SC allows transportation of extracted coal in Meghalaya

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 10, 2019

SHILLONG: The Supreme Court has allowed transportation of over 75,000 metric tons of coal till May 31, with a rider to the state government to ensure no other coal is transported or mined under the guise of this permission.

The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan in its judgment passed on Friday said, “We, thus, permit the transportation of the coal of 75050 Mts with regard to which transportation challans have already been issued.”

“We are further of the view that for the said transportation of quantity of 75050 Mts, the State of Meghalaya has to take necessary precaution that under the guise of this permission no other coal is transported or mined,” it said.

The bench said the actual transportation after due verification along with a verification certificate by an officer not below the rank of a deputy commissioner be permitted from May 17 to May 31, while adding “After May 31, no transportation shall be permitted.”