Land swap deal needs statute amendment: HC
Law Reporter
GUWAHATI, June 15 – A division bench of Gauhati High Court comprising Chief Justice AK Goel and Justice NK Singh after hearing a PIL filed by Sujata Changkakoti and three other advocates, held that without amending the Constitution and enactment of law, the protocol signed between India and Bangladesh on exchange of land between the two countries cannot be implemented. The respondents, Union of India and State Government did not dispute that only after amendment of the Constitution and enactment of law as earlier held by Supreme Court, the signed protocol can be implemented. |
