Shillong Aug 30: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has ruled out diluting or infringing into the judicial powers of the three autonomous district councils (ADCs) in the state.
Sangma convened a meeting with the Chief Executive Members (CEMs) of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) and Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) and Deputy Chief Executive Member (Dy.CEM) of Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) to discuss on a recent notification issued by the government for extending the CrPC and CPC to the entire state.
“The ADCs and their legal teams have asked for 24-48 hours to go through the points which were mentioned and discussed and they will get back to us. We are hopeful that we will be able to take it to its logical conclusion”, the chief minister told reporters.
He informed that during the meeting, clarifications were given to the ADCs that there is no question of diluting or infringing into the judicial powers of the district councils.
“The provisions and the powers of the district councils are clearly mentioned in the Constitution and the Sixth Schedule so there is no question of in any way diluting those powers,” he said.
The KHADC chief Titosstarwell Chyne said that the CM has assured the delegation of the three ADCs that the district council courts will not be affected whether it is village courts or additional subordinate courts.
“Since notification from the government is very sensitive, we decided not to agree immediately but have sought time for discussion before taking a final call on the matter,” he said.
Chyne said he will call a meeting of all the MDCs along with legal experts before submitting the council’s proposal to the government in this regard.
