The High Court of Meghalaya on Monday instructed the state government to initiate necessary disciplinary proceedings against GK Iangrai, a suspended Meghalaya police officer, in accordance with the law.
The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by social activist Tennydard M Marak against NPP legislator from Williamnagar and cabinet minister Marcuise N. Marak for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during the 2023 Assembly elections.
The Meghalaya High Court on Friday observed that the nature of the Jowai Bypass, which it termed was ‘abominable’, indicates some kind of nexus that may not be conducive either to the proper maintenance of the road or in larger public interest.
The Meghalaya High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL related to the demolition of a single storied old Assam-style building of the Pine Mount School as the matter has been left to the prerogative of the state government even as it remarked that ‘development and progress cannot always be stalled on the basis of sentiments’.
It also directed the State to convene a meeting with the representatives of the NHAI and the local administration to address the particular problems pertaining to the Jowai -Ratacherra stretch of NH-6.
Hearing a PIL on the cleanliness of Umiam Lake, the Division Bench said the Meghalaya Waterbodies (Preservation and Conservation) Guidelines, 2023 do not deal with the most serious aspect of buildings and construction mushrooming around waterbodies.