Source:-https://www.thenortheasttoday.com The Non-Gazetted Employees Association (NGEA) has questioned the state government over the alleged delay in payment of dues to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC). In a press release, the association pointed out that during contempt hearings against the GHADC, a sum of ₹15 crore from the Forest department, ₹ 20 crore from
Source:-https://nenow.in The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations (CoMSO) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in the implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya. In its letter to Prime Minister Modi, CoMSO said four states in the Northeast have put in place laws and mechanisms to contain unregulated entry of people
Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India appointed a legal advisory panel on Tuesday that will work with the Guild on issues of Press freedom. This comes amid allegations of authorities trying to muzzle Press freedom by pressing criminal charges against people critical of the governments, according to the Guild. The panel members include
Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com Senior journalist and Padma Shri awardee Patricia Mukhim on Tuesday resigned from the Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Tuesday, complaining about what she described as the EGI’s “complete silence” on the high court ruling against her. The Meghalaya high court had recently declined to quash an FIR against her. Patricia Mukhim, the editor
Source:-https://thenewsmill.com The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a constituent of the National People’s Party (NPP)-led ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government in Meghalaya has yet again taken a dig at incumbent ministers. Meghalaya state BJP vice president Bernard N Marak on November 8 stated: “In an interesting revelation, a new episode to cover up the illegal
Source:-https://theshillongtimes.com SHILLONG: An advocate of the Calcutta High Court has written to the state Chief Secretary, MS Rao, demanding a reply within a week on the alleged atrocities meted out to non-tribal residents of Meghalaya.In his letter to the chief secretary, Nripendra Krishna Roy, Advocate, Calcutta High Court, said, “As the Executive authority of the
Source – telegraphindia.com The Supreme Court collegium has recommended new chief justices for several high courts and the elevation of some advocates and judicial officers to others, according to an official resolution uploaded on Thursday. The decisions came earlier this month when the collegium — the high-powered panel of the apex court’s top five judges
Source: thenortheasttoday.com The Legal Rights Observatory (LRO), a legal rights group affiliated to RSS, has threatened to approach the Meghalaya High Court if the district administration fails to initiate action against people who are responsible for the destruction of a worship place of the Khasi traditional faith at Khongthong village in Sohra on June this year. Afre seeking intervention to
Source: deccanchronicle.com Chennai: The All India Bar Association has requested the Central government to take forward the recommendation of the Supreme Court and notify the transfer of the incumbent Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court A.K.Mittal, paving way for his quick assumption of charge as Chief Justice of Madras High Court. In a press release, Adish
Source: morungexpress.com The Meghalaya High Court has directed that the state additional chief secretary incharge of political department will head a panel formed to examine a CBI report on the 2009 education job scam as the incumbent chief secretary P S Thangkhiew has been named an accused in it. The court has also granted six
