Gauhati High Court Upholds Foreigners Tribunal’s Finding Declaring Petitioner a Foreigner — “Burden of Proving Indian Citizenship Lies on the Claimant, Voter Lists Not Conclusive Evidence”: Writ Dismissed for Failure to Establish Ancestral Link and Documentary Consistency
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Gauhati High Court Upholds Foreigners Tribunal’s Finding Declaring Petitioner a Foreigner — “Burden of Proving Indian Citizenship Lies on the Claimant, Voter Lists Not Conclusive Evidence”: Writ Dismissed for Failure to Establish Ancestral Link and Documentary Consistency

Court’s Decision The High Court dismissed the writ petition and upheld the Foreigners’ Tribunal’s decision that the petitioner was a foreigner who entered India after March 25, 1971. The court…
May 29, 2025
Orissa High Court Rules on Applicability of Reservation Laws to Contractual Appointments of Gram Rozgar Sevaks (GRS) — Quashes 100% Reservation, Holds “ORV Act Inapplicable to Contractual Posts; Reservation Cannot Be Enforced Retrospectively by Executive Guidelines”
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Orissa High Court Rules on Applicability of Reservation Laws to Contractual Appointments of Gram Rozgar Sevaks (GRS) — Quashes 100% Reservation, Holds “ORV Act Inapplicable to Contractual Posts; Reservation Cannot Be Enforced Retrospectively by Executive Guidelines”

Court’s Decision The Orissa High Court quashed the comprehensive guidelines dated 06.04.2018 to the extent they mandated the application of the Odisha Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for…
May 29, 2025
Gauhati High Court Quashes Rejection of Industrial Eligibility Certificates and Tax Demands — “Government Bound by Promissory Estoppel; Operational Units Cannot Be Denied Promised Incentives Due to Later Closure”: Orders Reconsideration of Benefits Under Assam Industrial Policy
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Gauhati High Court Quashes Rejection of Industrial Eligibility Certificates and Tax Demands — “Government Bound by Promissory Estoppel; Operational Units Cannot Be Denied Promised Incentives Due to Later Closure”: Orders Reconsideration of Benefits Under Assam Industrial Policy

Court’s Decision The Gauhati High Court ruled in favor of the petitioners, setting aside the rejection of their eligibility certificates and quashing the tax assessments issued against them. Rejection of…
May 29, 2025