Why Nagaland erupted: Tradition vs modernity
8 years, 1 month ago

Why Nagaland erupted: Tradition vs modernity

Deccan Chronicle  

The unseemly social unrest in Nagaland over 33 per cent reservation for women in urban local bodies again raises the question of to what extent customary laws can be pushed at the cost of their anachronism leading to dangerous social friction, undermining modern norms of justice and laws. Last week’s violence in Nagaland has its genesis in the Constitution’s 74th Amendment in 1993, which provides for 33 per cent reservations for women in urban local bodies nationwide. At its initiative, a newly-formed Joint Action Committee for Women Reservation filed a writ petition before the Kohima bench of the Guwahati high court in 2011, challenging the state government’s refusal to hold municipal elections. The ruling went in its favour, and the court directed the Nagaland government to hold municipal elections before January 2012 with 33 per cent seats reserved for women.

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Nagaland to hold civic polls after 20 years, adds women’s quota
11 months ago

Nagaland to hold civic polls after 20 years, adds women’s quota

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Nagaland Cabinet has approved the elections to the urban local bodies with 33% of the seats reserved for women. On April 27, Nagaland’s Municipal Affairs Department said that the State Election Commission approved the election schedule, which specified the number of wards reserved for women on rotation as mandated by the Nagaland Municipal Act of 2023. The Nagaland …

Finally, Nagaland prepares ground to hold civic polls with 33% reservation for women
1 year ago

Finally, Nagaland prepares ground to hold civic polls with 33% reservation for women

Hindustan Times  

Nagaland is readying to hold elections for its urban local bodies after a gap of 20 years following the receipt of Governor La Ganesan’s assent to the new Nagaland Municipal Bill 2023, recently. How the women’s reservation is connected to it Despite the constitutional requirement to ensure that a minimum of one-third of the total number of seats to be …

Will complete urban polls with 33% quota for women by Apr 31: Nagaland Govt to SC
1 year, 4 months ago

Will complete urban polls with 33% quota for women by Apr 31: Nagaland Govt to SC

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Nagaland Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill which had 33% reservation for women in urban local bodies, the state government undertook before the Supreme Court to complete the election process and declare results by April 31, 2024. It was while hearing this matter, the top court passed a string of orders directing the state to …

SC gives Nagaland Nov 10 deadline for 33% women quota in local body elections
1 year, 6 months ago

SC gives Nagaland Nov 10 deadline for 33% women quota in local body elections

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the Nagaland government time till November 10 to pass the legislation to give women 33% reservation in urban local bodies, reminding the state that the “proof of the pudding is in the eating”. The 33% women’s reservation in urban local bodies was introduced in the Constitution in 1992, but the municipal laws in …

'You Take Extreme Stands Against Other State Govts, But Say Nothing When Your Own State Govt Violates Constitution’: Supreme Court To Centre On Nagaland Women Reservation
1 year, 8 months ago

'You Take Extreme Stands Against Other State Govts, But Say Nothing When Your Own State Govt Violates Constitution’: Supreme Court To Centre On Nagaland Women Reservation

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, called the Union Government out for not taking action in the State of Nagaland to implement the constitutional scheme of one-third reservation for women in municipal and town council elections. He told ASG, KM Nataraj, “Don’t make me say that the Central Government is not willing to implement the Constitution, because I’ll say it.” In …

Can Nagaland Breach Mandate For Women Reservation In Local Bodies By Repealing Municipal Law? Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Stand
1 year, 10 months ago

Can Nagaland Breach Mandate For Women Reservation In Local Bodies By Repealing Municipal Law? Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Stand

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted two more weeks to the Union Government to place on record its stand regarding whether the constitutional scheme of one-third reservation for women in municipal and town council elections can be violated by the Nagaland Government by repealing the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001. The Bench was considering a contempt plea alleging non-compliance with its …

Nagaland’s civic poll conundrum: Reservation and property tax
1 year, 11 months ago

Nagaland’s civic poll conundrum: Reservation and property tax

Hindustan Times  

KOHIMA : The freshly-returned Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Bharatiya Janata Party -led government headed by chief minister Neiphiu Rio may well be Opposition less in the House, but it is facing its first big hurdle after its formation in the upcoming urban local bodies elections slated for May 16. On April 17, it issued notices to chief minister Rio, …

