IN THE HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA AT SHILLONG : ORDER :

PIL No. 5 of 2016 Shri Madal Sumer ….. Petitioner -Versus-

State of Meghalaya and others ….. Respondents Date of Orde r :: 9^th November 2017 PRESENT HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VED PRAKASH VAISH Shri B Bhattacharjee, for the petitioner Dr. BP Todi, Advocate General with Ms. P Agarwal, GA for the respondents No.1 and 2 Shri R Debnath CGC for the respondents No.3 and 4 Shri H S Thanghkhiew Senior Advocate with Shri N Mozika for the respondent No. 5 Ms. S Alam, for the respondents No.7, 12, 16 and 22 Shri S Dey, with Ms. QB Lamare and Ms. N Gurung for the respondents No.8, 11, 13, 14, 18 and 21 AFR BY THE COURT: (per Hon’ble the Chief Justice)

Introductory and Rival Stands By way of this petition in the nature of Public Interest Litigation [>PIL?], the petitioner has questioned the vires of the Meghalaya Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2005 [>the Meghalaya Act of 2005?] and has also alleged that the respondents No. 6 to 22, holding the office of Parliamentary Secretary, have incurred disqualification to be the members of Megha