Lapang for appeal against HC ruling on headmen

SHILLONG: The Chief Adviser to the State Government DD Lapang has said that he will suggest the State Government to appeal against the ruling of the High Court which had struck down the powers of the Rangbah Shnong.”I will definitely suggest the State Government to appeal against the ruling of the  High Court,” Lapang said while addressing newsmen here on Friday.
Stating that the Government was a very much alive to the present situation, he said, “A 50-member committee has been constituted to empower and institutionalize the traditional institutions in the State.”
According to Lapang, the first sitting of the Committee will be held shortly.
When asked about the delay in convening the first meeting of the committee, Lapang, interestingly, clarified that he wanted the chief minister, who has gone abroad, to inaugurate the same after his return.