer, Karbi Anglong East Division, issued a mining permit on 29 December 2021 in favour of the Executive Engineer, PWD Kohora Road Division (Respondent No. 18), for extraction of specified qua...
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The petitioner, a teacher, challenged the transfer order dated 20 June 2024 issued by the District Commissioner, Hojai, transferring him from Swahid Choudhury LP to Tengatoli LPS.
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Late Hemo Hazarika was struck by motorcycle No. AS-02/L-0493 on 7 March 2015 while returning from Rongamati Mandir and pulling a handcart on NH-37. He sustained serious injuries, was treated at different hospitals, an...
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The respondents’ lands in Silgur-II, Nunsuri, Bindasora, Tablabagh, Malsury and Devasora villages of Lunglei District were acquired for construction of the Indo-Bangladesh border fencing for the benefit of the appella...
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The petitioner, a teacher serving at Dighaljar MKB, challenged the transfer order dated 20 June 2024 issued by the District Commissioner, Hojai, transferring him to Dakhin Mikirpara LP.
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The petitioner, a teacher serving at Thikadar Basti B.C. ME School, challenged the order dated 19 July 2024 issued by the District Commissioner, Hojai, transferring him to Nehru Azad A.D. L.P. School, Jugijan, Hojai.
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The appellants held prospecting licences granted by the State of Arunachal Pradesh for exploration of graphite. Their licences were initially granted in 2014, renewed in 2018, and remained valid until 29.05.2019.
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The accused was prosecuted in connection with the disappearance and death of a minor girl whose body was recovered from a jungle at Pub Nandapur on 27.02.2020.
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The connected appeals concerned Muster Roll and Work-Charged employees of the State of Assam who had been engaged before 01.04.1993, served continuously for several decades, received regular pay scales, increments, re...
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The petitioner challenged the opinion dated 26 April 2018 of the Foreigners Tribunal, Kamrup (Rural) No. 1, Guwahati, in GFT(R) Case No. 1436/2017, whereby he was declared a foreigner who had entered Assam on or after...
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The petitioners were the Chief Editor and Printer/Publisher, respectively, of Asomiya Pratidin.
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The petitioner, a retired truck driver, claimed to have joined the Public Works Department on 19 May 1994 and to have been brought into the regular establishment by office order dated 24 February 2011 against the vaca...
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The petitioner claimed to be the unmarried and dependent daughter of late Saukat Ali, a retired Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer, and late Azima Begum, a retired Supervisor in the Social Welfare Department, Governme...
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The petitioner, a medical professional earning income from salary and profession, filed returns for Assessment Years (AYs) 2017–18 and 2018–19. While filing his return for AY 2019–20, he became aware of the presumptiv...
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The petitioner challenged a Notice dated 28 February 2024 issued by the Additional Secretary and Revenue Officer, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council, directing him to vacate land in excess of 3 bighas 5 kathas on the alleg...
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The complainant and the revision petitioner were acquainted.
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The petitioner, a teacher serving at Dakhin Doboka P. Adarsha LPS, challenged an order dated 20 June 2024 by which the District Commissioner, Hojai, transferred him to Balipathar Jurapukhuri LPS.
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The petitioner, a teacher serving at Uttar Hojai Nimna Buniadi School, challenged an order dated 22 June 2024 by which the District Commissioner, Hojai, transferred him to Changmaji Abdul Kadir Laskar LP School.
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On 28 November 2016, Ashan Ali was travelling as a passenger in tourist bus No. AS-15/C-6269 from Tinsukia towards Barpeta when the bus met with an accident at Bezkuchi on National Highway No. 31 due to the rash and n...
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The 74 petitioners claimed to have been residing in 1 No. Boginadi PGR Revenue Village and 2 No. Boginadi PGR Revenue Village, Lakhimpur, since 1983 after being rendered homeless and landless during disturbances conne...
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The five petitioners approached the Gauhati High Court alleging that elections to the Silchar Municipal Corporation had not been conducted within the constitutionally and statutorily prescribed period.
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The petitioner claimed to have been in possession of approximately 2 Bighas 3 Kathas of Government land covered by Dag No. 312 (new)/Dag No. 11 (old), Patta No. 168 (new), at Chirakuta Part-I under Chapar Revenue Circ...
