On July 27, a Division Bench comprising Justices Michael Zothankhuma and Budi Habung issued notices after hearing the plea filed by the Citizen Alliance for Truth and Justice (CATAJ), a registered society, and Rev. Zaidarhzauva. The Gauhati High Court has sought responses from the Ministry of Defence, the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Mizoram Government…
Aizawl: Former Gauhati high court judge Justice Marli Vankung was sworn in on Wednesday as chairperson of the newly constituted Mizoram State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC), along with two members, Vanlalenmawia and K Lal Nghinglova.Mizoram governor Gen Vijay Kumar Singh administered the oath of office at the Durbar Hall, Lok Bhavan, Aizawl.At the start of…
Aizawl: A special court (prevention of corruption ) in Aizawl on Friday sentenced Ravi Gulgulia of Mizo Carbon Products Limited and three others to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh each in a multi-crore corruption case. The four were convicted in an order pronounced on Thursday.Special Judge F Rohlupuia convicted Ravi…
Guwahati: Gauhati high court on Wednesday directed the Assam and Arunachal Pradesh govts to file detailed responses in a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging large-scale encroachment, deforestation and illegal construction inside two reserve forests along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury asked both states to…
Guwahati: Gauhati high court has upheld the conviction of a 71-year-old doctor for outraging the modesty of a schoolgirl, ruling that groping a patient’s breasts cannot be part of a routine examination for menstrual problems, terming it “absurd”.The court of Justice Susmita Phukan Khaund, while hearing the convict’s appeal in the 17-year-old litigation, noted in…
Guwahati: On-ground work for the Maa Kamakhya Temple Access Corridor Project has begun on Nilachal Hills.Authorities have started relocating business establishments and demolishing structures that fall within the project area. A PWD official said preliminary work began earlier, but “the on-ground construction work started this week.”About 15 families within the corridor alignment zone will require…
Aizawl: Mizoram home minister K Sapdanga on Friday said the three new criminal laws were introduced in response to growing challenges from organised crime and technology-driven offences, with the aim of making India’s criminal justice system “more citizen-centric, efficient, responsive and accountable,” while strengthening infrastructure and capacity building, promoting the use of science and technology,…
Guwahati: A two-member bench of Gauhati high court on Thursday upheld a single-judge order directing the eviction of hundreds of families from four reserve forests in Assam, while granting them additional time to vacate the forest land in view of the ongoing monsoon season.The division bench comprising chief justice Ashutosh Kumar and justice Arun Dev…
Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Assam govt on a bail plea filed by event organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, an accused in the murder and cheating case linked to the death of Zubeen Garg during a yacht trip in Singapore in Sept 2025.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi…
Mizoram governor Gen Vijay Kumar Singh plants a sapling at the Lok Bhavan Aizawl: Mizoram governor Gen. (retd) Vijay Kumar Singh led the plantation drive by planting a sapling of the state tree, Herhse (Mesua ferrea), at the Lok Bhavan on Green Mizoram Day on Thursday.Following the governor’s lead, staff members of the governor’s secretariat…
