Despite the prohibitory orders issued by the concerned district administrations, the rallies were held in Churachandpur, Chandel, and Tengnoupal districts apart from other Kuki-inhabited areas. The rally at Kangpokpi turned violent when security forces stopped the mammoth march of the people to proceed further for handing over of a memorandum addressed to the Governor at the DC office Kangpokpi.
TFM Kangpokpi Representative
Rallies against the N Biren Singh led Manipur BJP Government’s alleged “injustice towards the tribal land rights and policies” were held in all Kuki inhabited areas on Friday.
The purported peaceful rallies according to the Kuki Inpi Manipur, the apex body of all Kuki tribes, were an earnest appeal to the Governor of Manipur to intervene on the policies of the government on Reserved Forest, Protected Forest, Protected Sites, Wildlife Sanctuaries, the extension of Land Revenue in the Scheduled Hill Areas of Manipur. The Kukis were against the show cause notices issued to Scheduled Hill areas and tribal villages of Manipur by Forest Department for eviction drive.
Despite the prohibitory orders issued by the concerned district administrations, the rallies were held in Churachandpur, Chandel, and Tengnoupal districts apart from other Kuki-inhabited areas. The rally at Kangpokpi turned violent when security forces stopped the mammoth march of the people to proceed further for handing over of a memorandum addressed to the Governor at the DC office Kangpokpi.
In a viral video, an Inspector of Police Commandos was seen “manhandling and thrashing a lady with a stick” along the National Highway while the woman was reportedly on her way to join the peace rally. The officer was also seen taking the mobile phone of a man sitting at a Pharmacy near the spot.
To control and disperse the mammoth crowd participating in the rally, security forces started firing teargas shells but the situation turned otherwise as the crowd reiterated by pelting stones at security forces. It was when the security forces resorted to blank firing.
The teargas shells were lobbed to disperse the crows and many empty cases of live bullets were also found on the roadside.
The confrontation culminated after Kuki Inpi Kangpokpi district leaders were allowed to hand over the memorandum at DC Office Kangpokpi. The memorandum addressed to the Governor of Manipur was received by Additional District Magistrate/ADC Kangpokpi.
The rallies held at various parts of Kangpokpi district including Saikul, Phailengmol, Twibul, Moltam, Twilang, Chingdai Khullen, and Bungpi areas were largely peaceful.
Thangminlen Kipgen, Vice President, Kuki Inpi Kangpokpi District while speaking to the media alleged that the tribal population of Manipur have been subjected to various discrimination and subjugation in the forms of Reserve Forest, Protected Forest, Protected Sites, Wildlife Sanctuaries, MLR Acts, etc. which compelled them to protest under the provision of Article 19 of the Indian Constitution – assemble peacefully to show grievances and opposition to the act of the incumbent Government and this was informed to the District Administration.
“However, we have been denied our rights enshrined in Article 19 of the Indian Constitution by imposing prohibitory order under Section 144 of Cr.P.C. which is uncalled for”, he added.
Strongly condemning the alleged attempt to disrupt the peace rally by the state forces, Thangminlen Kipgen said that the imposition of Cr.P.C. 144 by the district administrations only testified “the ill motive of the incumbent Government”.
The Kuki Inpi Manipur and the Kuki Students’ Organization General Headquarters vehemently condemned the incident at Kangpokpi. It was stated that as embedded in the Indian Constitution Article 19(1)(b), the Kuki’s civil society organizations held the rallies in all the hill districts of the state. “Most rallies ended peacefully in different parts of the state, however, the ugly scenario in Kangpokpi district was truly unfortunate”, said the Kuki organisations.
The high handedness of the Kangpokpi district police has left many injured leading to a breach of law and order, which is truly uncalled for and it could have been avoided had the District Administration respected and upheld the fundamental rights of the people to assemble; to register their grievances to the government through rallies and sit-ins, they stated.
