Demand Renewed for Gauhati High Court Bench in Barak Valley

People in Barak Valley, Assam, are asking for a local branch of the Gauhati High Court because it's very far from Guwahati, and the roads and trains often get blocked by floods and landslides.

A lawyer named Dharmananda Deb wrote to the Chief Justice of India and the Assam government to explain how this makes it hard and expensive for people to go to court, especially those who are not wealthy.

He said that having a local court would help people get justice faster and easier.

He also mentioned that other places in India have similar local courts that work well.

He wants the government to start the process of setting up this local court again, as a previous attempt in 2014 was delayed.