Committee on Petition of the Nagaland State Legislative Assembly under the Chairmanship of Dr. Chumben Murry on 16th June 2020 has issued a press release stating that individuals, associations or institutions who desire to prefer petitions relating to redressal of public grievances may send petitions in English or Nagamese duly signed by the petitioner/petitioners with date and countersigned by a Member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, addressed to the Commissioner Secretary, Assembly Secretariat and may be sent to the Office of the Secretary, Nagaland Legislative Assembly. Petitions should be in respectful and temperate language and may relate to the following:-

1. A bill which has been published under Rule 64 or which has been introduced in the House.
2. Any matter connected with the business pending before the House.
3. Any matter of general public interest provided it is not one :-

1. Which falls within the cognizance of a court of law having jurisdiction in any part of India or a court of inquiry or a statutory tribunal or authority or a quasi judicial body or a Commission.
2. Which should ordinarily be raised in Parliament or any other State Legislature.
3. which can be raised on a substantive motion or resolution; or
4. For which remedy is available under the law including rules, regulations, bye-laws made by the Central or State Government or an authority to whom power to make such rules, regulations etc. is delegated.

Anonymous petitions and petitions raising individual grievances or trivial matters are liable to be summarily rejected. Representations/petitions which falls in the following category will not be considered by the Committee but shall be filled on receipt in the Committee on Petition Branch, Assembly Secretariat :-

1. Anonymous letter or letters in which names or addresses of senders are not given or are illegible ; and
2. Endorsement copies of letters addressed to the authorities or other officers in the Assembly Secretariat other than the Speaker or the House unless there is specific request on such a copy praying for redress of the grievances.    

(Renbenthung Kikon, IA)