Meghalaya AG resigns ahead of HC hearing on disqualification of MLAs holding dual posts

December 07, 2015 23:38

Meghalaya's Advocate General K S Kynjing today resigned from his post, just a day ahead of the crucial hearing of a PIL in the high court seeking disqualification of MLAs holding dual posts.

Highly placed official sources confirmed Kynjing has put in his papers, while Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Law department Rowel Lyngdoh admitted to have "heard about" the resignation but adding the "quit letter is yet to reach my department."

Lyngdoh, however, significantly said "This has been in the thinking of the government that we need to have a new advocate general."

He further added any such resignation letter must have been directly submitted to Chief Minister Mukul Sangma.

"If it is true that he (Kynjing) has resigned, the government will have to immediately appoint a new advocate general," Lyngdoh commented.

The high court had earlier criticized Kynjing for his "lack of knowledge in law" and seeking repeated adjournments in important cases of public interest.

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