Guwahati, July 15 -- Special Officer and senior advocate Subhasis Chakrawarty on Monday confirmed that the Meghalaya High Court has ordered authorities to finalise the list of eligible vendors for Certificates of Vending (CVs) before conducting any eviction drive at Khyndai Lad.

Chakrawarty said he had formally written to Deputy Commissioner RM Kurbah, warning against any premature eviction of hawkers in the area. He emphasized that carrying out such an action would violate the court's directive.

Chakrawarty told The Shillong Times that he had informed the Deputy Commissioner about the need to fully comply with the High Court's order. He emphasized that finalising the list of eligible vendors is the immediate priority and that officials...