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Gauhati High Court mining and flood litigation

Overview

The Gauhati High Court has admitted a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the causes of recent devastating floods in Assam. The petition, filed by former Assam Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia, alleges that unscientific coal mining in Nagaland and illegal sand and stone mining in the Dikhow riverbed transformed the July floods into a “man-made disaster”.

The litigation claims that open-cast coal mining in several Nagaland districts may have impacted downstream areas in Assam, where floods reportedly caused over 100 deaths and displaced hundreds of thousands. The petition also seeks to investigate whether water releases from the Doyang Hydro Electric Project contributed to the flooding.

Saikia alleges that authorities failed to follow previous court directions from 2019 and 2022 to halt illegal mining and establish a specialized task force. The court has requested responses from the governments of Assam and Nagaland by November 3.

Entities

Gauhati High Court · Debabrata Saikia · Dikhow River · Assam · Nagaland

Timeline

  1. 16 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Gauhati High Court investigates mining links to Assam floods

    The Gauhati High Court is investigating a PIL alleging that illegal mining in Nagaland and Assam contributed to deadly floods in Upper Assam, describing the event as a “man-made disaster.”

  2. 20 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Gauhati High Court clarifies limits of writ jurisdiction

    The Gauhati High Court ruled that monetary entitlement disputes requiring evidence must go to civil courts and that statutory remedies under the BNSS must be exhausted before seeking FIR registration via writ.

Sources

darts.org.uk · epaper.assamtribune.com · liveLaw.in · mokokchungtimes.com · newindianexpress.com · sentinelassam.com · taxguru.in