Dimapur, September 9 (MExN): The Chakhroma Public Organisation (CPO) on September 9 alleged that some violation of Nagaland Land Revenue Regulation (Amendment Act) 1978 had come to its notice.
According to the CPO, “some non-indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland who were 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 illegally acquiring landed property through sale and purchase in the districts of Dimapur.”
In its executive meeting held on Wednesday, the CPO discussed the matter pertaining to transfer of land by way of sale, lease, mortgage, exchange or settlement in the district.
The CPO resolved to reaffirm the resolution of the Angami Public Organization (APO) taken on February 8, 2016.
Asserting that transfer of land to any person other than the indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland is “illegal and detrimental to the interest of the indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland,” the Organisation wrote to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur, and informed of the resolutions adopted in the meeting.
It requested the DC to implement the CPO’s resolution “by declaring all the illegal transaction as null and void and cancel all such illegal documents registered with the Registering Authority…”
In accordance with the APO’s resolution, the CPO said that it will ‘strictly stand by’ the provisions of the Nagaland Revenue Regulation (Amendment Act) 1978. It said that the CPO will not recognize any past or future transfer of land by way of sale or otherwise which were executed or may be executed in violation of the Act.
All such illegal transactions within its jurisdiction will be treated as null and void, the CPO resolved.
The CPO also appealed to the Revenue Authority to look into all documents executed in violation of the Act, registered with various authorities and take corrective measures.
It asked the authority to declare all illegal transactions as “null and void and cancel all such registrations at the earliest possible date so as to avoid untoward incidents.”
The CPO further appealed to all the Revenue Authorities/Sub-Registrars not to register any document for such illegal acquisition or possession of any land in favour of non-indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland.
For any public utility such as educational institution or medical institution, the CPO resolved that the concerned non-indigenous individual/individuals or party/parties intending to set up such institutions may take prior permission or sanction from the State Government and obtain a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from CPO.
It also appealed to all other tribal Hohos of Nagaland to adopt similar stand taken by the APO/CPO in the larger interest of the future generations.
Meanwhile, the CPO also reaffirmed its stand adopted on September 26, 2019 to uphold the Naga Plebiscite of 1951.
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