\nIn the meantime, the State Government Thursday filed a review petition – Civil Review 10 (K) 2008 -, against the judgement of Gauhati High Court dated January 18, 1993.
\nStepping up pressure on the government, the Naga Students\u2019 Federation (NSF) has called a ban on movement of government vehicles on Friday and another 12-hour state-wide bandh on December 1, coinciding with Nagaland State inauguration day.
\nHowever, vehicles belonging to district administration, para military forces, police, medical, fire brigade, power department and media, have been exempted from the purview of Friday\u2019s bandh to be enforced from 8 a.m till 6 p.m.
\nIn response, the State government said it cannot remain a \u201cmere mute spectator in such a situation\u201d, especially when the Vice President of India had agreed to grace the inaugural of Hornbill Festival on December 1 as the chief guest.
\nClarifying that there was essentially no conflict between the stand of NSF and government on the issue of fixation of maximum length of service for State government employees, State chief secretary Lalhuma in a press release however pointed out that the Government of Nagaland was earlier restrained from fixing the length of service by a judgement of the Gauhati High Court, by setting aside the ordinance issued by the State Government fixing length of service vide its judgement and order dated January 18, 1993.
\n\u201cThe gist of the High Court\u2019s order was that the Government cannot have two criterias for determining the age of superannuation of its employees, namely, fixing the upper age limit as well as the length of service. In view of the judgement, which is binding on the State Government, the State Government have decided that the order of the Gauhati High Court need to be vacated or reviewed before issuing fresh order fixing the length of service,\u201d the chief secretary said.
\nIn a separate office memorandum, the chief secretary directed all State government employees to attend office on Friday and assured that the government had made contingency plans to ensure that government vehicles were not stopped and that office goers moving in government vehicles were not stopped.
\nMeanwhile, the Dimapur Naga Students\u2019 Union (DNSU) in a press release also informed that the union would enforce the ban in Dimapur. It may be mentioned the NSF has also called a 12-hour bandh in the State on December 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"