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The Gauhati High Court has issued a Standard Operating Procedure mandating Monday and Friday video-conferencing hearings, 50% staff rosters, e-Office file movement, and car-pooling for judges, operative until 26 June 2026.
2026-05-22 · 5 min read
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Pabindra Kumar Das served Paschim Bonbhag High School since 1991 against leave and retired vacancies, received no salary after 2005, and later worked as a cook for the school’s mid-day meal programme.
2026-05-20 · 5 min read
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A Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court dismissed an appeal against a Section 302 IPC conviction, holding that a police officer's credible testimony can sustain a murder conviction without independent civilian witnesses.
2026-05-20 · 7 min read
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A Division Bench found that seven vacant Type-IV quarters exceeded eligible officers on the relevant date, making the petitioner ineligible for HRA under applicable Railway circulars.
2026-05-20 · 6 min read
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Gauhati High Court holds that disputed ESI contribution liability and coverage questions are for the Employees' Insurance Court, not writ jurisdiction, even where jurisdiction is challenged.
2026-05-20 · 7 min read
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Justice Yarenjungla Longkumer holds that fraud unravels even an unchallenged MACT award: the offending oil tanker was uninsured on the date of the 2011 accident, so the insurer keeps Rs 3,19,250 already withdrawn by the family but is freed of any further payment, with the balance to be recovered from the vehicle's owner.
2026-05-11 · 9 min read