SHILLONG, APR 27: The Meghalaya High Court today directed compilation of the “chronological of events” into the alleged infamous 2009-education job scam and place the same in the next hearing fixed on May 5.
A hearing by the Division Bench headed by the chief justice Dinesh Maheshwari and justice Sudip Ranjan Sen was conducted here on Thursday, after the Supreme Court remitted back the matter to the Meghalaya High Court for fresh decision in accordance with law.
In its order on March 24, the Supreme Court had also stated – “We are of the view that the High Court ought to have a fresh look at the matter in the light of the two reports which have already been submitted and after hearing the parties concerned.”
The two reports include the one submitted by the Crime Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the other by the High Level Scrutiny Committee (HSLC), which was constituted by the state government based on a High Court order, into the appointment of Assistant Teachers in Government Lower Primary Schools in the state.
Sources informed that the after the hearing, the Division Bench has directed the counsels of both the state government and petitioners to prepare a compilation of the sequence of events to have a better understanding on the entire case.
In view that there are many petitioners with different grievances that have approached the Court on the same matter, sources said that the Bench had also asked the need to categorize the various petitioners.
According to them, there are four categories of petitioners which also include those candidates who were appointed but later terminated, those who were successful but not appointed.
It may also be mentioned here that the interim stay by the Apex Court against the order of the Gauhati High Court was effected in April 2014 based on a Special Leave Petition filed by as many as 40 tainted teachers led by Emkupar S Syiem and represented by Advocate K Paul.
It is also to be noted that the services of over 249 were terminated as per the findings of HLSC.
Sources further informed that the Court during the hearing held here also observed that the term “scam” cannot be used when the matter is still under judicial scrutiny.
The next hearing on the matter has been fixed on May 5.
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