Archive · 11 Jan 2026
Gauhati High Court Relocation Sparks Protest
Lawyers in Assam are very upset because the government wants to move the high court to a new place.
They think the new location is not good and they were not asked before the decision was made.
The government says the move is necessary and was decided by the court itself.
The lawyers are protesting by not eating for four hours.
The government is going ahead with the plan and will start building the new court soon.
Many important people will be there when they start the new building.
The lawyers are thinking about going to court to stop the move.
The new building will have many facilities for lawyers and people who need to go to court.
Lawyers from the Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA) held a four-hour hunger strike to protest the relocation of the high court complex.
The new complex is proposed at Rangmahal in North Guwahati, with the foundation stone laid by the Chief Justice of India.
The GHCBA opposes the move, citing lack of consultation and concerns over the new location's accessibility.
The Assam government and Advocate General allege political motives behind the lawyers' protest and assert the move is necessary for infrastructure development.
The new complex will house the High Court, advocates’ buildings, High Court offices, courts of Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan districts, parking facilities, and allied infrastructure.
- Who
- Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA) and Assam government
- What
- Hunger strike by lawyers against the relocation of the high court complex
- When
- January 11, 2024 (protest and foundation stone ceremony)
- Where
- Guwahati, Assam, India
- Why
- Opposition to the shifting of the court complex to North Guwahati due to lack of consultation and concerns over accessibility
Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA)
Assam Government and Advocate General
Consultation and Location
Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA)
The GHCBA opposes the relocation due to lack of consultation and concerns over the new location's accessibility.
Assam Government and Advocate General
The Assam government and Advocate General allege political motives behind the lawyers' protest and assert that the move is necessary for infrastructure development.
- Location
- Guwahati, Assam, India
- Protest Type
- Hunger Strike
- Protest Duration
- 4 hours (10 am to 2 pm)
- New Campus Location
- Rangmahal, North Guwahati
- New Campus Size
- 148 bighas (nearly 49 acres)
- Project Cost
- Rs 1,700 crore
- Current HC Location
- Uzan Bazar, central Guwahati
- Foundation Stone Ceremony
- January 11, 2024
Sources
Bar association to hold hunger strike as Assam govt readies to lay foundation stone of new HC campus
Lawyers Protest, Stage Hunger Strike Over Gauhati High Court Relocation
Gauhati HC Bar Association sits on hunger strike, to boycott CJI’s function for new complex
Bar body skips CJI event, continues hunger strike over Gauhati High Court shift
‘New judicial complex key to access to justice’: CJI Surya Kant at Rangmahal
Amid Boycott Of Bar, CJI Lays Foundation Of Integrated Complex Of Gauhati High Court
Amid Bar association boycott, CJI lays foundation stone for ‘integrated judicial complex’ in North Guwahati
