Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Vaidyanathan, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice W. Diengdoh, Judge

If there is any failure on the part of the Officials, who are responsible to follow the above guidelines, departmental action can be initiated against them and their dereliction can be entered in their
Service Registers so as to deprive their promotion,

If there is any failure on the part of the Officials, who are responsible to follow the above guidelines, departmental action can be initiated against them and their dereliction can be entered in their
Service Registers so as to deprive their promotion,

Serial No. 07
Regular List
HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA AT SHILLONG
PIL No. 10 of2019
Date of order: 19.02.2024

In Re Cleanliness of Umiam Lake vs State of Meghalaya Coram:
Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Vaidyanathan, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice W. Diengdoh, Judge
Appearance:
For the Petitioner
For the Respondents Mr S.P. Mahanta, Sr Adv. with Mf D. Dkhar, Adv.
Mr S. Sengupta, Addl Sr GA
Mr K.P. Bhattacharjee, GA
Mr K. Paul, Sr Adv. [For R 4&5]
Mr P. Nongbri, Adv. [For R 6]
Mr V.G.K. Kynta, Sr Adv. with
Ms C. Nongkhlaw, Adv. [For R 7]
i) Whether approved for reporting in Law journals etc.:
ii) Whether approved for publication in press: Yes
Yes
ORDER
(Made bp Hon ‘ble the ChiefJustice)
When the matter was taken up during on 14.02.2024, the sixth
respondent sought time to ascertain the correctness of the Notification
dated 13.02.2024, as he had been served with a copy of the notification
only on that morning. Today, he has submitted that the Notification
dated 13.02.2024 can be taken on record and the PIL may be closed,

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2. In view of the fact that the Notification dated 13.02.2024 has been duly issued after carrying out necessary rectification, which has also been duly confirmed by the sixth respondent, we are of the view that no further adjudication is required in the present PIL.
3. Accordingly, PIL No. 10 of 2019 is disposed of with the following guidelines, which are to be followed by the State Respondents in letter and spirit:
   i) If any public property is identified / retrieved on the orders / intervention of this court, a permanent steel display board with bar code
   & case number must be displayed at vantage points at the said site; ii) Such identified places should be displayed at all relevant Government websites, so as to prevent others to deal with the public property; iii) Hawking and parking must not be allowed at such regained public sites except in accordance with law; iv) No permission should be given to use the site as Auto / Taxi stand, causing hindrance to the general public or traffic at large except authorised;
   v) No one has right to put up temporary or permanent structures either in the site or on pavements / footpaths, if any, without any permission of the concerned authorities. If there is any unauthorized
   construction thereon, the authorities must take a rapid action to dismantle the same; vi) If there is any failure on the part of the Officials, who are responsible to follow the above guidelines, departmental action can be initiated against them and their dereliction can be entered in their
   Service Registers so as to deprive their promotion,

(W. Diengdoll)
Judge
Meghaiaya 19.02.2024

True Copy
Assn. Registrat
The High Court of M•ghalaya
Shilloog
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