Education job scam: HC to hear plea to quash case against Ampareen on June 13

Shillong, May 20: The Meghalaya High Court has fixed June 13 as the next date of hearing the applications seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings against three accused including cabinet minister Ampareen Lyngdoh in the 2009-education job scam.

The bench headed by Chief Justice IP Mukerji in its order passed on Tuesday said, “List these applications for further consideration on 13 th June, 2025. All subsisting interim orders shall continue till disposal of these applications or until further orders, whichever is earlier.”

The order said the criminal case arises from the selection and appointment of Assistant teachers in Lower Primary School, Government of Meghalaya in the year 2008-09. The case was investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The charge against the accused is of subverting the selection process by interpolating, forging or fabricating the examination result sheets to help specific candidates.

It said the applications under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code now Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) have been made to this Court by the three accused for quashing the proceedings. The prosecuting agency CBI has also made an application before this Court complaining of the order passed by the criminal court.

In this proceeding, Salman Khurshid, Senior advocate has concluded arguments on behalf of the first accused, who is a Minister in the cabinet of the State.

Paul, senior Advocate, has started arguments on behalf of the second accused, who was Director in the Department of School Education of the State at that point of time.

The counsel has sought leave to file a compilation containing the specific charges which have been levelled against his client out of the countless charges which have been included in the charge framed.

By this exercise, the counsel would try to demonstrate before the Court that the charges are vague, uncertain and do not point to or disclose any offence against his client.

The court has granted leave and directed that the compilation may be filed by June 4.