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Prolonged incarceration, completed investigation, and delayed trial justify bail subject to stringent protective conditions.. SENGNE MARAK vs STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ANR.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

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Criminal Procedure and EvidenceCriminal Law

Prolonged incarceration, completed investigation, and delayed trial justify bail subject to stringent protective conditions.

Respondent No. 2 lodged an FIR on 25 September 2025 before Baghmara Women Police Station alleging that the accused had attempted to rape her and, upon resistance, stabbed her with a knife and threatened to kill her an...

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Dispute Redressal Committee must decide the contractor’s representation within 45 days by a speaking order addressing debarment and charges.. M/S ARJUN NONGRUM vs FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ORS.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Administrative and Public LawArbitration and Mediation

Dispute Redressal Committee must decide the contractor’s representation within 45 days by a speaking order addressing debarment and charges.

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Dispute Redressal Committee Must Decide Termination Representation and Debarment by Speaking Order Within 45 Days. M/S ARJUN NONGRUM vs FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ORS.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Administrative and Public LawContract Law

Dispute Redressal Committee Must Decide Termination Representation and Debarment by Speaking Order Within 45 Days

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Bank accounts should be defrozen when alleged fraudulent transactions lack supporting details, subject to indemnity.. NITU MOLLICK vs STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ORS.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Banking and Finance LawCivil Procedure and Evidence

Bank accounts should be defrozen when alleged fraudulent transactions lack supporting details, subject to indemnity.

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No debit deductions may be made until ERV disclosure, reply, personal hearing, and a speaking order are completed.. M/S MEGHALAYA GAS AGENCY vs THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD AND ORS.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Administrative and Public LawCivil Procedure and Evidence

No debit deductions may be made until ERV disclosure, reply, personal hearing, and a speaking order are completed.

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A survivor’s detailed, coherent account remains relevant despite schizophrenia, warranting bail refusal.. BALET PYNGROPE vs THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ANR.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Criminal LawCriminal Procedure and Evidence

A survivor’s detailed, coherent account remains relevant despite schizophrenia, warranting bail refusal.

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Writ jurisdiction is ordinarily unavailable for disputed contractual monetary claims with an agreed alternative remedy.. UPENDRA NATH SAHA vs STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND 4 ORS. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Administrative and Public LawContract Law

Writ jurisdiction is ordinarily unavailable for disputed contractual monetary claims with an agreed alternative remedy.

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Writ jurisdiction is ordinarily unavailable for disputed contractual monetary claims where an alternate remedy exists.. M/s. ASHIMA PROJECTS PVT. LTD. vs STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND 3 ORS.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Administrative and Public LawCivil Procedure and Evidence

Writ jurisdiction is ordinarily unavailable for disputed contractual monetary claims where an alternate remedy exists.

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Meghalaya HC quashes orders stopping pastoral care, says district administration cannot decide a church’s ecclesiastical jurisdiction. MAWKHAR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SHILLONG AND ANR. vs THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ORS.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Administrative and Public LawReligious and Personal Law

Meghalaya HC quashes orders stopping pastoral care, says district administration cannot decide a church’s ecclesiastical jurisdiction

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Alleged consensual relationship with a minor does not warrant bail in a serious POCSO prosecution.. IAIDSHAPHRANG NONGSIANG vs THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ORS.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·14 SEPTEMBER 2026

Criminal LawCriminal Procedure and Evidence

Alleged consensual relationship with a minor does not warrant bail in a serious POCSO prosecution.

The petitioner was arrested in connection with Nongstoin P.S. Case No. 68(10) of 2025 under Sections 5(j)(ii)(l) and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (“POCSO Act”), on allegations that he...

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A pension judgment cannot be relied upon in independent succession proceedings.. JOHURA KHATUN AND ANR. vs STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND 5 ORS.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·14 SEPTEMBER 2026

Civil Procedure and EvidenceWills, Inheritance, and Trusts

A pension judgment cannot be relied upon in independent succession proceedings.

The applicants, the mother and brother of the deceased employee, sought leave to file a review petition against the judgment dated 11 March 2025 in WP(C) No. 409 of 2024.

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