The Meghalaya High Court has expressed its displeasure with the delay by the State government to shift the street vendors in the city.
During hearing of a PIL filed by Philip Khrawbok Shati and Andrew Kitbok Jyrwa today, the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh said that the matter is still pending without any action by the State government.
“As the matter is of extreme importance and the issue is hanging fire as can be seen from the earlier orders passed by this court, especially the order dated May 14, 2024, where even a tentative timeline for the process had been spelt out but not adhered to, and as the matter appears to be at a stalemate, this court deems it fit to direct the petitioners and the State respondents in both these connected matters to collate the orders passed earlier by this court and the other events with regard to matter dealing with the vendors in various areas in Shillong,” the High Court said.
The court also ordered that compilation of the orders and the notes shall be filed before the division bench at the hearing to be held on October 28 after which further orders will follow.
