FROM A CORRESPONDENT
SHILLONG, May 30: The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday again took up the education scam case.
The High Court last week heard the case for four consecutive days.
During the hearing, an affidavit of the Director, School Education and Literacy, Shillong, Meghalaya was been filed on behalf of the State Government in compliance of the orders of the Court passed on May 24 and 25.
According to the High Court looking to the contents of the affidavit and the submissions sought to be made, it appears appropriate that the respective private parties represented by the learned counsel in these matters be given an opportunity to place on record their response, if any, to this affidavit.
Public Prosecutor P Agarwal appearing for the State Government submits that copies of the affidavit with its annexures shall be supplied to the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties during the course of the day.
The Court ordered that the respective parties may place their responses on record latest by Wednesday (May 31).
“Apart from the aforesaid, we have also indicated to the learned counsel for the parties that as per the relevant contents of the CBI and HLSC reports, certain recommendations for the candidates were made in the selection process in question,” the High Court stated.
The Court also stated that on being queried about the steps taken by the Government as per the recommendation of the HLSC in this regard, Public Prosecutor P. Agarwal prayed for a days’ time to complete all her instructions.
The High Court also said that the learned counsel for the private parties has been prelimirily heard on this aspect too and shall be permitted to make further submissions, to the extent relevant for the present purpose, on the next date.
Meanwhile, the High Court also asked Government Advocate, KP Bhattacharjee who has placed before the Court Case Diary relating to the Laitumkhrah PS Case No. 62 (7) of 2011, to complete all his instructions as regards the said case. The matter will again be taken up on June 1.