Y Kikheto Sema with Arjun Ram Meghwal at Shastri Bhavan, New
Delhi on Monday. (DIPR Photo)
- DIMAPUR — In a bid to strengthen the legal
infrastructure of Nagaland, Principal Secretary for Law & Justice Y Kikheto
Sema met with Union Minister for Law & Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal in New
Delhi.
- An update from DIPR on Monday stated that the meeting—a
continuation of commitments made by the Union Minister during previous visits
to Nagaland—focused on increasing the state’s quota of Notary Publics and
securing central funding for major judicial construction projects.
- Sema requested the Centre to double Nagaland’s Notary Public
quota, reasoning that the current allocation of 200, established in 1963, no
longer reflects the state’s current needs.
- With 20 districts and a population of over 22 lakh, the
demand for notarial services has drastically increased, he said.
- The union minister assured Sema that the proposal would be
considered and that amendments to the Notaries Rules, 1956, could be expected
within the next two months.
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- Another topic of discussion was the long-pending High Court
building project in Nagaland, during which Sema shared that the state, despite
investing INR 242 crore already, requires an additional INR 299 crore in
central funding to complete the project.
