Gauhati HC questions Assam govt's decision to transfer 3000 bigha land to cement company

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- Assam government's decision to hand over 3000 bighas of lands to a proposed cement company has not gone down well with the Gauhati High court.

During a recent hearing of writ petition, the Gauhati High Court has questioned the state government's decision to transfer nearly 3,000 bighas of land in Dima Hasao district to a Cement factory.

"A cursory glance into the facts of the case would reveal that the land which has been sought to be allotted is about 3000 Bighas which itself appears to be extraordinary," said Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi.

The court directed the learned Standing Counsel, NC Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) to obtain the records containing the policy to allot such a huge chunk of land measuring 3000 B...