Author: Forum Juris
Hareesh Gupta, Advocate, Gauhati High Court I. Meaning – Abuse of dominant position A firm or company will generally be considered to be dominant if it…
Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance as an alternate mechanism for corporate governance
Hareesh Gupta, Advocate, Gauhati High Court Introduction Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance is liability insurance[1] payable to the directors and officers of a company, or to…
Is the second wife of an Mohammedan employee is entitled to family pension of her husband?
Whether the second wife of an Mohammedan employee is entitled to family pension of her husband- An Analysis of Conflicting Judicial Opinion. The Hon’ble Gauhati High…
Notification issued for 25% waiver of schools/colleges fees after the PIL in Gauhati High Court.
A Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Gauhati High Court being numbered as PIL No. 41/2020 regarding waiver of the School/College Fees. Prior to that,…
The decision to bring in laws to protect land & language-Citizens awaiting further developments.
The State of Assam has earlier decided to table legislation in the state assembly in February that will mandate that the land of indigenous people can…
Implementation of guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19- Gauhati High Court expresses concern.
The Hon’ble Gauhati High recently vide its Order dated 03.09.2020 in Public Interest Litigation No. 53/2020 has expressed its concern over the non-implementation of the guidelines…
Refusal to accept Bail Bond after bail on the ground of ‘quarantine’ amounts to illegal detention.
This writ petition numbered as W.P.(Crl.) 04/2021 was filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the…