NEW DELHI/SHILLONG: The Supreme Court has issued notice to respondents after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenged the Meghalaya High Court’s September 4, 2025, order acquitting Meghalaya Health Minister Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh and two former education officials in the 2008–09 “white ink” education scam.
The case involves allegations that score sheets for assistant teacher recruitment were manipulated during Lyngdoh’s tenure as Education Minister.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva, hearing the matter on October 16, 2026, condoned the delay in the CBI’s special leave petition and set November 30, 2026, as the return date.
The CBI was represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and a legal team, while Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid led the defense.
The High Court, in quashing all charges, found that evidence slips did not directly implicate the accused and that no original documents showing tampering or use of white ink had been produced.
The CBI is now seeking to overturn the acquittal, arguing that the prosecution’s case warrants further judicial scrutiny.
(4FrontMedia news)
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