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The defendant claimed ownership of land measuring 1 Katha 17 Lechas at Khanapara, Guwahati, on which he had constructed an incomplete G+3 building.
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The Assam Irrigation Department issued a Notice Inviting Tender on 06.02.2026 for a flood mitigation project.
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The petitioner, a widow residing at Anandanagar, Dhubri, alleged that her deceased husband’s brother and his sons were threatening and harassing her and her children with the object of forcibly occupying the family’s...
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The Assam Cricket Association and its Chief Executive Officer challenged, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the order dated 21 March 2025 passed by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistra...
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Mangal Paik, who had worked with the deceased child’s father and stayed at the family’s house on 16.12.2018, was present when the child’s parents left for work on 17.12.2018. The five-year-old victim subsequently went...
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Respondent No. 2, Sahanaz Choudhury, filed an application under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (“DV Act”) before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sribhumi, alleging mental torture...
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The appellant challenged his conviction under Section 302 IPC by the Additional Sessions Judge, FTC No. 3, Kamrup (M), Guwahati, in Sessions Case No. 131/2016.
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The petitioner, a Post Graduate Teacher in a Government Higher Secondary School, was initially appointed as a Subject Teacher in Assamese under Regulation 3(f) of the Assam Public Service Commission (Limitation of Fun...
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The petitioner challenged the action of the Nalbari Municipal Board and its Chairman in deleting his name from the municipal records relating to Holding No. 6, Ward No. 2, and recording Respondent No. 4 as the present...
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Tezpore Tea Company Ltd., now Dhunseri Tea and Industries Ltd., owned Bahipukhuri Tea Estate. In proceedings under the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1956, an area of 277 bighas 2 kathas 3 lechas was...
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On 5 September 2009, the victim, referred to as “X”, visited Lily Medical Hall to consult the petitioner, a doctor, regarding irregular menstruation.
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On 09.01.2025, acting on intelligence regarding transportation of narcotic substances, a police and BSF team intercepted the appellant near Katigorah on NH-06 at about 8:30 p.m. and allegedly recovered 34 soap cases c...
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The petitioner, a retired Deputy Chief Engineer of N.F. Railway, challenged the FIR, prosecution sanction, charge-sheet, and order framing charges in Special Case No. 04/2023 pending before the Special Judge, CBI, Assam.
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The victim, a minor girl employed as a domestic worker, left home after being induced by Jahanuddin, who represented himself as “Raju Das,” promised to marry her, and obtained her personal and educational documents.
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The petitioner, a tax consultant operating under the proprietorship name “M/s Sharma and Associates,” challenged the sealing of his office premises by the Assam State GST authorities under Section 67(4) of the Assam G...
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The appellant was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life imprisonment with a fine of ₹10,000 by the Sessions Judge, Charaideo, in Sessions (CHA) Case No. 74/2018, by judgment dated...
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The four petitioners claimed rights through their predecessors over land measuring 2 Kathas and 1 Lessa covered by Dag No. 947 (old)/473 (new) at Adabari Part-II, Dhubri, supported by historical Chithas and a Kutcha P...
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The Chief Engineer, Public Works Department (Roads), Assam issued a tender notice dated 17 October 2025 comprising two packages under the ASOM MALA project.
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The appellant challenged the judgment dated 14.03.2022 of the Special Judge, Nalbari, in Special (P) Case No. 15 of 2019.
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The respondent-claimant, aged 28 years, sustained grievous injuries, including amputation of his right hand, when the bus bearing registration No. AS-01-GC-0266, insured by the appellant, collided with another vehicle...
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The petitioner, proprietor of M/s Rhino Metals, challenged the Demand-cum-Show Cause Notice dated 04.10.2025 issued by the Assistant Commissioner of State Tax under Section 74 of the Assam Goods and Services Tax Act,...
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On 21 August 2021, after an examination at Moridhol College, Nandita Saikia was travelling towards Dhemaji with PW-2 Kasmina Dutta as a pillion rider on a motorcycle driven by PW-1 Deba Dutta. The accused allegedly fo...
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The petitioner’s daughter was raped on 02.05.2018, leading to registration of Kalghachia P.S. Case No. 347/2018 under Section 4 of the POCSO Act and prosecution in Special POCSO Case No. 30/2018.
