Gauhati HC split on dog meat ban appeals in Nagaland
A division bench of the Gauhati High Court has delivered a split verdict on writ appeals concerning the sale of dog meat in Nagaland, leaving the legal position unsettled for…
Kohima Court sentences Gaonbora to ten years rigorous imprisonment for rape of elderly woman
The Court of Mezivolu T Therieh, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kohima, vide order dated December 12, 2025, has convicted accused Yhunthonlo Kez, 42 years old, a serving Gaonbora of…
Zhavame Village Customary Court inaugurated
Zhavame Village Customary Court, funded by Tribal Affairs Department & constructed on a land donated by former Minister, Deo Nukhu, was formally inaugurated by District and Civil Supply Officer, Phek,…
Mokokchung Court sentences man to 10 years for wife’s death
A Mokokchung court has sentenced a man to multiple jail terms for assaulting his wife, which led to her death in December 2018 at Arkong Ward. The victim was admitted…
Mokokchung court convicts mother in death of two children, sentences 10 years
She was sentenced to 10 years of simple imprisonment for culpable homicide and 1 year of simple imprisonment for attempt to commit suicide. The court ordered that both sentences will…
Nagaland seeks doubling of notary quota, pushes for High Court and District Court funding
Nagaland Principal Secretary for Law & Justice Kikheto meets Union Law Minister Meghwal in Delhi; central support likely within two months In a major move aimed at strengthening Nagaland’s legal…
Molungyimsen gets partial relief in landmark court ruling
ABAM boycott of Church’s Jubilee declared illegal The Civil Judge, Senior Division, Mokokchung, on 23 May, delivered a landmark judgment in the declaratory suit filed by Molungyimsen Village and two…
Nagaland: Supreme Court grants bail to accused in poll related murder
The Supreme Court of India on Monday has granted bail to ‘Chepdakmayang and others’ in connection with GR Case No.34/2023, arising out of Mokokchung PS-II Case No.13/2023. The appellants had…
Chungtia murder case: Court orders 12-month deadline for trial
The Gauhati High Court, in a modification order issued on December 12, 2024, transferred the murder case of the late Imkongjeba Kichu, a resident of Chungtia village, to the District…
Gauhati HC grants interim stay on amendments to Nagaland Lokayukta Act
The Gauhati High Court at Kohima has issued an interim stay on the operation of two amendments to the Nagaland Lokayukta Act, 2017, that modified the selection process and eligibility…