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    Gauhati High Court Refuses To Quash GST Notice Over GSTR-2A ITC Mismatch; Defence Before Proper Officer

    GSTR-2A ITC mismatch: A Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court dismissed a Jorhat company’s writ appeal against a GST show cause notice proposing recovery of about Rs 27.25 lakh in input tax credit, holding that its bona fide purchaser defence must be raised before the proper officer.

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    Gauhati High Court Commutes Death Penalty In Kokrajhar Rape-Murder Of Two Minor Girls; Life Without Remission

    Kokrajhar rape-murder: The Gauhati High Court upheld the conviction of three men for the 2021 gang rape and murder of two minor girls in Kokrajhar, relying on DNA evidence, but commuted their death sentence to life imprisonment for the rest of their natural lives without remission.

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    Supreme Court of India building, illustrating the Collegium's approval of a Gauhati High Court permanent-judge appointment
    The Supreme Court Collegium approved the appointment of Justice Kaushik Goswami, an Additional Judge, as a Permanent Judge of the Gauhati High Court.
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    Supreme Court Collegium Approves Justice Kaushik Goswami’s Appointment As A Permanent Judge Of The Gauhati High Court

    The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of Justice Kaushik Goswami, currently an Additional Judge, as a Permanent Judge of the Gauhati High Court. The decision was taken at the Collegium’s meeting held on September 23, 2026.

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    Citizenship And Foreigner Status Occupy A Field Of High Constitutional Significance: SC Sets Aside Gauhati HC Orders Declaring 27 People Foreigners
    Citizenship And Foreigner Status Occupy A Field Of High Constitutional Significance: SC Sets Aside Gauhati HC Orders Declaring 27 People Foreigners
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    Citizenship And Foreigner Status Occupy A Field Of High Constitutional Significance: SC Sets Aside Gauhati HC Orders Declaring 27 People Foreigners

    The Supreme Court of India set aside Gauhati High Court rulings declaring 27 appellants as foreigners and remanded the cases for fresh adjudication by Foreigners Tribunals. The Court stressed that citizenship issues require fair, lawful and reasonable procedures.

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    15 Documents, Yet No Citizenship: Why Gauhati High Court Rejected the Man's Claim
    15 Documents, Yet No Citizenship: Why Gauhati High Court Rejected the Man's Claim
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    15 Documents, Yet No Citizenship: Why Gauhati High Court Rejected the Man’s Claim

    The Gauhati High Court held that producing 16 documents alone cannot establish Indian citizenship if they fail to satisfy the legal burden under the Foreigners Act. The Court ruled that the person claiming citizenship must prove they are not a foreigner.

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    Heinous Crime Alone Is No Ground to Reject Remission: Gauhati High Court
    Heinous Crime Alone Is No Ground to Reject Remission: Gauhati High Court
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    Heinous Crime Alone Is No Ground to Reject Remission: Gauhati High Court

    The Gauhati High Court ruled that the heinous nature of an offence alone cannot justify rejecting remission for a life convict. It said authorities must conduct a comprehensive, case-specific assessment of every prisoner before deciding on premature release.

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    Litigants Cannot Blame Lawyers For Trial Delays After Seeking Repeated Adjournments: Gauhati High Court
    Litigants Cannot Blame Lawyers For Trial Delays After Seeking Repeated Adjournments: Gauhati High Court
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    Litigants Cannot Blame Lawyers For Trial Delays After Seeking Repeated Adjournments: Gauhati High Court

    The Gauhati High Court held that litigants cannot seek repeated adjournments during trial and later blame their lawyers for the resulting delay to reopen or prolong the proceedings. The Court said such tactics cannot be permitted in the interest of justice.

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    Zubeen Garg Death Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Assam Government On Accused's Bail Plea
    Zubeen Garg Death Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Assam Government On Accused's Bail Plea
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    Zubeen Garg Death Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Assam Government On Accused’s Bail Plea

    The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Assam Government on the bail plea of Shyamkanu Mahanta, an accused in the case linked to the death of Assam music icon Zubeen Garg. Mahanta, organiser of the North East India Festival in Singapore, approached the apex court after the Gauhati High Court rejected his bail plea.

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    Police Can't Wait for Trial: Gauhati HC Orders Rs 25 Lakh Compensation for Custodial Death, Asks State to Recover from Guilty Officers
    Police Can't Wait for Trial: Gauhati HC Orders Rs 25 Lakh Compensation for Custodial Death, Asks State to Recover from Guilty Officers
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    Police Can’t Wait for Trial: Gauhati HC Orders Rs 25 Lakh Compensation for Custodial Death, Asks State to Recover from Guilty Officers

    The Gauhati High Court has held that compensation for custodial death can be awarded even before a criminal trial concludes. In the Santosh Hojai case, the Court ordered Rs.25 lakh compensation, describing the accused officers’ actions as “barbaric” and capable of “shaking the judicial conscience.”

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    Why Did the Supreme Court Take Assam CM Himanta Sarma’s Remarks So Seriously While Granting Bail to Pawan Khera? : Analysis
    Why Did the Supreme Court Take Assam CM Himanta Sarma’s Remarks So Seriously While Granting Bail to Pawan Khera? : Analysis
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    Why Did the Supreme Court Take Assam CM Himanta Sarma’s Remarks So Seriously While Granting Bail to Pawan Khera? : Analysis

    The Supreme Court’s order in Pawan Khera v. State of Assam is not just another anticipatory bail order it is a quiet but firm reminder that the criminal process cannot be allowed to become a vehicle of political rivalry. The Chief Minister’s own words, the Court found, were a part of the record it could not ignore.

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