Centre to clarify violation of constitutional scheme in Nagaland pollsThe Supreme Court observed that women empowerment comes by education and also through political participation, while asking the Centre to clarify whether the constitutional scheme of one-third reservation for women in municipality and town council elections can be violated by Nagaland. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Aravind Kumar noted that a period of male domination had existed in every society, and the judiciary needs to give a push if the political dispensation fails to act. It stressed that, women empowerment comes by education and also political participation.

The counsel cited apprehension about violence in the polls and stressed that they want to have a consensus and find a solution in the matter expeditiously.