High Court stays Nagaland government’s departmental exams notice

The Kohima Bench of Gauhati High Court has suspended the government of Nagaland’s office Memorandum empowering the 76 departments to conduct recruitment examinations. Earlier, The Rising People’s Party (RPP), through a memorandum to the Chief Secretary, asked the state government to withhold filling up of 1,517 posts under 76 Departments.Rising People’s Party (RPP) also filed a PIL at Gauhati High Court against the Nagaland government’s decision over recruitment in various departments.The party alleged that the government notification was solely aimed at justifying ‘rampant backdoor appointments’.