1. We have heard learned Advocate General, Meghalaya and the Director General of Police, Mr Mehta, and perused the writ petition.

2. Registrar General of this Court has put up an office note on the basis of press clippings and information's regarding the impact of "Bandh" on the presence of Court Staff and also on essential services, like hospitals and medical shops etc. As per administrative order of the even date, the Office Report has been directed to be registered as WP(C)No. 127 of 2015.

3. It appears from the averment of Office note/writ petition that there are 71 indoor patients and 248 OPD patients in various hospitals of Shillong. It also appears that 20% of High Court staff and lawyers practicing in the District Court of West Jaintia Hills District, Jowai, are absent on account of calling of bandh. The District Court, West Jaintia Hills District could not function because of absence of lawyers. The bandh has been called by the organisation called "Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council" (for short "HNLC") which is said to have been banned as unlawful association for a further period of five years by the order dated 25.05.2015 passed by the Unlawful Activities (Pr