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The three petitioners, residents of Hojai, Assam, challenged the inaction of the Deputy Commissioner, Hojai, in not renewing their firearm licences.
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The petitioners were Assam-based manufacturers of Calcined Petroleum Coke and Electrode Carbon Paste, for which Raw Petroleum Coke (RPC) was the principal raw material.
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The petitioner alleged that, despite submitting a complaint/FIR dated 6 April 2026 before the Basistha Police Station, the police neither registered an FIR nor conducted an investigation, prompting him to invoke the w...
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The petitioners in the connected writ petitions were engaged between 2007 and 2010 in the Computer Science & Information Technology and Biotechnology/Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Departments of the erstwhile Cott...
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The petitioner’s deceased husband, Late Hari Narayan Rajbongshi, was appointed as a Sub-Inspector (Border) under the Additional Prevention of Infiltration of Foreigners (P.I.F.) Scheme in 1991 and served in the Assam...
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The petitioner, a Senior Superintendent at IIT Guwahati, applied pursuant to the internal advertisement dated 5 January 2022 for four unreserved posts of Assistant Registrar.
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The petitioners sought quashing of the FIR, charge-sheet, and criminal proceedings in PR Case No. 115/2019 pending before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hatsingimari.
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The petitioners, Subordinate Engineers (Grade-II), retired from APDCL service on 31.03.2014 and 31.12.2014, respectively. During their service, they had received two yearly increments from 10.04.1989 to 31.08.2013 due...
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The appellants were appointed as lecturers at Maibang Degree College during 2000–2001 on a temporary basis and consolidated remuneration, with their continuance subject to satisfactory performance.
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The petitioner, proprietor of R.S.R. Fashion Enterprise, operated a cyber café and book stall and maintained Current Account No. 258638296403 with IndusInd Bank, Amingaon Branch.
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M/S Abala Auto Agency, a proprietorship firm, challenged the Order-in-Original dated 10 October 2025, by which tax of ₹1,58,64,297, along with applicable interest and penalty, was adjudged for the financial years 2017...
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The petitioner and respondent married on 16 August 2011, and a daughter was born to them on 10 July 2014.
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The petitioner, a practising advocate, maintained Savings Bank Account No. 30968448585 with the State Bank of India, Dhubri Branch, for personal and professional transactions.
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The petitioners in both writ petitions were engaged in farming and trading ornamental fish, principally Channa stewartii, Channa bleheri and Channa aurantimaculata.
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The respondents/plaintiffs instituted Title Suit No. 15/2025 before the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Tinsukia, concerning their alleged rights in the scheduled properties and challenging acts relating to a deed of d...
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M/s North East Petrochemicals challenged the Order-in-Original dated 29 December 2025, by which tax of ₹7,21,64,532, along with applicable interest and penalty, was adjudged for the financial years 2018–19 to 2022–23.
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The petitioners were in possession of land situated at Dag No. 286, Village Nidanpur Part II, under Lakhipur Revenue Circle, Goalpara, Assam, pursuant to “Abantan Patra” issued in their favour on 04.04.2007.
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The petitioner, an Assistant Director in the Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Assam, was transferred from Morigaon to Margherita on 18 September 2024 and released from his Morig...
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Basparam Brahma died in a motor-vehicle accident on 17 May 2021 while riding his motorcycle towards Baghmara Bazar.
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The respondents’ predecessor instituted Title Suit No. 2/1989, later renumbered as Title Suit No. 249/2006, seeking declaration of title, recovery of possession and permanent injunction over approximately 10 lechas of...
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Respondent No. 4, a part-time Local Correspondent of the petitioner newspaper establishment, claimed post-retirement dues calculated under the Majithia Wage Board recommendations with effect from November 2011.
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The petitioners, representing officers and supervisors of the erstwhile Cachar Paper Mill of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited, sought a direction to the Union of India to deposit and disburse outstanding provident-...
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The petitioners approached the Gauhati High Court alleging inaction by the land-acquisition authorities in releasing compensation relating to Dag Nos. 1671 and 1676 of Patta No. 1, Village Saruthekerabari, Mouza Ranga...
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The petitioner challenged the opinion dated 16 July 2019 of the Foreigners Tribunal, Barpeta 11th, which declared him a foreigner belonging to the post-25 March 1971 stream.
