The Gauhati High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre, state, Coal India and other stakeholders after taking up a suo motu case against coal mining in the Dehing Patkai forest.
Hearing two public interest litigations (PILs) filed by some advocates and a mountaineer, the bench comprising
Chief Justice Ajay Lamba and Justice Soumitra Saikia stated that a suo motu PIL has been registered on receiving a letter from a concerned citizen.
The court issued notices to various central and state government agencies and Coal India Ltd (CIL) and fixed July 20 as the next date of hearing for the suo motu and the other two PILs.
