Guwahati, Nov 9: The Assam Cabinet has sanctioned Rs 478.78 crore for the first phase of a state-of-the-art judicial township at Rangmahal in North Guwahati, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday evening.

The ambitious project, to be built over 100 bighas, will be developed in three phases by the Public Works Department (PWD). Once complete, the township will serve as the region’s “apex judicial hub”.

“It will include a High Court building, a Bar building, and an office building, all interconnected through bridges. We are hopeful that we will invite the Chief Justice of India in January 2026 to lay the foundation of the new building,” Sarma said after the Cabinet meeting.

The upcoming Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, who will assume office on November 24, 20

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