Overview
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for an integrated judicial complex at Rangmahal in North Guwahati.
- Assam Advocate General Devajit Lon Saikia says a 2023 full‑court decision of the Gauhati High Court initiated the relocation and that the process follows applicable legal provisions.
- The Gauhati High Court Bar Association is holding a multi‑day hunger strike, has announced a boycott of the ceremony, and reports an internal poll with 1,164 of 1,358 lawyers opposing the move.
- Opponents argue a shift across the Brahmaputra would lengthen commutes, increase costs, and disproportionately affect women and young lawyers, urging upgrades to the existing Uzanbazar campus instead.
- Senior advocates signal possible legal challenges citing statutory constraints and a recent Supreme Court stay in a similar relocation case, while some lawyers allege coercive messages pushed government counsel to attend the event.