India - Digest

Gauhati Monthly Digest – January 2026

Supreme(Gau) 2026 0 12Gauhati (1849)Arbindo Mandal S/O- Jagabandhu Mandal vs State of Arunachal PradeshSubject:Criminal Law – Sexual OffencesKeywords:rape, POCSO Act, conviction, testimony, corroboration, compensation, minor, evidence, appeal, trialA conviction for sexual ass...

24 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Himachal Pradesh

HP Consumer Commission Holds Sardar Sarovar Nigam Liable in Bond Redemption Dispute

HP Consumer Commission Holds Sardar Sarovar Nigam Liable in Bond Redemption Dispute In a significant ruling for investors in financial instruments, the Himachal Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (HP State Consumer Commission) has held Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (S...

08 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Supreme Court Cracks Down on Unserved Filings, Warns Against Taking Opponents 'By Surprise'

Supreme Court Cracks Down on Unserved Filings, Warns Against Taking Opponents 'By Surprise' In a stern reminder on procedural propriety, the Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure with the practice of filing interlocutory applications without prior service on the opposing party, quest...

29 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Gauhati

Revenue Records Are Not Documents of Title; Ownership Must Be Proven Independently: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court Upholds Title Based on Predecessor's Rights, Dismisses Challenge Based on Revenue Records Guwahati, Assam– The Gauhati High Court, in a significant ruling on property law, has affirmed that revenue records like 'Khatians' are not documents of title and that ownership must b...

11 Oct 2025

India -

Supreme Court Upholds Contrasting High Court Rulings on Telangana Corruption Case and Judicial Service Rules

Supreme Court Upholds Contrasting High Court Rulings on Telangana Corruption Case and Judicial Service RulesNew Delhi– In two significant but unrelated orders concerning the state of Telangana, the Supreme Court of India on September 26 delivered judgments that underscore the high bar for app...

26 Sep 2025

India -

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Prajwal Revanna’s Plea to Transfer Trials, Citing No Evidence of Judicial Bias

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Prajwal Revanna’s Plea to Transfer Trials, Citing No Evidence of Judicial BiasBengaluru, India– The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday delivered a significant judgment reinforcing the high threshold for transferring criminal trials on grounds of judicial bias, as...

25 Sep 2025

India -

Gauhati HC Extends Protection to Journalist in Key BNS Test Case

Gauhati HC Extends Protection to Journalist in Key BNS Test Case Over CM Remarks GUWAHATI– In a developing legal battle that places journalistic freedom squarely against new penal provisions, the Gauhati High Court has extended interim protection from coercive action to journalist Abhisar Sha...

19 Sep 2025

India - True

Assault Arising from Spur-of-the-Moment Dispute Lacks 'Common Object' for Murder; Conviction Altered from S.302 to S.304 Part-II IPC: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati HC Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide, Cites Lack of Premeditation in Village Dispute Guwahati, Assam– The Gauhati High Court has altered the murder conviction of ten individuals to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, reducing their life sentences to eight years of r...

11 Jul 2025

India - True

Gauhati High Court Extends Interim Order for 359 Petitioners, Citing Pending RTI Enquiry.

Gauhati High Court Extends Interim Relief for 359 Petitioners Against Mara District Council Aizawl, Mizoram– The Gauhati High Court has extended an interim order in favour of 359 petitioners in their case against the Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC). The court granted the petitioners a...

01 Jul 2025

India -

Medical Age Assessment Valid Absent Primary Documents, Victim's Testimony Sufficient for POCSO Conviction: Gauhati High Court (S.366/376 IPC, S.4 POCSO Act)

Gauhati High Court Upholds Conviction in Minor's Kidnapping and Rape Case, Affirms Trial Court's Findings on Age and Testimony Guwahati, Assam (Date: 12.06.2025)– The Gauhati High Court, in a significant judgment, has upheld the conviction and sentence of SofaUddinfor the kidnapping and rape ...

20 Jun 2025