DIMAPUR, MARCH 30 (MExN): The Supreme Court of India on March 23, 2012 took up for hearing the petition for Special Leave to Appeal from the judgement and order dated 24/08/2011 of the High Court of Guwahati, Assam related to Inavi village (petitioner) versus State of Nagaland and others (respondent). A copy of the court proceeding and ruling of the Supreme Court was made available to the local media.
According to the court order, Mr. Vikas Singh, the learned senior counsel for the petitioner (Inavi village) submitted that all the villagers of the petitioner village assured the Court that they would not re-enter the Intangki National Park. The counsel for the Inavi villagers also submitted that a written undertaking on their behalf shall be filed in the Registry within two weeks from the date of hearing.
In view of the stand and assurance of the senior counsel for the petitioner, Mr. K.N. Balgopal, the Advocate General for the State of Nagaland submitted before the court that the State shall not enforce the order of the High Court for recovery of the compensation from the petitioner. The Supreme Court in its order stated that it was accepting the above statements of the learned senior counsel.
Mr. Vikas Singh the senior counsel further submitted that the villagers, who have been ousted from Intangki National Park, are without any shelter and they intend to make a representation to the State Government for their rehabilitation/relocation.
Responding to this the SC observed that if such representation is made by the villagers of the petitioner--village, the respondents i.e. the Nagaland government “shall consider the same in accordance with law”.
With the above observations, the special leave petition and the I.A. (for impleadment) was disposed of. The two Supreme Court Judges who gave the ruling are Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. Gokhale.
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