DIMAPUR, JULY 9 (MExN): Amidst the backdrop of controversy within the NCD and a civil lawsuit filed in the court of the Civil Judge Senior, Dimapur Division, the court has restrained former office bearers of the NCD from “selecting/electing/nominating any office bearer till the next returnable date.”
The suit was filed by J Walter Longchar and others against T Bangerloba and others of the NCD, alleging that the respondents, which included NCD members who were to demit office by March 2020, had continued to exercise powers of the NCD despite the expiration of their tenure.
The respondents had also decided to appoint a selection commission for the purpose of appointing NCD office bearers for the term 2020-2024. The petitioners argued that since the respondents had become “functus officio,” the appointments made by the latter are “invalid and would result in an undemocratic precedent which would be totally contrary to the constitution of the NCD.”
The petitioners prayed for a temporary injunction since the said selection commission had been delegated to select the office bearers of the NCD by July 11.
In an order dated July 9, the Court held that the tenure of the office bearers of the NCD was to expire on March 2020. As such, the Court ordered restraining the respondents from selecting/electing/nominating any office bearer till the next returnable date.
The applicants were also directed to take steps for service of summons within one week, and the date for the next appearance has been set for August 13.
NCD to install new councilors on July 11
Meanwhile, the Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) today informed that an oath taking ceremony for its new councilors will be held on July 11 at 11:00am at the council’s conference hall, NL Road in Dimapur.
This was informed in a press release from the NCD General Secretary, Thsapongkyu Sangtam, who asked all Councilors and new Councilors to attend the programme.
Calls made to NCD, meanwhile, to enquire about the status of the meeting after the new development went unanswered till the filing of this report.
