The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Nagaland government for delaying the implementation of 33% women’s reservation in local bodies for years which has, in turn, impacted the conduct of elections to urban local bodies in the north-eastern State.
The court said it was “really shameful” to see a State where women’s employment and education were high treating them shabbily. “This is a part of the country where women are educated, employed and contribute to economic development. This is really shameful," a Bench of Justices S.K. Kaul and M.M. Sundresh addressed the Nagaland side on Thursday.
Reservation for women had in the past invited opposition from sections of the Naga society, who had contended that it was against their customary laws protected under Article 371(A) of the Constitution. The State had seen violence over the contentious issue.
