#Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court Orders Review of Nine Assam Temple Elephants

The Gauhati High Court ordered a committee to evaluate the rehabilitation of nine Assam elephants trapped in Tamil Nadu temples following abuse reports.

Timungpi Terang • 31 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Demands Nagaland Lab Technician Post Report

The Gauhati High Court ordered Nagaland to report on the creation of supernumerary lab technician posts for eight long-serving police personnel.

Naro Jamir • 29 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Orders Assam to Pay Victims of 2018 Maibang Police Firing

The Gauhati High Court ordered the Assam government to compensate victims of the 2018 Maibang police firing, citing a violation of fundamental rights.

Bibar Daimary • 29 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Rejects Appeals in Zubeen Garg Case

The Gauhati High Court rejected multiple pleas regarding the death of singer Zubeen Garg while delaying a bail hearing for an accused suspect.

Timungpi Terang • 28 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Orders Urgent Repairs on Nagaland Highway Projects

The Gauhati High Court demanded immediate road repairs and status updates on the stalled Dimapur-Kohima and Kohima-Jessami highway infrastructure projects.

Naro Jamir • 27 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Challenges Assam Over Activist NSA Detention

The Gauhati High Court ordered Assam officials to justify detaining activist Pranab Doley under the National Security Act by September 14.

Bibar Daimary • 27 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Probes Illegal Mining Link to Assam Floods

The Gauhati High Court is reviewing a PIL alleging illegal mining in Nagaland and water releases caused catastrophic flooding in Assam.

Naro Jamir • 27 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Probes Deadly Upper Assam Floods

The Gauhati High Court is demanding answers from Assam and Nagaland over July 2026 floods that killed 80 people following allegations of illegal mining.

Bibar Daimary • 26 Aug 2026

Supreme Court Refers Mizoram Marriage Law Challenge to Gauhati High Court

The Supreme Court has directed a petitioner to challenge the controversial Mizo Marriage and Inheritance of Property (Amendment) Act at the High Court.

Ethan Ralte • 24 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Extends Protections for Former Nagaland Professor

The Gauhati High Court keeps a trial pause in place for former Nagaland University professor Sarat Chandra Yenisetti until September 18.

Kiyeto Swu • 22 Aug 2026

Helen Dawngliani Appointed Judge of Gauhati High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium named Helen Dawngliani as a Gauhati High Court judge, making her the second Mizo woman to hold the position.

Chawngthu Fanai • 20 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Throws Out 2010 Defamation Case Against Newspaper Editors

The Gauhati High Court quashed a 2010 criminal defamation case against Asomiya Pratidin editors after the complainant dropped his grievance.

Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Delays Bail Ruling for Zubeen Garg Case Suspects

The Gauhati High Court pushed the bail hearing for Sandipan Garg and Amritprabha Mahanta to September 3, pending review of fast-track court documents.

Bibar Daimary • 13 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Grants Bail to Land Rights Activist Adit Chandra Rabha

The Gauhati High Court granted bail to activist Adit Chandra Rabha. Supporters claim the state targeted him to suppress opposition to a satellite township.

Timungpi Terang • 12 Aug 2026

NIT Silchar workers strike for permanent status

Fifty-four NIT Silchar workers entered their third day of a hunger strike, demanding permanent jobs as ordered by the Gauhati High Court.

Bibar Daimary • 12 Aug 2026

Mahavir Aqua faces new legal fight over secret operations

Assam's Mahavir Aqua is accused of operating after a court-ordered closure. A new petition has reached the Gauhati High Court to challenge the seizure.

Bibar Daimary • 10 Aug 2026

Supreme Court Orders Gauhati High Court to Establish Dedicated Manipur Violence Courts

The Supreme Court has ordered the creation of exclusive courts in Gauhati to manage the backlog of CBI and NIA cases linked to 2023 Manipur violence.

Ratan Singh • 10 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Strikes Down Jail Meeting Barriers for Detainees

Gauhati High Court rules detainees held under the National Security Act do not need District Magistrate approval to meet family or legal counsel.

Timungpi Terang • 7 Aug 2026

Sumi Naga tribe sues over disputed Bible translation

Over 1,000 members of the Sumi Naga tribe are suing the Bible Society of India over alleged inaccuracies in a new Sumi-language Bible edition.

Naro Jamir • 7 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Challenges Sumi Naga Bible Edition

The Gauhati High Court issued notices over the contested 2025 Sumi Naga Bible edition following a petition by 1,065 community members.

Kiyeto Swu • 6 Aug 2026