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A division bench quashed a PITNDPS detention against a Hojai man facing three NDPS cases, holding that the unexplained gap after the police proposal broke the live link to his alleged activity and that the authority never weighed whether he would get bail.
Justice Anjan Moni Kalita held that Deepesh Bajoria met the twin conditions of Section 45 of the PMLA, finding no proceeds of crime linked to him, no scheduled offence pending against him in the Guwahati case, and no usable material in the three FIRs the Enforcement Directorate added to its case.
Justice Pranjal Das put the Guwahati Municipal Corporation commissioner's 17 September 2026 demolition direction on hold until the returnable date, noting that the Guwahati Municipal Act requires notice and a chance to object before an unsafe building is pulled down, and that the writ papers showed no such notice.
Justice Kardak Ete held that practical difficulties do not establish impracticability under Rule 20, and that the period during which the Meghalaya High Court's stay operated had not been reckoned with.
A Division Bench including Justice Kalyan Rai Surana concurred with the Foreigners Tribunal that the petitioner is a foreigner of the post-1971 stream, and cancelled his bail.
Justices Michael Zothankhuma and Rajesh Mazumdar set aside a life sentence where every witness spoke only of what the police had told them, and order immediate release.
Justice Mitali Thakuria holds that the statutory embargo in Section 9 of the PPF Act is absolute, while the cash and savings account stay frozen because the investigation is still running.
The Gauhati High Court affirms the conviction of three men for the rape and murder of two minor girls, and declines to confirm the death sentence — because the prosecution led no evidence at all on whether they could be reformed.
The High Court of Manipur set aside an NDPS conviction entered on a guilty plea, ruling the Special Court's one-and-a-half-line order failed the mandatory subjective-satisfaction requirement of Section 229 CrPC.
The Gauhati High Court found no prima facie case of imminent danger to justify demolishing houses on private land and may award compensation if the action lacked legal authority.
The Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court expressed displeasure over stalled construction and maintenance across three highway packages, directing compliance affidavits by 7 October 2026.
Four advocate-petitioners who participated in Assam's Public Prosecutor recruitment but failed to make the cut could not challenge the Select List or the viva-voce methodology after results were declared, the Gauhati High Court ruled.
The Gauhati High Court dismissed a challenge to a Foreigners Tribunal's declaration and directed a departmental inquiry after discovering a passport was issued to the petitioner while a citizenship reference was already pending.
The Gauhati High Court held that eviction from a government reserve land encroachment does not constitute a constitutional tort, and directed petitioners to civil court for any remaining damages claim.
The Gauhati High Court dismissed a second appeal in a Barpeta land dispute, holding that long possession perfected title even where four-fifths of a 1975 sale deed was void under Mohammedan law.
Gauhati High Court holds that a customs detainee at LGBI Airport was in effective custody from 1:30 a.m., and production before a magistrate nine hours after the 24-hour limit vitiated the arrest.
Two sons who falsely claimed to be the sole legal heirs of their deceased father, excluding their sister, lose succession certificate after Gauhati High Court dismisses their civil revision.
Justice Kaushik Goswami corrected a 2016 tribunal award that omitted future prospects and failed to grant parental consortium to two sons of the deceased under Pranay Sethi principles.
The Gauhati High Court directed Bodoland Territorial Council authorities to verify work completion and release Rs 3.20 crore in outstanding dues to a contractor under Article 226.
A Hojai resident skipped the Magistrate route entirely and filed a writ petition demanding FIR registration. The Gauhati High Court refused to entertain it.
The Itanagar Bench held a government employee had no right to retain Quarter No. 506/T-II after a policy decision to demolish old quarters and construct multi-storied flats.
A Division Bench dismissed a writ petition by a declared foreign national held at Matia Holding Centre, refusing bail and rejecting claims under the Citizenship Amendment Act and Immigration and Foreigners Order 2025.
Three Hojai residents challenged the Deputy Commissioner's refusal to renew their gun licences; Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi dismissed the writ, holding that no person can claim renewal as a matter of right.
