Guwahati, June 19 -- The Meghalaya High Court has ordered the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to finish improvement work on the Jowai-Ratacherra section of NH-6 and submit a completion report by August 18.

During a hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) held on Wednesday, the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh reviewed the progress.

When the court last examined the case, it had recorded that 67 percent of work on the first 51-kilometer segment (from Jowai to Wahiajer) and 73 percent on the second 51.255-kilometer segment (from Wahiajer to Ratacherra) had been completed.

On April 16, 2025, the Bench had taken note of this status and postponed further hearing unt...