SAINTFIELD CH. SANGMA v. THE MEGHALAYA LOKAYUKTA AND 4 ORS
Court: High Court of Meghalaya
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT MORE (FORMER JUDGE)
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Case summary
High Court of Meghalaya judgment dated 2020-12-08. SAINTFIELD CH. SANGMA v. THE MEGHALAYA LOKAYUKTA AND 4 ORS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
Serial No. 19 Regular List HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA AT SHILLONG WP(C). No. 396 of 2020 Date of Order: 08. 12. 2020 Shri. Saintfield Ch. Sangma Vs. The Meghalaya Lokayukta & 4 Ors. Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjit More, Judge. Appearance: For the Petitioner/Appellant(s) : Mr. R. Gurung, Adv. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. S. Jindal, Adv. for R 1. Mr. N. D. Chullai, AAG with Ms. R. Colney, GA for R 2. Mr. P. T. Sangma, Adv. for R 3. None for R 4 & 5. 1. By this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner is challenging the order dated 19-11-2020 passed by respondent No. 1-Meghalaya Lokayukta. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has been exonerated from the charges of corruption under the impugned order, respondent No. 1- Meghalaya Lokayukta has directed the Chief Secretary to constitute a High Level Committee to probe into the nepotism, malpractice and mismanagement etc. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent No.
1-Meghalaya Lokayukta having taken instruction from his client state that the petitioner has been exonerated under the impugned order on the allegation of corruption and there is nothing adverse against the petitioner in the impugned order as on today. Statement accepted. 4. In the light of the statement made by learned counsel for respondent No. 1-Meghalaya Lokayukta, learned counsel for the petitioner, having taken instruction from his client seeks leave to withdraw the petition. Leave granted. 5. Accordingly, petition is disposed of as withdrawn. Judge Meghalaya 08. 12. 2020 “Samantha PS”
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