STATE OF ASSAM Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE controversy arising for decision in both the suits centres around identification of the boundaries between the States of Nagaland, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Both the suits have been taken today for consolidated hearing and we have heard all the learned counsel for the parties.

(2.) IN our opinion it is necessary to have a Commission appointed in exercise of the powers conferred on this Court by O.46 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966 read with O.26 R.9 of the Code of Civil Procedure. So far as the appointment of local Commissioner is concerned, all the parties are agreeable and the learned Attorney General for India too is agreeable to the suggestion.

(3.) THE costs and expenses of the Commission shall be borne by the Central Government to begin with. At the end and after the submission of the report by the Commission, the Court may pass orders regarding sharing of the same by the States.