Guwahati, April 23 -- The Meghalaya High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of large-scale illegal transportation of boulders and minerals along National Highway-206 towards the Bangladesh border, issuing sweeping interim directions to curb violations.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice H.S. Thangkhiew registered a public interest litigation on April 21, acting on a letter that flagged what the court termed a "disturbing pattern of inaction and administrative indifference."

The communication, supported by photographs and video evidence, alleged that trucks carrying boulders and other minerals were operating without registration plates, valid challans or mandatory transport documents. The Bench obse...