Gauhati High Court Directs State To Decide On Plea Of Rohingya Refugees Seeking Either Refugee Status In India Or Deportation To Myanmar
3 years, 3 months ago

Gauhati High Court Directs State To Decide On Plea Of Rohingya Refugees Seeking Either Refugee Status In India Or Deportation To Myanmar

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court has recently directed the Assam government to take a decision at the earliest regarding a plea moved by ten members of the Rohingya community seeking either refugee status in India or deportation to Myanmar. The Court observed that the petitioners have been 'languishing in jail' for the last 7 years since the concerned authorities have not been able to arrive at a decision in this regard. Thereafter, they had approached the High Court in 2017 seeking either refugee status in India or deportation to Myanmar. "It has been submitted that the present petitioners are admittedly citizens of Myanmar who have been convicted for entering this country without proper documentation and had served out sentences imposed by the competent Court and have been languishing in jail for the last 7 years", the Court further recorded in its order.

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'Highest executive level' considering deportation of foreigners in Assam: Centre tells SC
1 month ago

'Highest executive level' considering deportation of foreigners in Assam: Centre tells SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court was Tuesday informed by the Centre that the issue of deportation of persons declared foreigners in Assam was under consideration at the "highest executive level." The top court on February 4 slammed the Assam government for keeping persons declared foreigners in detention centres indefinitely and not deporting them, asking if it was waiting for "some …

Why SC is upset with Assam govt over a sealed envelope on detained illegal foreigners
2 months ago

Why SC is upset with Assam govt over a sealed envelope on detained illegal foreigners

India Today  

The Supreme Court, on January 22, expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Assam government’s affidavit regarding the detention of 270 foreign nationals at the Matia transit camp in Goalpara district. At the heart of the Supreme Court’s ire lies the Assam government’s inability—or unwillingness—to explain why these individuals, some of whom have been detained for over a decade, are still confined …

Telangana HC Asks State To Get Instructions On Plea By Rohingya Refugees Against Deportation From India, On-And-Off Detention
2 months ago

Telangana HC Asks State To Get Instructions On Plea By Rohingya Refugees Against Deportation From India, On-And-Off Detention

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has asked the State to get instructions on a Rohingya refugee woman's plea against the deportation process initiated against her and her 17-year-old son as well as their "on and off detention" without following due process of law. The petitioners have also sought a direction to the respondents–which includes the State, Director General of Police Telangana, …

Custodial death of Assam rape accused: Court seeks answers from govt
6 months, 1 week ago

Custodial death of Assam rape accused: Court seeks answers from govt

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court issued a notice to the Assam government on Monday in a case related to the custodial death of a rape accused on August 24. One of three people accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in Dhing, central Assam, a handcuffed Tafajjul Islam reportedly drowned while trying to escape from police custody. Abdul Awal filed a petition …

Gauhati High Court Seeks Assam Govt's Response To PIL Challenging Repeal Of Muslim Marriages & Divorces Act
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gauhati High Court Seeks Assam Govt's Response To PIL Challenging Repeal Of Muslim Marriages & Divorces Act

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court has recently asked the Assam Government to file its response by June 24 in a plea challenging the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act of 1935. The division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Suman Shyam has issued notice to the State Government in a writ petition filed by the …

Landmark High Court ruling paves way to end indefinite detention for asylum seekers with nowhere to go
1 year, 4 months ago

Landmark High Court ruling paves way to end indefinite detention for asylum seekers with nowhere to go

ABC  

The High Court has ruled a Rohingya man from Myanmar has been unlawfully detained in immigration detention, paving the way to end indefinite detention for other asylum seekers who have no immediate other country to go to. Key points: The High Court set aside an earlier ruling that indefinite immigration detention was legal, so long as those people were deported …

The petition challenging Rohingya refugees’ ‘illegal detention’ in India | Explained
1 year, 5 months ago

The petition challenging Rohingya refugees’ ‘illegal detention’ in India | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Shadiya, a 22-year-old, has spent three years detained in a ‘holding’ centre for Rohingya refugees; separated from her child, she lives in a closed space without sunlight, described as big enough to barely spread one’s mattress. A writ petition in the Supreme Court on October 10 challenged the hostile and dehumanising conditions many Rohingya refugees like …

Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction In 2009 Case As Post Mortem Report Not Proved Through 'Competent Person Of Medical Science'
1 year, 7 months ago

Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction In 2009 Case As Post Mortem Report Not Proved Through 'Competent Person Of Medical Science'

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court has set aside the murder conviction in a case dating back to 2009 on the ground that the prosecution did not examine any competent person of medical science with regard to the post-mortem report which was found admissible under Section 32 of Indian Evidence Act by the trial court. The division bench of Justice Lanusungkum Jamir …

Gauhati High Court Bar Association To Protest Against Against Shifting Of HC To Rangmahal, Writes To President Murmu
1 year, 9 months ago

Gauhati High Court Bar Association To Protest Against Against Shifting Of HC To Rangmahal, Writes To President Murmu

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court Bar Association has decided to hold a protest on June 27 against the state government’s decision to shift the High Court from Guwahati to Rangmahal in the Kamrup District on the Northern Bank of river Brahmaputra. According to the memorandum, in the meeting held in the office of the Chief Minister on May 23, a high-level …

Gauhati High Court Refuses To Condone Delay For Appeal Against Setting Aside Of Justice Saikia Inquiry Commission Report On 'Secret Killings'
1 year, 9 months ago

Gauhati High Court Refuses To Condone Delay For Appeal Against Setting Aside Of Justice Saikia Inquiry Commission Report On 'Secret Killings'

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Monday refused to entertain an application for condonation of delay of 531 days in filling of an appeal against a Single Bench ruling that declared the constitution of Justice K.N. The division bench of the Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Mitali Thakuria observed that not only have the applicants failed to convincingly explain the …

‘Muslim Population Has Increased In Assam, This Abrupt Growth Has Come From Other Side’: Centre To Gauhati High Court In Declared Foreigners' Case
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Muslim Population Has Increased In Assam, This Abrupt Growth Has Come From Other Side’: Centre To Gauhati High Court In Declared Foreigners' Case

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court is hearing a significant matter in which it is examining the rights available to a declared foreigner or illegal migrant in India before their deportation.In the last hearing held on April 28 before the division bench of Justice A.M. Bujor Barua and Justice Robin Phukan, the Deputy Solicitor General R.K.D. The Gauhati High Court is hearing …

UAPA | Supreme Court Confirms Gauhati HC Order Setting Aside Discharge Of Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi, Grants Bail
1 year, 11 months ago

UAPA | Supreme Court Confirms Gauhati HC Order Setting Aside Discharge Of Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi, Grants Bail

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday confirmed "in all aspects" the Gauhati High Court’s decision to set aside trial court's order discharging activist-turned-politician Akhil Gogoi in connection with offences under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. Besides, the high court ought not to have made observations on the merits of the case while setting aside the discharge order and remanding …

Gauhati High Court Quashes Order Declaring 52-Yr-Old Woman A Foreigner After Citizen-Father's Testimony Remains Uncontroverted
2 years ago

Gauhati High Court Quashes Order Declaring 52-Yr-Old Woman A Foreigner After Citizen-Father's Testimony Remains Uncontroverted

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court recently quashed and set aside order of Foreigners Tribunal which declared a citizen of India as foreign citizen, on the ground that verification report of the authorities was incomplete and evidence of the father of the petitioner, who deposed that the petitioner is his daughter, remained uncontroverted. While setting aside the order of the Tribunal, the …

Gauhati HC nixes NIA court order, allows agency to frame charges against Gogoi for anti-CAA stir
2 years, 1 month ago

Gauhati HC nixes NIA court order, allows agency to frame charges against Gogoi for anti-CAA stir

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday allowed the National Investigation Agency to frame charges against Independent MLA Akhil Gogoi and three of his associates in connection with anti-CAA protests and suspected Maoist links. Hearing a petition by the probe agency challenging the order of a Special NIA Court giving clean chit to the four, a division Bench comprising Justices Suman …

Gauhati High Court Reserves Verdict In NIA's Appeal Against Discharge Order In Sedition Case Against MLA Akhil Gogoi
2 years, 2 months ago

Gauhati High Court Reserves Verdict In NIA's Appeal Against Discharge Order In Sedition Case Against MLA Akhil Gogoi

