ORDER

Leave granted.

2. The executive committee constituted under provisions of section 6 of the United Khasi-Jaintia Hills Autonomous District (Appointment and Succession of Chiefs and Headmen) Act, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) intiated certain proceedings inter alia and directed as follows:

"Now, tehrefore, the executive committee, after consideration of all the facts and circumstances and being fully satisfied and for doing a free, fair and impartial justice in the inquiry, hereby suspend the said U laborious manik syiem from the post of syiem of mylliem elaka with immediate effect and untill further order, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it under sub-clause (ii) of the thrid proviso to section 6(1) of the united Khasi-Jaintia Hills Autonomous District (Appointment and Succession of Chiefs and Headmen) Act, 1959 as amended.

U laborious manik syiem, thus suspended shall cease to do any function relating to the office of the syiem of mylliem and shall cease to exercise with immediate effect any power either administrative or judicial which is attached or arose out of the office of myliem syiemship.

Further, the executive committee is pleased to appoint J. Reebourn