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Meghalaya CM, Chief Justice lay foundation stones for NLU & MSJA

Shillong, Oct 27 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and state High Court Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere on Tuesday jointly laid the foundation stones for the permanent campuses of the National Law University (NLU), Meghalaya, and the Meghalaya State Judicial Academy (MSJA).
Sangma stated that the foundation stones mark the relocation of NLU Meghalaya and the MSJA from temporary premises to a 65-acre permanent campus at Mawpdang–Mawkhanu in the New Shillong Township.
The ceremony was witnessed by Law Minister Lahkmen Rymbui, High Court Judges Justice H.S. Thangkhiew, Justice W. Diengdoh, and Justice B. Bhattacharjee, alongside the former Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
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