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Probate Cannot Be Granted Without Proof of Due Attestation of Will, Holds Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]
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Probate Cannot Be Granted Without Proof of Due Attestation of Will, Holds Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]

The Gauhati High Court held that probate cannot be granted unless a will is proved to have been duly attested, setting aside a probate order after finding that the attesting witnesses failed to depose that they signed the will in the testator's presence, as required under Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act.

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Tenant's Admitted Possession: Gauhati HC Quashes Section 145 Crpc Land Dispute Case [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Tenant's Admitted Possession: Gauhati HC Quashes Section 145 Crpc Land Dispute Case [Read Judgment]

Gauhati HC quashes Section 144/145/146 CrPC proceedings at Hailakandi, holding a Magistrate can't invoke Section 145 once possession stands admitted in the complainant's own pleadings.

Discrepancies Across Voter Lists Fatal To Citizenship Claim: Gauhati HC Upholds Foreigners Tribunal Opinion [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Discrepancies Across Voter Lists Fatal To Citizenship Claim: Gauhati HC Upholds Foreigners Tribunal Opinion [Read Judgment]

Gauhati High Court upholds Foreigners Tribunal opinion declaring a man a foreigner, holding PAN card, EPIC and computer-generated NRC extracts insufficient to prove Indian citizenship.

Gauhati HC Dismisses Petition After 11 Adjournments for Filing Evidence [Read Order] Judiciary
Gauhati HC Dismisses Petition After 11 Adjournments for Filing Evidence [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court refused to allow plaintiffs to file evidence affidavits after 11 adjournments, holding that courts must exercise discretion strictly in cases of repeated delays and cannot permit belated evidence as a matter of right.

Pending Criminal Case Not a Ground to Withhold MBBS Pass Certificate After Course Completion: Gauhati HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Pending Criminal Case Not a Ground to Withhold MBBS Pass Certificate After Course Completion: Gauhati HC [Read Order]

Gauhati High Court held that a pending criminal case cannot justify withholding an MBBS Pass Certificate where the candidate completed the course and obtained registration.

GST Registration Cancelled Due to Consultant’s Negligence Can Be Restored After Payment of Dues: Gauhati HC [Read Order]

Gauhati High Court rules that GST registration cancelled due to a tax consultant’s negligence may be restored upon filing returns and clearing dues.

Senior Citizens Need Not Be “Penniless or Destitute” To Seek Protection Under 2007 Act: Gauhati HC Upholds Son’s Eviction [Read Order]

Gauhati High Court upheld sons’ eviction from their 86-year-old father’s house, ruling senior citizens need not be destitute to seek relief.

Pending Investigation Without Chargesheet Cannot Stall Promotion; Directs Assam Police to Reconsider Officer’s Case: Gauhati HC [Read Order]

Gauhati High Court holds pending probe without chargesheet cannot block promotion; directs Assam Police to reconsider officer’s case.

Gauhati HC Quashes Section 354 IPC Case Against IIT Professor, Says Mere Hand Touch Without Mens Rea Not an Offence [Read Order]

Gauhati High Court quashes Section 354 IPC case against IIT Guwahati professor, holding that mere hand touch without mens rea or force is not an offence.

Gauhati HC Quashes Case Against Influencer Who Claimed Assamese Women Practise Black Magic and Convert Men Into Animals [Read Order]

Gauhati High Court quashes case against influencer Abhishek Kar over remarks on black magic in Assam, holds offences under BNS, IT Act not made out.

Gauhati HC Upholds Age Limits in Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 [Read Order]

Gauhati High Court upholds ART Act age limits, ruling Section 21(g) is based on health and child welfare considerations and does not violate Articles 14 or 21.

Gauhati HC Quashes FIR Against CNN-News18 Anchor Akansha Swarup Over Kamakhya Temple Remarks [Read Order]

Gauhati HC quashes FIR against CNN-News18 anchor Akansha Swarup, ruling her Kamakhya Temple remarks were careless but lacked malicious intent.

Gauhati HC Directs School To Provide Free Education With Books & Uniforms Under RTE Act [Read Order]

Gauhati HC directs private school to provide free education with books & uniforms under RTE Act; ensures remedial classes and state reimbursement.

'Why bypass HC, just because you are journalist,' SC on plea by Congress sympathiser Youtuber against FIR by Assam police

SC tells YouTuber Abhisar Sharma it can’t bypass Gauhati HC in FIR case, grants 4-week protection to approach HC, tags plea on sedition law.

Gauhati HC Quashes Criminal Case Against Journalist For Article On Religious Fundamentalism [Read Judgment]

Gauhati HC quashes case against journalist, ruling his article on religious fundamentalism & illegal migration falls within journalistic duty.


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