Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Friday lifted an interim stay imposed by the Meghalaya high court on the execution of an MoU signed by the chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya last March to end the more than half-a-century-old border dispute between the two states.
The matter will be heard again after two weeks.
The HC had on December 8 following a petition by four citizens of Meghalaya passed an order staying “physical demarcation or erection of boundary posts on the ground, pursuant to the MoU dated 29.03.2022,” till the next date of hearing on February 6.
The apex court bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala, on the appeal by Meghalaya government against the high court’s stay, said in its order, “Prima facie, the single judge has not furnished any reason for the interim order, and whether the MoUs will require parliamentary approval is a distinct issue. But the interim order staying the MoU was not warranted. Thus, the interim order of the single judge is hereby stayed.”