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Monday reserved its verdict in an appeal moved by the National Investigation Agency challenging the Special Court's July 1, 2021 order to discharge Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in a sedition case and clearing him of charges under the stringent UAPA.The bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Malasri Nandi reserved the Judgement after the arguments …

Gauhati High court reserves order in Akhil Gogoi sedition cases
2 years, 2 months ago

Gauhati High court reserves order in Akhil Gogoi sedition cases

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court on January 9 reserved its order in a case against activist turned MLA Akhil Gogoi challenging his acquittal in a couple of sedition cases. On June 22, 2021, the Special Court of the National Investigation Agency cleared him of all charges against him under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, for allegedly instigating violence during the protests …

Supreme Court Admits Plea Against Abolition Of State-Funded Madrassas In Assam
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Admits Plea Against Abolition Of State-Funded Madrassas In Assam

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday admitted a special leave petition against a Gauhati High Court decision upholding a 2020 Assam Assembly law, according to which all state-run madrassas were to be converted into general educational institutions. Repelling the contentions of the petitioners, a Division Bench of the High Court led by Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia had upheld the …

Gauhati High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Spreading Fake News Regarding State Direct Recruitment Exam 'Scam'
2 years, 5 months ago

Gauhati High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Spreading Fake News Regarding State Direct Recruitment Exam 'Scam'

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court recently granted absolute bail to Victor Das who has been accused of spreading fake news regarding Assam Direct Recruitment Examination 'Scam' so as to derail the entire examination procedure. Here it may be noted that Das was arrested on September 9, 2022, forwarded to judicial custody on September 10, 2022, and was granted interim bail on …

Calcutta High Court Restrains UOI From Deporting 4 Rohingya Muslim Women To Myanmar Till August 10
2 years, 7 months ago

Calcutta High Court Restrains UOI From Deporting 4 Rohingya Muslim Women To Myanmar Till August 10

Live Law  

As a temporary measure, the Calcutta High Court has restrained the Union Of India from deporting 4 Rohingya refugee women to Myanmar till August 10. The bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya further directed that the 4 women should be provided with facilities that are commensurate to their right to live with dignity.Essentially, the Court is dealing with the plea filed …

Gauhati High Court stays lower court’s observations in Jignesh Mevani case
2 years, 10 months ago

Gauhati High Court stays lower court’s observations in Jignesh Mevani case

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court on Monday stayed the adverse remarks made by a district judge against the Assam police while granting bail to independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani in an assault case on April 29. ‘False case’ A. Chakravarty, the judge of the district and sessions court in western Assam’s Barpeta, had observed that the second case was false and …

SC stays Manipur HC order permitting seven Rohingya to seek refugee status
2 years, 11 months ago

SC stays Manipur HC order permitting seven Rohingya to seek refugee status

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a 2021 order of the Manipur high court that allowed seven members of the Rohingya community — including four journalists — a “safe passage” to Delhi to seek refugee status from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. The order came on a petition filed by the Centre, which said that the seven persons …

Gauhati HC asks Assam Govt. to file detailed affidavit on police encounters
3 years, 2 months ago

Gauhati HC asks Assam Govt. to file detailed affidavit on police encounters

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday asked the Assam government to file a detailed affidavit on the police encounters that have been taking place since BJP returned to power in the state in May 2021. Hearing a public interest litigation filed by advocate Arif Md Yeasin Jwadder, a High Court Bench comprising Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia …

No action taken on Rohingya, no deportation planned: Karnataka govt tells SC
3 years, 5 months ago

No action taken on Rohingya, no deportation planned: Karnataka govt tells SC

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka governmenton Mondaytold the Supreme Court that it has not taken any action against the six dozen Rohingya refugees identified by the police, nor does it have any plan to deport them. SC on Rohingya refugees in Karnataka “Bengaluru city police have not housed Rohingyas in any camp or detention centre within its jurisdiction. In March this year, in …

Foreigners' Detention Centre: Gauhati High Court Grants 45 Days To Assam Govt For Completing Construction, Shifting Detenues
3 years, 7 months ago

Foreigners' Detention Centre: Gauhati High Court Grants 45 Days To Assam Govt For Completing Construction, Shifting Detenues

Live Law  

In a petition concerning detention of foreign illegal migrants, the Gauhati High Court recently granted 45 days' time to the Assam Government for completing the construction of a detention centre at Matia, Goalpara and shifting of detenues to the same thereafter.Justice Kalyan Rai Surana also directed the Secretary of Assam Government, Home and Political Department to file an updated. In …

Gauhati High Court Seeks State Govt's Response On Vaccination Of Persons Not Having Proper Identification Documents
3 years, 7 months ago

Gauhati High Court Seeks State Govt's Response On Vaccination Of Persons Not Having Proper Identification Documents

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court has sought response of Health and Family Welfare Department of State of Assam in respect of vaccination status of persons who are not having proper identification documents.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak directed the Assam Government to file affidavit within two weeks.The Court also sought response as to. …

Foreigners' Tribunal Can't Suo Moto Assume Jurisdiction To Give An Opinion Which Is Not Sought While Answering Reference: Gauhati High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Foreigners' Tribunal Can't Suo Moto Assume Jurisdiction To Give An Opinion Which Is Not Sought While Answering Reference: Gauhati High Court

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court has ruled that the Foreigners Tribunal cannot suo moto assume the jurisdiction to give an opinion which is not sought while answering reference made to it regarding entry of a person, suspected to be a foreigner, into Assam.A division bench comprising of Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Soumitra Saikia was dealing with a petition challenging …

Status Of Internally Displaced Persons, Responsibility Of Centre, State Govt: Gauhati High Court Seeks Response On Larger Issues
3 years, 9 months ago

Status Of Internally Displaced Persons, Responsibility Of Centre, State Govt: Gauhati High Court Seeks Response On Larger Issues

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Centre as well as the State Government on the larger issues concerning the status of internally displaced persons and the responsibility of the Central and the State Government towards such persons.The development came while the division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak was dealing …

Plea In Gauhati High Court For Rehabilitation Of Victims Fleeing From West Bengal To Assam In View Of Post Poll Violence
3 years, 9 months ago

Plea In Gauhati High Court For Rehabilitation Of Victims Fleeing From West Bengal To Assam In View Of Post Poll Violence

Live Law  

A plea has been moved in the Gauhati High Court seeking rehabilitation measures for victims fleeing from the State of West Bengal to the State of Assam amid post poll violence following the results of West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections 2021 allegedly perpetrated by goons of the TMC in the State.The plea moved by Abhijit Sarma and Ravi Cheddilal, through …

Alleged Non-Admission Of Covid Patients By Private Hospitals Despite Insurance Cover: Gauhati High Court Seeks Response
3 years, 9 months ago

Alleged Non-Admission Of Covid Patients By Private Hospitals Despite Insurance Cover: Gauhati High Court Seeks Response

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court has sought response from the Assam Government on an application alleging denial of admission to Covid-19 patients by private hospitals in the State. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak heard Advocate A. Chamuah on behalf of Lawyers Association, Guwahati who alleged that in Assam, persons who are suffering from …

Forward List Of Female Jail Inmates Staying With Children To High Powered Committee For Consideration Of Their Release: Gauhati HC Directs State
3 years, 10 months ago

Forward List Of Female Jail Inmates Staying With Children To High Powered Committee For Consideration Of Their Release: Gauhati HC Directs State

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to place before the High Powered Committee the list of female inmates lodged in Assam Jails who are staying with their children for due consideration by the committee about their release.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Anchintya Malla Bujor Barua directed thus:"It would be in …

COVID: Give Details Of Prisoners Lodged In Jails Who Are Liable To Be Released As Per SC Order: Gauhati High Court To State Govt
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID: Give Details Of Prisoners Lodged In Jails Who Are Liable To Be Released As Per SC Order: Gauhati High Court To State Govt

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Monday sought details from the State Government as to the number of prisoners who are lodged in jails in Assam who are liable to be released as per the Supreme Court's order for decongesting prisons.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Anchintya Malla Bujor Barua ordered thus:"Mr. R Dhar seeks two …

COVID Situation In Jails- Gauhati High Court Revives Suo Moto Petition, Seeks Details From Jail Authorities About Children Lodged In Jails
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID Situation In Jails- Gauhati High Court Revives Suo Moto Petition, Seeks Details From Jail Authorities About Children Lodged In Jails

