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
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
Gauhati High Court Rules in Favor of Petitioner, Directs Authorities to Extend Old Pension Scheme (OPS) Benefits, Holding That Initial Appointment Date, Not Subsequent Regularization, Determines Pension Eligibility—Declares NPS Undertaking Non-Binding and Affirms Accrued Pension Rights
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Gauhati High Court Rules in Favor of Petitioner, Directs Authorities to Extend Old Pension Scheme (OPS) Benefits, Holding That Initial Appointment Date, Not Subsequent Regularization, Determines Pension Eligibility—Declares NPS Undertaking Non-Binding and Affirms Accrued Pension Rights

Court’s Decision The High Court ruled in favor of the petitioner, directing the respondent authorities to extend pensionary benefits under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). The Court held that the…
March 6, 2025