Illegal Coal Mining: Meghalaya High Court Says State Govt Consistently "Wards Off" PILs But Does Little To Crack Down On Unauthorized Operations

The Meghalaya High Court has once again expressed its dissatisfaction with the State government's insufficient efforts in tackling the issue of illegal coal mining and the transportation of coal to illicit coke plants.A bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee along with Justices HS Thangkhiew and W Diengdoh observed, "The State’s consistent practice has been to ward off these...