Live Law  

Reviving the suo moto writ petition instituted last year, the Gauhati High Court has sought details from Jail Authorities with regards to the children lodged inside jails in Assam in view of rising covid 19 cases in the State.The development came from a division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak who had sought State …

Arrange Finances For Transgenders' Shelter Homes In The State Of Assam: Gauhati High Court To State Govt
3 years, 10 months ago

Arrange Finances For Transgenders' Shelter Homes In The State Of Assam: Gauhati High Court To State Govt

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday directed the Social Welfare Department of the State Government to make arrangement for finances for three shelter homes situated in the State of Assam.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak remarked,"At least an interim arrangement be made so that at least for the next two months these shelter …

Gauhati HC Rejects NIA Plea against Bail Order of Activist Akhil Gogoi in Anti-CAA Stir Case
3 years, 11 months ago

Gauhati HC Rejects NIA Plea against Bail Order of Activist Akhil Gogoi in Anti-CAA Stir Case

News 18  

The Gauhati High Court has upheld the bail order of peasant activist Akhil Gogoi by a Special NIA Court in relation to his alleged role in violent protests against the Citizenship Act in Assam in 2019. Dismissing an appeal by the National Investigation Agency, a High Court bench comprising Justices Suman Shyam and Mir Alfaz Ali said any act aimed …

Rohingya refugees face deportation threat
3 years, 11 months ago

Rohingya refugees face deportation threat

The Hindu  

As Myanmar reels under a violent crackdown following a military coup, Rohingya Muslims who fled to India years ago are being detained and threatened with forced deportation to their troubled country. He termed the Rohingya as “illegal migrants” and said the government would confirm with Myanmar if they were its citizens and then deport them in accordance with law. But …

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [April 5 To April 11, 2021]
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [April 5 To April 11, 2021]

Live Law  

IMPORTANT JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Petition Styled As One Under Article 226 Would Not Bar High Court To Exercise Its Jurisdiction Which Otherwise It Possesses: Supreme CourtCase: Kiran Devi Vs. Bihar State Sunni Wakf Board Citation: LL 2021 SC 195The bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer and Hemant Gupta observed that a petition styled as one under Article. Petition …

‘Supreme Court has signed our death warrant’: Rohingya in India
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Supreme Court has signed our death warrant’: Rohingya in India

Al Jazeera  

Supreme Court refuses to stop deportation of about 170 Rohingya detained in the Indian-administered Kashmir region’s Jammu area last month. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – India’s Supreme Court has refused to stop the deportation to Myanmar of about 170 Rohingya refugees detained in the Indian-administered Kashmir region’s Jammu area, with the members of the beleaguered community calling it a “death warrant” …

SC allows deportation of Rohingya refugees detained at Jammu to their parent country
3 years, 11 months ago

SC allows deportation of Rohingya refugees detained at Jammu to their parent country

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the deportation of Rohingya refugees detained at Jammu. Passing the order on the PIL moved by Mohammad Salimullah for the protection of Rohingyas, the court refused to order the release of nearly 150 Rohingyas detained in holding centres in Jammu and allowed their deportation to their parent country as per procedure of …

Rohingya detained in Jammu not to be deported to Myanmar without due process, says Supreme Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Rohingya detained in Jammu not to be deported to Myanmar without due process, says Supreme Court

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court Thursday made it clear that Rohingya, who have been detained in Jammu, shall not be deported to Myanmar unless the procedure prescribed for such deportation is followed by the authorities. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said it is true that rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution are available to all …

Supreme Court refuses to grant relief to Rohingyas detained in Jammu, says can be deported as per law
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to grant relief to Rohingyas detained in Jammu, says can be deported as per law

Op India  

Today the Supreme Court denied interim relief for a petition filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan, challenging the detention of illegal Rohingya immigrants in Jammu and deporting the illegal immigrants back to their home country of Myanmar. The Court did not order the release of illegal Rohingya immigrants detained in holding centers in Jammu and instead allowed their deportation back to …

