SHILLONG, July 2: A day after the Meghalaya High Court stayed the Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Meghalaya Cricket Association (MCA) scheduled for July 3, honorary secretary Rayonald Kharkamni has strongly defended the decision, asserting that it was taken strictly in accordance with the association’s constitution.
Kharkamni said the SGM was convened on the basis of a requisition signed by not less than one-third of the MCA’s bona fide members, as mandated under the constitution. He maintained that the Apex Council would defend its actions before the court and would place all relevant details through an affidavit.
“We will contest this matter before the Honourable court and present our case,” Kharkamni said in a message to MCA president James P.K. Sangma. He expressed confidence that the actions taken by the Apex Council were well within the framework of the association’s constitution.
Kharkamni also highlighted the Apex Council’s decade-long work with players and stakeholders, stating that it had consistently prioritised the welfare and development of young cricketers in the state. Preparations for home matches and tournaments conducted under the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) remained a key focus, he added.
The proposed SGM was meant to deliberate on the prevailing administrative situation, issues of governance and institutional accountability, the appointment of an Ombudsman through due process, and the implementation of recommendations made by the Meghalaya State Commission for Women.
On Wednesday, Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew of the Meghalaya High Court stayed the June 27 notice for the July 3 SGM and also suspended resolutions and consequential actions arising from the Emergent Apex Council Meeting held on May 9. The interim order was passed in MC (WPC) No. 194 of 2026 arising out of WP(C) No. 294 of 2026, filed by MCA president James P.K. Sangma.
The matter is listed for further hearing on July 21.