Explained | Why did the Nagaland government repeal its municipal act ?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Why did the Nagaland government repeal its municipal act ?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On March 28, the Neiphiu Rio-led Nagaland government preferred to be in contempt of the Supreme Court than face the wrath of the community-based organisations by repealing the Nagaland Municipal Act of 2001. This led to the cancellation of the State Election Commission’s March 9 notification for holding elections to Nagaland’s 39 urban local bodies with …

Nagaland CM gets SC notice for ‘violating’ 33% women quota law
1 year, 11 months ago

Nagaland CM gets SC notice for ‘violating’ 33% women quota law

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, state chief secretary and tribal leaders for repealing the Nagaland Municipal Act and violating a undertaking given to the court to roll out 33% reservation for women in local bodies after a gap of more than a decade. Finding the “ingenious” method adopted by the state to …

Can Nagaland Breach Constitutional Mandate For 33% Women Reservation In Local Bodies By Repealing Its Municipal Act? Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Views
1 year, 11 months ago

Can Nagaland Breach Constitutional Mandate For 33% Women Reservation In Local Bodies By Repealing Its Municipal Act? Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Views

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, asked the Centre to place on record its stand regarding whether the constitutional scheme of one-third reservation for women in municipal and town council elections can be violated by the Nagaland Government by repealing the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001. A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Aravind Kumar was considering a contempt plea alleging …

Women Reservation In Local Bodies: Nagaland Gives Up Once Again, This Time Without A Fight
1 year, 11 months ago

Women Reservation In Local Bodies: Nagaland Gives Up Once Again, This Time Without A Fight

ABP News  

After pressure from the Naga civic society, the Nagaland assembly unanimously passed the resolution to repeal the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001. The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party led by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio is ruling the state, in alliance with the BJP, whose leader Y Patton is a deputy CM. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ABP Live …

Nagaland civic polls unlikely after House decision to repeal 2001 Municipal Act
1 year, 11 months ago

Nagaland civic polls unlikely after House decision to repeal 2001 Municipal Act

The Hindu  

The 60-member Nagaland Assembly has unanimously resolved to repeal the Nagaland Municipal Act of 2001 with immediate effect, thereby negating the possibility of the State holding the elections to the urban local bodies with 33% of the seats reserved for women. The Naga Hohos also threatened to boycott the polls if the government failed to guarantee that holding the civic …

Nagaland civic polls with 33% women quota opposed
2 years ago

Nagaland civic polls with 33% women quota opposed

The Hindu  

Organisations in three major urban areas of Nagaland have opposed the State government’s decision to hold the civic polls on May 16 with 33% of the seats reserved for women. In a letter on March 10, these organisations reminded Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio of Article 371A of the Constitution of India that says “no Act of Parliament would apply …

Nagaland to hold civic polls with 33% quota for women
2 years ago

Nagaland to hold civic polls with 33% quota for women

The Hindu  

A week after two women made history by being elected to Nagaland’s 60-member Assembly, Nagaland announced the holding of elections for 39 urban local bodies with 33% reservation of seats for women. During its first meeting on Tuesday, the newly-formed Nagaland Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio deliberated on the conduct of the ULB elections by May this year …

‘Shameful for any welfare state to defeat rights of women’: Supreme Court pulls up Nagaland
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Shameful for any welfare state to defeat rights of women’: Supreme Court pulls up Nagaland

Hindustan Times  

It is “shameful” for a welfare State to defeat the rights of women, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday, while reproaching the Nagaland government over delay in implementing 33% reservation for women in urban local bodies. ‘Shameful for any welfare state to defeat rights of women’: SC pulls up Nagaland Taking umbrage at the electoral process moving at a snail’s …

'Important Aspect Of Gender Equality Getting Postponed' : Supreme Court Asks Nagaland Govt To Implement 33% Women Reservation In Local Bodies
3 years, 1 month ago

'Important Aspect Of Gender Equality Getting Postponed' : Supreme Court Asks Nagaland Govt To Implement 33% Women Reservation In Local Bodies

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the State of Nagaland, six weeks to report back as to how it proposed to implement 33% reservation for women in Municipalities and Town Councils.The directions were issued by bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh while considering a petition by a Peoples Union for Civil Liberties and woman activist Rosemary Dvuchu …

Nagaland to re-write municipal act to help conduct delayed local body elections
7 years, 9 months ago

