Authority: High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong
Order Date: 11 September 2026
Case Overview
- Applicants: Managing Director and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL), Shillong, East Khasi Hills District.
- Respondents: (1) Shri Mattie Shira, Nokma/Headman of Rongkandi, Rongkhandigiri, Nongalbibra, South Garo Hills District, and 173 others; (2) State of Meghalaya represented by Chief Secretary; (3) Deputy Commissioner, Baghmara, South Garo Hills District; (4) Garo Hills Autonomous District Council represented by the Secretary, Hawakhana, Tura, West Garo Hills.
- The petition sought the impleadment of the Executive Committee of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, Tura, represented by the Secretary.
- The court observed that the application incorrectly named the party as the Council itself rather than its Executive Committee, but allowed the correction to avoid delay.
Order
- The Court, presided by Hon’ble Mr. Justice H. S. Thangkhiew, ordered that the Executive Committee of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, Tura, represented by the Secretary, shall be impleaded as Respondent No. 5.
- The Registry was directed to amend the cause title accordingly.
- The miscellaneous application was allowed and the case was disposed of.
Final Outcome
- The Executive Committee is now a party to the proceedings; the cause title will be corrected; the matter is concluded.
Topics: Impleadment, Court Order, Garo Hills Autonomous District Council