The Central government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the state of Nagaland for a period of another six months by a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs dated December 30, 2021.
The Gauhati High Court on Monday took suo motu cognizance of the 'alarming situation' of the second covid wave after observing that extremely high positivity rate in the States of Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Keeping in view the plight of lawyers due to non- resumption of physical courts all Bar Associations of N.E.States under our Bar Council, have sit in demonstration today on 13/08/2020 for resumption of physical court and opening of offices of Bar Associations.
The Central Government has declared whole of the State of Nagaland to be a ‘disturbed area’ for a period of six months with effect from 30th June, 2020 under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.