DIMAPUR, APRIL 30 (MExN): The Nagaland Timber Traders’ Union (NTTU) has taken strong exception to the notification issued by Deputy Commissioner, Peren, dated January 11, 2017, which stated that vehicles carrying log and timber would not be allowed to pass through District HQ Peren, without prior permission from the competent authority with effect from April 30, 2017. The NTTU in a press release issued by its president Kevise Sogotsu, informed that after receiving the notification, the Union submitted a representation seeking revocation/cancellation of the said notification and the representation was received by the DC’s Office, Peren, on April 26, 2016. “It is hereby made known to one and all that, if our request is not accepted then we will be compelled to take necessary legal action as per the law of the land, as this affects our business and directly hampers our livelihood, which is guaranteed under Article 14: Right to Equality, Article 19 (1): Freedom of profession, Trade and Business and Article 21: Right to livelihood which is enshrined in the Constitution of India”, the release stated. Appealing to the authority concerned to cancel/revoke the stated notification in the interest and welfare of the timber trading community as submitted in the representation, NTTU affirmed that in the event of failure on the part of the authority concerned to do so, the Union would be compelled to seek redressal of its grievances from the appropriate court of law.
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