Meghalaya High Court Directs State To Conclude Land Acquisition Process For Expansion Of Shillong Airport, Runways

The Meghalaya High Court on Monday (December 16) directed the Meghalaya Government to take all steps so that the requisite area of land is acquired and handed over to the Airports Authority of India, preferably within three months, for extension of the runway and overall expansion of Shillong Airport. The division bench comprising the Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh...

Truck Overloading: Meghalaya High Court Directs State To Conduct 2-Hour 'Incognito' Inspections On Weighbridges During Peak Traffic

While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning State Government's inaction and mismanagement in operation of 28 weighbridges across the state, the Meghalaya High Court on Thursday (December 5) directed two-hour incognito checks on these bridges during peak vehicular traffic. A division bench of Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh, at the outset however said that...

'Highways Are Of Paramount Importance For State Welfare': Meghalaya High Court Orders Expedited Construction Of Shillong-Dawki Highway

The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday (December 3) directed the State Authorities to expedite the building of the National Highway from Shillong to Dawki near the Bangladesh border terming it of "paramount importance" for the "welfare of the state". The court further asked the authorities to ensure that afforestation work is strictly carried out. A division bench of Chief Justice IP Mukerji...

Law Student Defends Low Attendance Citing Medical Reasons: Meghalaya High Court Denies Permission To Sit In Exam Citing Mandate Of Law

The Meghalaya High Court yesterday declined to interfere with the Shillong Law College's decision to bar a student from taking End Semester Exams. The student was declared ineligible to take the exam because his attendance fell below the benchmark attendance requirement of attending 70% of classes on all subjects taken together prescribed under the Rules of Legal Education, 2008....

Rampant Dog Bite Cases: Meghalaya High Court Directs Shillong Municipal Board To Provide Shelter For Strays

The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday (November 27) directed the State government as well as the Shillong Municipal Board to take immediate steps to acquire shelter where street dogs can be kept.The division bench of the Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh passed the direction while hearing a PIL involving the following issues:With regard to relocation of the zoo...

'Seize Plastic Items Having Less Than 120 Micron Width', Meghalaya HC Issues Directions To Govt Until Plastic Substitutes Are Developed

While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a complete ban on single-use plastic (SUP) in the State, the Meghalaya High Court issued directions to the State Government to be followed until plastic substitutes are fully developed and implemented in the market. The bench comprising Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh directed the State Government to follow the...

Portions Of NH-6 So Damaged That It Would Be Impossible For Vehicles To Pass But Repair Works By NHAI "Rather Slow": Meghalaya HC Fixes Timeline

The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to repair or reconstruct the very badly damaged portion of NH-6 stretching about 5 km between Jowai and Ratacherra within two months. The said direction was passed by the division bench of Chief Justice I. P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh while hearing a PIL, the subject matter of which is a...

Disciplinary Action Without Due Enquiry Is Illegal; Meghalaya High Court

Meghalaya High Court: Justice W. Diengdoh ruled that the termination of Shri Senora Johny Arengh from the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) without following proper disciplinary procedures was illegal. The court found that the termination violated principles of natural justice, particularly the failure to conduct an inquiry before dismissing the petitioner. The GHADC...

Injury Sustained While Undergoing Basic Training Attributable To Service Conditions, Employee Eligible For Disability Pension: Meghalaya High Court

A single judge bench of the Meghalaya High Court comprising of Chief Justice H.S. Thangkhiew, while deciding a writ petition held that if an employee sustained an injury while undergoing basic training, it is attributable to the service conditions and therefore, employee is eligible for the disability pension.Background Facts The employee was recruited into the Assam Rifles on March 12,...

"Liberty Is Sacrosanct, Must Be Safeguarded Under Law": High Court Grants Bail To Accused In Shillong Police Bazar IED Blast Case

The Meghalaya High Court granted regular bail to the accused who was arrested by the Police in connection with a low-intensity bomb blast that occurred in Shillong's Police Bazar in the year 2022. The Court granted bail after noting that the accused was under custody for two and half years and there was a bleak chance to get the trial completed as a substantial number of witnesses are yet to...

[Assam Rifles Rules] Meghalaya High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Rifleman For Engaging In Polygamy

The Meghalaya High Court has upheld the discharge of a Rifleman employed with Assam Rifles who contracted a second marriage during the subsistence of his first marriage. Rule 10(2) of the Assam Rifles Rules, 2010 bars the Rifleman to contract another marriage during the lifetime of the first marriage and makes such Rifleman ineligible for retention in the service. It was contended by...

Entire Case Based On Circumstantial Evidence, Motive Of Accused Not Proven: Meghalaya High Court Acquits Convict In Murder Case

The Meghalaya High Court on Friday (August 16) acquitted the convict charged with an offence of murder upon failure of the prosecution to prove the motive and intention of the accused behind the commission of the offence. In this case, the appellant was convicted for the offence of murder under Section 302 of IPC based on the testimonies of the two prosecution witnesses. As per their version,...