sup(cel.) 3959/15 ITEM NO.16 COURT NO.5 SECTION II SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Cr1.) No.3959/2015 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 16/12/2014 in BA No. 20/2014 passed by the High Court of Meghalaya) KHASI HILLS AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT COUNCIL Petitioner (s) VERSUS STATE OF MEGHALAYA & ORS. Respondent (s) (With office report) Date : 27/07/2015 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM = HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAFULLA C. PANT For Petitioner (s) Vijay Hansaria, Sx. Adv. B.B. Narjary, Adv. P. I. Jose, AOR Avnish Pandey, Adv. For Respondent (s) Ranjan Mukherjee, AOR 8.C. Ghosh, Adv. S$. Bhowmick, Adv. Subhro Sanyal, Adv. RRR FREE UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following ORDER It is submitted by Mr. Vijay Hansaria, learned vaSenior counsel appearing for the petitioner that the judgments rendered by the High Court of Guwahati are binding on the High Court of Meghalaya, but vide the impugned order the High Court without considering the binding precedents, has passed the order.sup(cel.) 3959/15 Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, learned counsel appearing for the State shall file reply to the same. That apart, Mr. Mukherjee is at liberty to justify the judgment rendered by the High Court of Meghalaya. Rejoinder affidavit, if any, be filed within two weeks hence. List the matter on 24% August, 2015. It is hereby made clear that no adjournment shall be granted on the next date of hearing. There shall be interim stay of the order passed by the High Court till the next date of hearing. (Chetan Kumar) (Tapan Kumar Chakraborty) Court Master Court Master