Tag: Meghalaya High Court

The Meghalaya High Court has issued an order to the state government, requesting a report on the actions taken to safeguard the Myntdu River in the Jaintia Hills region. After hearing a PIL on the subject on November 19, the bench, which included Chief Justice Indra Prasanna Mukherji and Justice W Diengdoh, issued an order stating that the Amicus Curiae must provide a report by February 28, 2025. By March 13, 2025, the government will also submit a report outlining the steps it has taken and reacting to the Amicus Curiae report. The importance of the river, which irrigates the state's two fertile valleys, Pynthor Nein and Pynthor Wah, and sustains some 40,000 people, was emphasized in Amicus Curiae P. Yobin's joint inspection report. The government's acceptance of construction near the...

In order to persuade the Hindu and indigenous Khasi and Jaintia communities to accept one crematorium or one location for the cremation of the deceased, the High Court of Meghalaya has ordered the district adjudicators, acting through the officials beneath them, to meet with these groups. "We note that the court's investigation at the time was limited to, among other things, cremation facilities in Meghalaya's major municipalities," the court stated in its ruling dated September 22, 2023. According to the court, the cremation practices of the native Khasi and Jaintia tribes are comparable to those of Hindus. In order to inform the Amicus Curiae of any location within a specific area where a crematorium or ground for the cremation of the deceased is not available within 10 kilometers, t...

The Meghalaya High Court has issued notices to concerned authorities regarding the alleged irregularities in the NEET UG Exams held in the Jowai and Nongpoh examination centres. The writ petition was filed by Eleazer Vincent Lyngdoh and others against the National Testing Agency (NTA) and others. During the hearing on August 5, counsel for the petitioners Y Pallavi submitted that the matter has some urgency, as it involves controversies regarding the NEET UG examination at 2 (two) centers namely Jowai and Nongpoh. The court said that Dr N. Mozika DSGI for the respondents No. 1, 2 & 3, submitted that he is in receipt of instructions, and prays that he may be allowed one week’s time to file affidavit. “Prayer is allowed, accordingly list this matter on 12.08.2024, for further orde...