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The Special has given one month time to Pro-ILP groups to file written statement Posted about 3 hours ago | 0 comment Shillong, Dec 04: A special court which has begun proceedings against 28 leaders of 14 pro-Inner Line Permit pressure groups in Meghalaya for allegedly violating the Supreme Court ruling against shutdowns has given them one month’s time for filing written statements. The special court of first class judicial magistrate R Rymbai fixed January 7 next year for filing written statements by the leaders of the anti-government groups. The special court has begun the hearing against 28 leaders of 14 pressure groups in a damage suit filed by Political Department Under Secretary B Khongwir. The special court on Tuesday began proceedings against leaders of 14 pro-Inner Line Permit pressure groups demanding implementation of the ILP and the court has issued a damage suit of Rs 31.09 crore against them. The Civil Society Women’s Organisation which has recently decided to withdrew from the agitating groups have appeared before the court of R Rymbai, which was constituted last month. CSWO president Agnes Kharshiing and General Secretary W Thabah appeared in person before the court who were directed by the court to appoint a legal counsel and file a written statement on their own behalf. The damage suit was filed by B Khongwir, the Political Department Under Secretary. As per the documents, the loss caused on the State Government exchequer in the context of monthly outgo of salary to the Government employees including teachers at the rate of Rs approximately Rs 200.00 crore per month works out to Rs 25.94 crores for the ten days of bandhs and office picketing called by NGOs including GNLA bandh in Garo Hills in the month of September The state also suffered a daily loss of revenue collection by Department of Tax on account of the bandh, office picketing is Rs 1.7 crores. (SP News)
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:01:14 +0000

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