Shillong: The Supreme Court stepped into the 2008 teacher recruitment scandal. Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued a notice regarding a Special Leave Petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The agency wants to overturn a September 4, 2025, Meghalaya High Court judgment. That ruling cleared former Cabinet Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh and two other officials of criminal charges.
The CBI investigation focuses on a 2011 FIR related to lower primary school hiring. Investigators allege a conspiracy to fake score sheets across five centers in Shillong, Jowai, Amlarem, Tura, and Dadenggre. The CBI officially registered the case in 2018 and filed a formal chargesheet by 2020. The High Court previously quashed charges against Ampareen, former Director of Elementary and Mass Education J.D. Sangma, and ex-Deputy Director Ameka I. Lyngdoh.
Court proceedings are moving. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Additional Solicitor General Davinder Pal Singh represented the CBI, while senior advocate Salman Khurshid stood for the respondents. The bench ordered service of notice to unrepresented parties through all modes, including dasti. Respondents have three weeks to file replies. Regarding the legal arguments, the bench order noted, "The Court condoned the delay in filing and refiling the petition." Responses are returnable by November 30, 2026.
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