Supreme Court Allows Deportation Of Rohingyas To Myanmar As Per Procedure Prescribed [Read Order]
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Allows Deportation Of Rohingyas To Myanmar As Per Procedure Prescribed [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant relief in a petition challenging the detention of Rohingya refugees in Jammu and the move to deport them back to their parent country Myanmar. However it is made clear that the Rohingyas in Jammu, on whose behalf the application has been moved, shall not be deported unless the procedure prescribed for such …

Supreme Court Reserves Orders On Plea Against Deportation of Rohingya Refugees In Jammu
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Reserves Orders On Plea Against Deportation of Rohingya Refugees In Jammu

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved for orders a plea seeking directions for release of the Rohingya refugees who have been detained in Jammu and to restrain the government from deporting them to Myanmar.A bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramaniam was hearing an interim application filed by a PIL petitioner Mohammad Salimullah seeking protection of …

Plea filed in Supreme Court seeking the release of Rohingya refugees detained at ‘holding centres’ in Jammu
4 years ago

Plea filed in Supreme Court seeking the release of Rohingya refugees detained at ‘holding centres’ in Jammu

The Hindu  

A plea seeking the release of Rohingya refugees who were detained by the Jammu and Kashmir administration and put up temporarily at “holding centres” in Jammu was filed in the Supreme Court on March 11. The petitioners appealed to the Supreme Court to “release the detained Rohingya refugees immediately and direct the Union Territory government and the Ministry of Home …

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Release Of Rohingya Refugees Allegedly Detained In Jammu
4 years ago

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Release Of Rohingya Refugees Allegedly Detained In Jammu

Live Law  

Supreme Court of India has been approached with a plea seeking directions for release of the Rohingya refugees who have been detained in Jammu and to refrain the government from implementing any orders on deporting them. The application has also sought directions to UNHCR to intervene and determine the protection needs of the Rohingya refugees not just in the Jammu …

Supreme Court Allows Woman Declared As Foreigner To Seek Review In Gauhati High Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Allows Woman Declared As Foreigner To Seek Review In Gauhati High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted liberty to a woman, who was declared as a foreigner by a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam, to file a review petition in the Gauhati High Court against the judgment which upheld the Tribunal order.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India also permitted the petitioner to approach the Supreme Court again, challenging the …

Gauhati High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Directions Against Hospitals Refusing Treatment To Non Covid Patients
4 years, 3 months ago

Gauhati High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Directions Against Hospitals Refusing Treatment To Non Covid Patients

Live Law  

The division bench of the Gauhati High Court consisting of Acting Chief Justice Mr. N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Manish Choudhary on Tuesday issued notice in a PIL filed by Senior Congress Leader, Debabrata Saikia seeking directions to Union of India, Ministry of Health and Government of Assam against the refusal of State Hospitals in treatment of non covid patients. …

Gauhati High Court Asks Assam to Set Up Detention Centres Outside Jails for 'Foreigners'
4 years, 5 months ago

Gauhati High Court Asks Assam to Set Up Detention Centres Outside Jails for 'Foreigners'

News 18  

The Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam government to set up six detention centres outside the jails for housing “declared foreigners”, an official said on Saturday. An official of the Border Wing unit of the Assam Police said on Saturday that Gauhati High Court judge Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, after hearing multiple petitions, asked the state government earlier …

Gauhati High Court gives Assam police seven-day deadline for releasing ‘declared foreigners’ on bail
4 years, 11 months ago

Gauhati High Court gives Assam police seven-day deadline for releasing ‘declared foreigners’ on bail

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court has given the border wing of the Assam police seven days to comply with its April 15 order to release on bail ‘declared foreigners’ who have completed two years in detention camps. The court, hearing a petition on Wednesday with reference to the Supreme Court’s April 13 order for releasing the DFs in view of the …

Gauhati HC cites SC verdict to explain difference between courts, tribunals; says rules of evidence not applicable in Foreigners' Tribunal for proving citizenship
5 years ago

Gauhati HC cites SC verdict to explain difference between courts, tribunals; says rules of evidence not applicable in Foreigners' Tribunal for proving citizenship

Firstpost  

The Gauhati High Court has observed that strict rules of evidence are not applicable in Foreigners’ Tribunal for proving citizenship. In the high court, the division bench comprising Justice Manojit Bhuyan and Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia held that the observation of the Tribunal pertaining voters’ lists was ‘perverse’. The high court referred to the differences between tribunals and courts explained by …

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