
Law Department basically deals with all legal matters concerning the State Government. It is entrusted with drafting, legislation, advice on legal matters to Government Departments and publication of Bills and Acts, and vetting of statutory notifications, rules, bye-laws of the various administrative Departments of the Government of Meghalaya. The Officers of the Law Department are borne from the Meghalaya Legal Service and the ministerial staff belongs to the Meghalaya Secretariat Service.
The business of the Government of Meghalaya is transacted in accordance with the Rules of Executive Business of the Government of the State of Meghalaya. These rules have been framed under clause (2) and (3) of Article 166 of the Constitution of India.
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What's New
- Notification No. LJ(B).73/2012/36.Dated Shillong the 3rd November, 2025 –Appointment of Shri. Cheman D. Shira, MCS, Assistant Commissioner, as the Executive Magistrate within South West Garo Hills with immediate effect until further orders.

- Notification No. LJ(B).92/92/191.Dated Shillong the 3rd November, 2025 – Appointment of the following IAS & MCS as Sub-divisional Magistrate and Executive Magistrate within Ri-Bhoi District with immediate effect until further orders.

- ORDER No. LR (B)47/2017/16 - Dated Shillong the 16th October,2025 - In continuation to Office Order No.LR (B) 47/2017/12, Dtd. 11th August, 2024 and to further streamline the movement of files and not dislocate the files or by-pass concerned Officers as per allocation of work, files are to be put up to the respective Officers as per work allotment/arrangement until..

- Notification No. LL(B).11/2024/6.Dated Shillong the 15th October, 2025 –The Meghalaya Homoeopathic Medicine (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act No. 15 of 2025) is hereby published for general information.

- Notification No. LL(B).17/2025/173.Dated Shillong the 2nd October 2025 –The Meghalaya Decriminalization (Amendment of Provisions and Repealing) Act (Act No. 14 of 2025) is hereby published for general information.

- Notification No. LJ (A)89/2021/277 - Dated Shillong the 26th September,2025 - Appointment of Smti. Naphida Banri Warjri, Advocate as the Addl. Public Prosecutor (POCSO), East Khasi Hills District, Shillong with immediate effect and until further orders.







