Rising People’s Party (RPP) has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) at Kohima Bench of Gauhati High Court seeking revocation of the July 16, 2021 notification by Personnel & Administrative Reforms (P&AR) department that empowers 76 departments to conduct “departmental examinations”.
The party in a press release said it had no other option but to file the PIL at the high court against the P&AR notification as it was solely aimed at justifying rampant backdoor appointments.
The PIL was filed on Tuesday by RPP secretary (admn) Lhikhro Kreo and others through advocate Neiteo Koza.
RPP demanded that vacant posts be advertised and filled up only through Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) and Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) in order to ensure fair and just recruitment process.
Reassuring to stand with educated unemployed youth in their fight against backdoor appointments, the party also appealed to all right-thinking citizens and civil society organisations to stand up for the future of Nagaland.
In objection to the P&AR notification issued by the chief secretary’s office on July 16, RPP had submitted an appeal to the chief secretary on August 13, requesting revocation of the order and demanding operationalisation of NSSB with immediate effect.
However, the party regretted that the government seemed to have turned a deaf ear to its proposal.