The Supreme Court has directed the Nagaland government to fix a date for the elections to the urban local bodies (ULBs) with 33% seats reserved for women.
The apex court has also asked the State Election Commission to apprise it of the poll schedule on the next date of hearing in July.
On Tuesday, the State government’s counsel told the court that a resolution was adopted in favour of women’s quota for the ULBs on March 9 at a consultative meeting of all the stakeholders. The civic body polls have not been held in Nagaland for more than a decade due to the opposition to the 74th amendment giving 33% seats to women.
