SHILLONG, Meghalaya—Tendering a big relief for the Sikh residents of the Punjabi lane area of Shillong, the Meghalaya High Court on July 10 stayed the relocation of Sikh residents from the Punjab lane area of Shillong. The High Court has also sought a reply from the state government of Meghalaya within four weeks in this petition moved by 280 victim Sikh families against their relocation.
Sharing the development over social media, the DSGMC General Secretary S. Manjinder Singh Sirsa informed that the Meghalaya High Court has made it clear that the High Level Committee (HLC) constituted by the Meghalaya’s state government doesn’t possess any right to relocate Sikhs and its jurisdiction is only limited unto tendering suggestion to the Meghalaya state government.
He further informed that the High Court has also directed each victim Sikh family of Punjabi lane area to register its objection before the High Level Committee. “Beside it, the High Court has also questioned the Meghalaya state government that why the lease contracts of the victim Sikh families couldn’t be renewed” he added.