Nagaland to re-write municipal act to help conduct delayed local body elections

Firstpost  

Nagaland is mulling to re-write its Municipal Act so that the election to the Urban Local Bodies could be conducted smoothly, CM Shurhozelie Liezietsu said. Kohima: Nagaland is mulling to re-write its Municipal Act so that the election to the Urban Local Bodies could be conducted smoothly, Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu said on Thursday. “Nagaland government alone cannot be exempted …

Nagaland crisis: Clash of traditional values and women empowerment
8 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland crisis: Clash of traditional values and women empowerment

Hindustan Times  

Nagaland has been on the boil for two weeks now over municipal elections that were to be held on February 1. The protest that was sparked off by a decision of the Nagaland State Assembly to give women 33% reservation on seats in the elections to the civic bodies, turned violent with male-dominated traditional tribal bodies calling it an infringement …

Pride as well as prejudice: on protest against reservation for women in local municipalities in Nagaland
8 years, 1 month ago

Pride as well as prejudice: on protest against reservation for women in local municipalities in Nagaland

The Hindu  

All-male tribal bodies have been against the 33% reservation for women in urban local bodies in Nagaland right from the time the Nagaland government enacted the Nagaland Municipal Act in 2006, on the grounds that reservation for women in ULBs would violate Article 371 of the Constitution and infringe on Naga culture, traditions and customary laws. Spearheaded by the Naga …

Nagaland blocks women’s participation in local polls: Lack of outrage is outrageous
8 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland blocks women’s participation in local polls: Lack of outrage is outrageous

Hindustan Times  

The news from Nagaland over the past few days has been unnerving. In Kohima, the men say women played no part in the state’s politics and that it should stay that way. More than mere bulls, nearly a million women are being forcibly shut out of the political sphere in Nagaland, but strangely the rest of India has largely remained …

Nagaland unrest: Violent protests against women’s quota highlight dominance of patriarchy in the state
8 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland unrest: Violent protests against women’s quota highlight dominance of patriarchy in the state

Firstpost  

The recent eruption of violence to subvert the implementation of a 33 percent quota for women in Nagaland’s urban civic bodies has put paid to the often-circulated myth about the state’s gender sensitive credentials. Last April, the Supreme Court had ruled in favour of Nagaland’s Naga Mothers’ Association, which had petitioned the court five years ago, urging it to direct …

Nagaland unrest: Army called in Kohima after two Naga deaths spur violence
8 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland unrest: Army called in Kohima after two Naga deaths spur violence

Firstpost  

While various Naga tribal organisations have been protesting against the state government’s decision to grant 33 percent reservation to women in the civic polls, the government had been adamant on holding the elections. On Thursday, the Nagaland government called in five column of the Indian Army and imposed section 144 in Kohima after month-long protests in the state turned violent …

Nagaland civic polls: State faces shutdown as govt to hold elections with 33% quota for women
8 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland civic polls: State faces shutdown as govt to hold elections with 33% quota for women

Firstpost  

Civic polls in Nagaland has been boycotted by tribal groups in the state, on account of the government’s decision to reserve 33 percent seats for women in it. Nagaland saw a shutdown for the second day on Saturday as the state government decided to go ahead with Urban Local Bodies election despite demand from the tribal organisations to postpone it …

Nagaland: Tribal bodies call for indefinite bandh escalating tension in North East
8 years, 2 months ago

Nagaland: Tribal bodies call for indefinite bandh escalating tension in North East

Firstpost  

Civil society organisations in Nagaland view the newly implemented Municipal Act which provides 33% reservation of seats for women, as opposed to the customary laws of the Naga tribes. The Election Commission is likely to face obstacle in holding Urban Local Bodies election in Nagaland as a number of civil society organisations in the state declared indefinite bandh from 27th …

Nagaland civic polls: Naga tribes to boycott elections to protest 33% reservation for women
8 years, 2 months ago

Nagaland civic polls: Naga tribes to boycott elections to protest 33% reservation for women

Firstpost  

The head of a tribal body says that the Naga society has been following the customary laws for more than thousand years and those cannot be just wiped out. Age old patriarchal system and aspiring feminism are at loggerheads in Nagaland as major tribes boycott forthcoming municipal election protesting the state government’s move to reserve 33% of the seats for …

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