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    Zubeen Garg Death Case: Gauhati HC Orders Exclusive Fast-Track Trial, Says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
    Zubeen Garg Death Case: Gauhati HC Orders Exclusive Fast-Track Trial, Says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
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    Zubeen Garg Death Case: Gauhati HC Orders Exclusive Fast-Track Trial, Says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

    The Gauhati High Court designated a fast-track sessions court for daily hearings in the Zubeen Garg death case, with Judge Sharmila Bhuyan presiding, as Himanta Biswa Sarma called it a significant justice milestone.

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    Manipur Violence Probe: Panel Chief Resigns, Ex-Supreme Court Judge To Take Over
    Manipur Violence Probe: Panel Chief Resigns, Ex-Supreme Court Judge To Take Over
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    Manipur Violence Probe: Panel Chief Resigns, Ex-Supreme Court Judge To Take Over

    Ajai Lamba, former Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, resigned as chairperson of the three-member Commission of Inquiry set up by the Union Home Ministry in 2023 to probe Manipur’s ethnic violence. He will be replaced by former Supreme Court judge Balbir Singh Chauhan, leading the Leh violence inquiry.

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    Fissiparous Tendency: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To CM Himanta Biswa Sarma On Hate Speech Plea
    Fissiparous Tendency: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To CM Himanta Biswa Sarma On Hate Speech Plea
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    Fissiparous Tendency: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To CM Himanta Biswa Sarma On Hate Speech Plea

    The Gauhati High Court has issued notice to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma over multiple petitions alleging repeated hate speeches against the Muslim community, with the Division Bench seeking responses from him, the Centre, and the Assam government.

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    GST Registration Can’t Be Cancelled on Investigator’s Dictation: Gauhati High Court
    GST Registration Can’t Be Cancelled on Investigator’s Dictation: Gauhati High Court
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    GST Registration Can’t Be Cancelled on Investigator’s Dictation: Gauhati High Court

    The Gauhati High Court held that GST registration cancellation under Section 29 read with Rule 21(e) must be independent and reasoned. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury ruled it cannot serve as coercion during investigation or rely solely on interim reports.

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    Manipur Violence: Supreme Court Asks CBI for Detailed Status Report, Proposes Shifting Case Monitoring to High Courts
    Manipur Violence: Supreme Court Asks CBI for Detailed Status Report, Proposes Shifting Case Monitoring to High Courts
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    Manipur Violence: Supreme Court Asks CBI for Detailed Status Report, Proposes Shifting Case Monitoring to High Courts

    Today, On 13th February, The Supreme Court asked the CBI for a detailed status report on Manipur violence cases, noting oversight should shift to the Manipur and Gauhati High Courts. It said the Chief Justices could oversee monitoring to coordinate.

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    Civil Judge Has No Power to Grant Divorce, Can’t Authenticate Talaq: Gauhati High Court
    Civil Judge Has No Power to Grant Divorce, Can’t Authenticate Talaq: Gauhati High Court
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    Civil Judge Has No Power to Grant Divorce, Can’t Authenticate Talaq: Gauhati High Court

    The Gauhati High Court dismissed a Regular Second Appeal, reaffirming that a Civil Judge (Junior Division) cannot dissolve a Muslim marriage or authenticate talaq. Only the District Judge can decide matrimonial disputes where no Family Court exists.

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    A Peaceful and Democratic Expression: Gauhati HC Bar Association Announces Hunger Strike Against Court Complex Shift
    A Peaceful and Democratic Expression: Gauhati HC Bar Association Announces Hunger Strike Against Court Complex Shift
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    A Peaceful and Democratic Expression: Gauhati HC Bar Association Announces Hunger Strike Against Court Complex Shift

    Members of the Gauhati High Court Bar Association began a three-day, six-hour hunger strike opposing the proposed relocation of the court complex. The new Gauhati High Court building is planned at Rangmahal, North Guwahati, with the foundation stone to be laid on January 11.

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    Supreme Court Rules FR 56(a) Ensures Full Service Till Month-End; Assam Electricity Board Retirees Get Pay Revision Relief
    Supreme Court Rules FR 56(a) Ensures Full Service Till Month-End; Assam Electricity Board Retirees Get Pay Revision Relief
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    Supreme Court Rules FR 56(a) Ensures Full Service Till Month-End; Assam Electricity Board Retirees Get Pay Revision Relief

    The Supreme Court held that employees retiring in March 2016 remained “in service” till 31 March under FR 56(a) and must receive revised pay benefits. The judgment overturns the Gauhati High Court decision and grants arrears with pension revision.

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    17-Hour Airport Ordeal: Lawyer, Gauhati High Court Judges Sit Beyond Court Hours to Hear Case
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    17-Hour Airport Ordeal: Lawyer, Gauhati High Court Judges Sit Beyond Court Hours to Hear Case

    A lawyer stranded for 17 hours at Delhi Airport due to massive IndiGo cancellations reached the Gauhati High Court late, where judges showed rare empathy by hearing the part-heard matter beyond official court hours.

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    e-Courts & VC System Deliver Record Efficiency: Gauhati High Court Sets Landmark with 8,00,970 Cases
    e-Courts & VC System Deliver Record Efficiency: Gauhati High Court Sets Landmark with 8,00,970 Cases
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    e-Courts & VC System Deliver Record Efficiency: Gauhati High Court Sets Landmark with 8,00,970 Cases

    The e-Courts and Video Conferencing (VC) system has significantly boosted judicial efficiency in the Gauhati High Court and its district courts, enabling the disposal of over 8,00,970 cases and marking a major milestone in India’s digital justice transformation.

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