MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS IN THE MEGHALAYA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY V/S SMTI. APASRA SLYVIANA DKHAR AND ORS.

SHILLONG, India, March 21 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on Feb. 19:

1. This is an application for striking off the respondent No. 12 i.e. the Committee on Public Undertakings in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, who has been arrayed as party in the main writ petition being WP(C). No. 196 of 2025 as respondent No.12.

2. The grounds as set out and advanced by Mr. N.D.Chullai, learned Sr. counsel assisted by Ms. R.Colney, learned counsel on behalf of the applicant is that by virtue of Chapter XXV Assembly Committees of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly containing Rule 193-194, the members are appointed by the Legislative Assembly on a motion made, or nominated by...