SHILLONG, Sept 20: A high-level committee has been constituted to look into the allegation that illegally coal mined in Meghalaya has been shown to be coal originated in Assam.

This was informed on behalf of the Coal Controller to the Meghalaya High Court during a hearing on the PIL filed by one Champer M Sangma, here on Tuesday.

However, the hearing has been deferred to October 19, after the petitioner had sought for some time.

“It is submitted on behalf of the Coal Controller that a high-level committee has been constituted to look into the serious allegations made by the petitioner that illegally mined coal in Meghalaya has been shown to be coal that originated in Assam by forging and fabricating documents and seeking to export such coal to a neighbouring country,” said the order passed by the two-member bench.