The Full Judges Bench of the Meghalaya High Court, comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Justice H. S. Thangkhiew and Justice W. Diengdoh in the case of Re Illegal mining of coal in the State of Meghalaya vs. State of Meghalaya has rejected the Blue Print prepared by the State for deploying 160 companies of CRPF to check the illegal mining of coal and its transportation.
The Court was amazed by the grandiose plan of the State as the State indicates that only on account of construction of quarters and barracks, a sum of Rs.316 crore and for requisitioning vehicles an annual expenditure in excess of Rs. 58 crore.
The Court expounded on the State’s plan that “At any rate, even if the infrastructure constructed may be put to use by the State upon the CRPF no longer being required, it would take a considerable period to complete the construction and it would be a Herculean task to house 160 companies on a temporary basis.”
On a query from the Court, it is submitted on behalf of the Central government that CISF would be able to handle the aspect of checking goods vehicles. Considering the submission of Central government and the total area in the State and that some of the remote pockets do not have roads or even the menace of illegal coal mining and its transportation, the Court was of the opinion that 10 companies of CISF should be enough to check the vehicles and completely arrest the illegal transportation of coal.
The Court listed the matter March 20, 2023 for next hearing.
Case Details
Case:- PIL No. 2/2022
Petitioner:- Re Illegal mining of coal in the State of Meghalaya
Respondent:- State of Meghalaya
Counsel for the Respondent – Mr. A. Kumar, Advocate General
Judge: Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Justice H. S. Thangkhiew and Justice W. Diengdoh
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