DIMAPUR, DECEMBER 20 (MExN): The Angami Public Organization (APO) has expressed concern that some non-indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland who are prohibited to acquire or possess any land by way of transfer, exchange, lease agreement or settlement by “The Nagaland Land Revenue Regulation (Amendment Act) 1978 has been acquiring landed property through sale in the districts of Dimapur and Kohima.
Transfer of land to any person other than the indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland is detrimental to the interest of the indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland and is a blatant violation of the aforesaid Amendment Act of 1978, the APO in a press release stated.
In this connection, the APO on Wednesday reminded of the February 8, 2016 meeting where in a number of resolve was made keeping in mind the larger interest of the future generations of the indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland.
The APO resolved that it shall strictly stand by the provision of the 1978 Act and shall not recognize any past or future transfer of land by way of sale or otherwise which were executed or may be executed n violation of the Amendment Act 1978 and such transactions shall be treated as null and void.
The APO appealed to the revenue authorities to look into all such transfer of land executed in the past and registered with the various authorities and take corrective measures by declaring all transactions which were done in violation of the aforesaid Amendment Act 1978 as null and void.
It further appealed to the revenue authorities/sub-registrars not to register any document evidencing transaction for acquisition or possession of any land by way of transfer, exchange, lease, agreement or settlement as envisaged in “The Nagaland Land Revenue Regulation 9Amendment Act) 1978 Section 2 (3).
That for any public utility, such as educational institution or medical, the APO resolved that the concerned individual /parties intending to set up such institutions may prior to taking permission/sanction from the State Government obtain ‘No Objection Certificate’ from APO if it proposes to set up such institution from its jurisdiction.
The APO has appealed all the tribal hohos of Nagaland to adopt the stand taken by it in the larger interest of the future generations.
.JPG)
