Meghalaya High court orders state govt to prevent overloaded trucks from plying
Meghalaya High court orders state govt to prevent overloaded trucks from plying
Hearing a PIL on the matter on Friday, the division bench of the court of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W Diengdoh took note of the state government affidavit.
The state government said several check posts have been set up or are in the process of being set up but because of lack of resources the ideal manning of such checkpoints or the continuous inspection of goods vehicles may not have been possible.
“It is necessary that the state be required to produce the records pertaining to any checkpoint in the Garo Hills districts for the month of November, 2021.
Similar records from any checkpoint in the Jaintia Hills districts for the month of January, 2022 should be produced and from any of the Khasi Hills districts for the month of March, 2022.
These records, preferably in digital form, should be produced when the matter is taken up a week hence,” the court said.
The petitioner alleged that there is hardly any check conducted to stop illegal movement of goods.