The Gauhati HC said the change can be made owing to the exceptional circumstances now
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court, while modifying its last year’s order in a suo moto writ petition concerning the Covid situation in the state, has directed the authorities to release foreigner detenues who have completed two years of detention on personal bond of Rs 5,000 and one surety, instead of two, owing to the exceptional circumstances of second Covid-19 wave.
“No separate order needs to be passed in each case and the concerned authorities are hereby directed, wherever such detenues are detained, to release them forthwith as and when they complete their two years of detention with the following modification that under these exceptional circumstances of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, they may be released on their personal bond of Rs 5 ,000 and one surety instead of two sureties,” the order stated.
COVID-19 : Gauhati HC extends all interim orders in 4 NE states till June 1
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Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 04:35 PM IST
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The HC considered the difficulties faced by the litigants and lawyers in approaching the courts in these difficult times, particularly due to the restrictions, and passed a series of instructions under Article 226, read with Article 227, of the Constitution, the order said.
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In order to control the spread of coronavirus in the courts, the HC had earlier taken a few decisions restricting the working with minimal staff across the four states.
The Gauhati High Court has extended all interim orders by various courts of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh till June 1 in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases. The full court of Gauhati High Court in its meeting on May 8 informally discussed issues arising out of restricted working due to the pandemic and decided to deal with the matter on its judicial side.
Covid-19: Gauhati HC extends all interim orders in 4 northeast states till June 1
Covid-19: Gauhati HC extends all interim orders in 4 northeast states till June 1
The Gauhati High Court has extended all interim orders by various courts of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh till June 1 in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases.
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The Gauhati High Court has extended all interim orders by various courts of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh till June 1 in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases.
The full court of Gauhati High Court in its meeting on May 8 informally discussed issues arising out of restricted working due to the pandemic and decided to deal with the matter on its judicial side.
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GUWAHATI: A Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court has ordered the Assam Government to treat the persons taking care of children staying in juvenile centres as frontline warriors , and vaccinate them so that they do not pass on the disease to the children under their care.
The order is related to a PIL (24/2020) filed by the Lawyers Association,
There are as many as 106 registered child care institutions run by the Assam Government and non-government organizations under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 1915 in the State, sources said.
The Bench comprises Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak.