Overview
- The Gauhati High Court Bar Association skipped the ceremony and held a four-hour hunger strike opposing the move from central Guwahati.
- Chief Justice Surya Kant defended the project, warning that personal interests should not obstruct modern judicial infrastructure.
- Assam has approved Rs 479 crore for phase one, with officials pegging total project costs at about Rs 1,700 crore over a multi-phase build.
- Plans outline 31 initial High Court courtrooms, 300 advocates’ chambers, seating for 2,000 lawyers, parking, a hospital, and space for district courts and tribunals.
- Officials say the shift is tied to broader riverfront redevelopment near the current site, with a new convention centre rising next to the old complex.