Shillong, Feb. 25 -- The High Court of Meghalaya has granted St. Anthony's Lower Primary School permission to rebuild its structure, which was controversially demolished during the court's Christmas recess.

The demolition of the 72-year-old building, a fixture in Shillong since 1922, occurred despite a prior court order issued on December 9, 2024, prompting judicial scrutiny.

The court, led by Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh, questioned the timing of the demolition in their February 24, 2025, order. "Why this allegedly imminent danger to the building and the need to demolish it was not brought to the notice of the vacation bench and appropriate leave obtained to demolish the building?" the court asked.

School officia...