SHILLONG, India, May 16 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 15: 1. In view of the preliminary objection raised by the learned counsel for the respondent i.e., that the petitioner ought to have filed a revision application instead of approaching this Court directly in writ jurisdiction, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a revision application before the appropriate court. 2. The petition is, accordingl...
SHILLONG, India, May 16 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 15: 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith with the consent of the parties and the aforesaid petition is taken up for final disposal. 3. Mr S. Sengupta, learned Addl Sr GA waives notice on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and Mr J.N. Rynjah, learned counsel waives notice on behalf of the respondent No. 4. 4. By this petition, the petitio...
SHILLONG, India, May 16 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 15: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith with the consent of the parties and the aforesaid petition is taken up for final disposal. 3. By this petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR/proceeding under the POCSO Act with the consent of the the respondent No. 4 (victim). 4. The petitioner, at the relevant time was 18 years of age and the resp...
SHILLONG, India, May 16 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 15: 1. This is an application for impleadment of the Smti. Isawanda Laloo, IAS, Secretary to the Govt. of Meghalaya, Personnel & A.R.(B) Department as party respondent in the Contempt application. 2. Mr. P.T.Sangma, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the party sought to be impleaded is necessary in view of the fact that the case for consideration of the petitioner is lying in the said Depa...
SHILLONG, India, May 16 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 15: 1. Heard Ms. A. Surana, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant, who has submitted that the applicant has preferred an appeal before this Court against the impugned judgment and related order of sentence dated 10.08.2023 passed by the Court of the learned Special Judge (POCSO), West Khasi Hills District, Nongstoin in Special (POCSO) Case No. 3 of 2021 under Section 3(a)/4 of the POCSO Act. 2. ...
SHILLONG, India, May 16 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 15: 1. Heard Mr. R.H. Alice, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant, who has submitted that the applicant has preferred an appeal before this Court against the impugned judgment and related order of sentence dated 31.01.2024 passed by the Court of the learned Special Judge (POCSO), South West Khasi Hills District, Mawkyrwat in Special (POCSO) Case No. 7 of 2021 under Section 5(m)/6 of the POCSO Act...
SHILLONG, India, May 16 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 15: 1. Heard Mr. R.H. Alice, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant, who has submitted that the applicant has preferred an appeal before this Court against the impugned judgment dated 01.03.2023 and related order of sentence dated 07.03.2023 passed by the Court of the learned Special Judge (POCSO), West Khasi Hills District, Nongstoin in Special (POCSO) Case No. 26 of 2020. 2. However, while pref...
SHILLONG, India, May 16 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 15: 1. By this petition, the petitioners have impugned the order dated 21st March, 2023 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Guwahati Bench in O.A. No. 043/00215/2017, by which the Tribunal set aside the fresh speaking order dated 19th December, 2016 passed by the Directorate General Assam Rifles, Shillong. The Administrative Tribunal vide the impugned order dated 21st March, 2023, held that t...
SHILLONG, India, May 16 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 15: 1. Mr. T. Dkhar, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to certain other developments, he prays that he may be allowed to withdraw the instant application with liberty to file afresh. 2. Mr. S. Marpan, learned counsel for the respondents Nos. 1 to 4, and Mr. K. Paul, learned Senior counsel for the respondent No. 6, though not objecting to the withdrawal of the writ petition, has raise...
SHILLONG, India, May 16 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 15: 1. Ms. O.A.I.Bang, learned counsel for the respondents No. 2 & 3, prays that she may be allowed to bring a new application, and also prays that she may be allowed to withdraw this instant MC[WP(C)]. No. 34 of 2026. 2. Prayer is allowed. 3. Misc. case accordingly stands closed and disposed of. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....