Renewed Plea Seeks Gauhati High Court Bench in Barak Valley to Improve Access to Justice

A renewed representation has been submitted seeking the establishment of a circuit or permanent bench of the Gauhati High Court in the Barak Valley.

Senior advocate Dharmananda Deb highlighted that Silchar is nearly 350 km from Guwahati, with frequent disruptions in connectivity due to floods and landslides, making access to the High Court difficult and expensive for litigants.

The plea noted that the absence of a bench has curtailed writ petitions and urgent constitutional matters, undermining affordable justice.

Citing statutory provisions and precedents of decentralised High Court benches, the representation urged authorities to reconsider the proposal.