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The petitioner claimed compensation for acquisition of 0.3880 hectares of land covered by Dag No. 33 of Annual Patta No. 241, Village Karagaon, Block No. 2, Borjan Taluk, District Karbi Anglong, Assam.
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Late Haraj Ali was employed as a driver by respondent No. 2, Rafiqul Mandal, to drive vehicle No. AS-15-C-3135 at a claimed monthly salary of ₹12,000; the owner, however, admitted in his written statement that the sal...
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The petitioner submitted an application under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Act”) before the State Public Information Officer seeking information relating to 1484 No. Ambari Lower Primary Schoo...
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The respondent-plaintiff instituted Title Suit No. 57/2010 seeking specific performance of a registered agreement dated 26 April 2007, under which the defendant allegedly agreed to sell 1 katha 8 lechas of land for ₹2...
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The petitioner claimed that his late father owned land covered by Dag No. 564 and Periodic Patta No. 71 at Dadara, Kamrup, Assam, on which four residential houses had been constructed.
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The petitioner, authorised person of M/s Chandramas Bar and Restaurant, operated an IMFL on-bar-cum-restaurant known as “Cheers Crossroads” under Licence No. 11/2004–05 at R.P. Road, Dispur, Guwahati.
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The petitioner, authorised person of M/s Star Hotel, operating “T Sin Q Bar” under an IMFL on-bar-cum-restaurant licence, challenged the order dated 04.07.2026 passed by Respondent No. 3 suspending the licence “until...
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The petitioners challenged an eviction notice bearing No. Dis-47/2016-17/5084 issued in Eviction Case No. 04/16-17 concerning 2.68 Ares of Government land covered by Dag No. 1461 at No. 2 Maidamgaon, Beltola Mouza.
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The petitioner, a teacher at Sarvajanin HS Valika Vidyalaya, Tinsukia, challenged the Director of Secondary Education’s order dated 21.06.2024, by which respondent No. 4 was permitted to act as In-charge Principal ins...
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The appellant, a former Chief General Manager, Telecom, North-East Task Force, was intercepted at Guwahati Airport on 6 September 1997 while carrying cash of ₹25,31,200 in his baggage.
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The petitioner, an Upper Division Clerk in the Border Roads Organisation under the General Reserve Engineer Force, challenged the order dated 20 February 2025, by which he was denied one notional increment on his re-a...
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The petitioner held a Fair Price Shop licence in Cachar, Assam. His licence was cancelled by the Superintendent, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Silchar, by order dated 11.05.2023 under Clause 15(2) of t...
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The petitioner, an apartment owner/resident in an RCC ground-plus-two-storey building constructed on land covered by Dag Nos. 327 and Periodic Patta No. 831 at Ulubari, Guwahati, challenged Order No. eCF 517123/3 date...
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The petitioner, a Language Teacher and Head Master of Dakhin Bisandai M.E. School, challenged the respondents’ order dated 16 October 2025 granting him provincialisation only prospectively from that date.
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The petitioner Society, a registered thrift and credit co-operative society with 9,416 members, challenged (i) the Deputy Registrar’s letter dated 4 November 2025 dissolving the Board of Directors allegedly elected at...
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The petitioner challenged the opinion dated 11 March 2019 of the Foreigners Tribunal–I, Tezpur, Sonitpur, in F.T. Case No. 8 of 2018, arising from Police Enquiry No. 263/2017, whereby she was declared a foreigner who...
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Hawkins Cookers Ltd. filed six revision petitions challenging the order dated 30 May 2024 passed by the Joint Commissioner of Taxes, Assam, concerning the VAT payable on sales of pressure cookers made prior to 2010.
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Indian Oil Corporation issued an advertisement dated 28 June 2023 inviting applications for Regular/Rural Retail Outlet Dealership, including a location on “SH-1 between Salkathoni Tea Estate to Titlagarh” in Charaide...
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Respondent No. 1, a senior citizen and the petitioners’ father/father-in-law, alleged that the petitioners subjected him to continuous harassment, intimidation and hostile behaviour, compelling him to leave his reside...
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Pursuant to the Staff Selection Commission’s advertisement dated 27 October 2022 for recruitment to Constable (General Duty) posts in the Central Armed Police Forces, the petitioner participated in the selection proce...
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