A Division Bench of Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh was hearing PIL No. It took on record the site-inspection report of Amicus Curiae S. Panthi, who visited the 102-km stretch on July 19. The Amicus reported big potholes in Thadlaskein, Khliehriat, Um Salieh, Lumshnong and Ratacherra areas, damaged bridge railings and missing drain slabs. It cautioned that any death or injury due to the potholes would invite action on the lines of a Bombay High Court order. The court directed NHAI Chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav to appear via video-conferencing, Regional Officer M.L.