Guwahati, April 17 -- The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the improvement and strengthening of the 102-kilometre Jowai-Ratacherra stretch of National Highway 6.

The court scheduled the next hearing for June 18, 2025, expressing hope that the responsible authority would submit a completion report by then.

During the proceedings, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) requested an extension of two months to complete the ongoing construction. Representing NHAI, counsel S. Sengupta informed the court that the authority could finish the remaining work within that timeframe.

The division bench, led by Chief Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji and Justice Wanlura Die...