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The plot of land located at Army Supply road which the Army is alleged to have forcefully acquired. (EM Images)[/caption]
Eastern Mirror Desk
Dimapur, June 26 (EMN): The members of Shri Digamber (SD) Jain Samaj, Dimapur has sought the intervention of the Deputy Commisioner (DC) of Dimapur on the issue of alleged land encroachment by the Army at Block No. seven of Mouza two in Army Supply Road which was ‘mutated in favour of the Jain Samaj’.
Through a recent notification by the DC, Sushil Kumar Patel, the land measuring 8562 square metre was mutated and transferred in favour of SD Jain Samaj against mutation case no. M-1154/10/9252-53 dated September 17, 2010. But according to the Samaj, the Army now claims to be the rightful owners of the said land.
Speaking to media persons at the site, members of the Samaj informed that for four years the Army has been forcefully acquiring the land without any legal documents to substantiate their claim and to the extent of setting up a signboard saying “Defence land – A. Trespassers will be prosecuted”; hampering developmental activities of the Samaj in turn.
The notice by the DC also states that the administration had accordingly intimidated the administrative commandant, Station Head Quarter at Rangapahar in Dimapur. The DC ordered for legal documents from the Army to support their claim under No.Rev-16/2015-D/128-29 dated April 3, 2018.
In response to the letter from the DC, the administrative commandant from Rangapahar submitted their plea that the area of 06B-02K-00-Ls covered by patta No.1097. Dag No.11/237 at Block No.7 is part of 397.03 acres of the land acquired by the Army since 1942 ‘without any legal documents to validate their claim.’
After careful examination and pursuing of records of the land as per the revenue records maintained by the Land Records Officer of the DC, the rightful owner of the land covered under patta no. 1097 under Dag No. 11/237 was stated to be SD Jain Samaj.
Therefore from the perusal of land revenue receipt and revenue tax clearance certificate revealed that SD Jain Samaj has also been paying the land revenue tax till date.
Since then the Samaj has been trying to retain it and only after the DC’s orders, they have started work of building a school and college under the SD Jain Samaj.
In this regard, the DC has directed the court not to accept the plea of the administrative commandant, Station Head Quarter, Dimapur vide letter dated April 12, 2018 without any documents in support of the Army’s contention that the land in question is part of the mentioned 397.03 acres of land that was given to the Army by the government.
The notice issued has therefore accordingly restrained the central security forces from citing any objection and allow peaceful developmental activities to be undertaken by the SD Jain Samaj within the area of the land acquired.
The notice has also ordered the removal of the signboard put up by the army with immediate effect failing which the Samaj has been permitted to remove the same.