It also alleged that a woman who took part in the peace rally at Kangpokpi was “manhandled and thrashed” without any mercy by one male Inspector of police commandos. “When a senior police officer could take up a physical action against an innocent woman civilian in broad daylight, one may reason; as to how a public can expect a sense of security from the state police forces”, said the organisations.
The KSO General Headquarters also condemned the state forces directly involved in stopping and interrupting a peace rally by firing tear gas and live bullet rounds which left around five civilians injured.
The student body stated that such act of cowardice, unlettered and untrained Manipur Police reflect how much human rights were surpassed in the State and urged the concerned authorities to take up necessary action against those police personnel involved in the incident in public interest.
The Kuki Inpi Manipur stated that it is very unfortunate that the Government responded to the peaceful rally with its brute forces by firing teargas shells and even live ammunition causing untold misery to the public.
It also stated that the Government’s response to the peaceful rally was cruelty against its own people which is a violation of the Citizens’ Rights and Privileges.
The peaceful rallies were organized to raise voices against the injustice perpetually meted out to the tribal people while adding that the tribes, as indigenous people of the land, must enjoy their due rights and privileges guaranteed under the Constitution of India, it added.
The peaceful rallyists at Kangpokpi held placards which read, “Respect Tribal Land Rights & Chief Rights”, “Respect the Customary Rights of the tribals”, “We want legal probe into the processes followed for declaration of RF, PF, etc.”, “Reserved Forest, Protected Forest and Wild Life Sanctuary without our consent is not acceptable”, “respect and honour Article 371 (c) of the Indian Constitution”, “scheduled matters under article 371 (c) should rightfully be under HAC”, “Respect the Constitution of Indi”, “due processes not followed while declaring RF, PF, etc.”, “we demand justice and equal treatment”, “our land is our right. No encroachment!!”, “there were procedural lapses in the constitution of Reserve Forest, Protected Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary in the hill areas of Manipur. It contravenes section 4, 5, 6 of IFA 1927”, “quash all RF, PF & WLS declared without proper notification, enquiry and consent of tribal people”, “follow the specified provisions before notifying RF, PF & WLS in the hill areas of Manipur”, “RF, PF & WLS in the hill areas of Manipur were fraudulently and discreetly notified”, “empower HAC in administrative, finance, judiciary in the scheduled hill areas of Manipur”, “restrain the SDO/SDC of Thoubal, Bishnupur, Imphal East, and West, and Kakching from encroachment of scheduled hill areas of Manipur”, “stop preparing documents stealthily to transfer land rights from the tribal chief in the garbs of RF, PF, WS, PS and LR”, “stop land survey by various departments in the scheduled hill areas”, “withdraw all the show cause notice issued illegally & unconstitutionally by various departments in scheduled hill areas of Manipur”, “hill areas of Manipur are clearly specified in the Manipur Extraordinary Gazettes”, “transfer all land records of the scheduled hill areas of manipur to the concerned district administration”, “stop unconstitutional extension of MLR & LR Act in the scheduled hill areas of Manipur”, “stop hiring valley based CSOs/police to forcefully enter into the scheduled hill areas of Manipur”, “stop harassment of bonafide indian citizens in the name of enquiry/ investigation”, “stop discrimination and intimidation against the tribals”, “settle land issues first before carrying out any illegal and forceful eviction”, “respect private bonafide land ownership”, “can a scheduled land be notified as a khas land?”, “justice for unconstitutional and illegal treatment against the tribals”, “compensate those who are unconstitutionally evicted under section 41 of RFCTLARR Act 2013”, “repeal Manipur Forest Rules 2021, Art. 76(d)”, “GoI should intervene to protect our land rights”, “where is Art. 371(c)??? Is it in ICU???”, etc.
In the memorandum submitted to the Governor of Manipur, Anusaiya Uikey through DC Kangpokpi, the Kuki Inpi Kangpokpi stated that there has been an acute inflict of the tribal village chiefs and villagers in the scheduled Hill areas of Manipur beyond utterance by the Forest Department, Revenue Department, Art & Culture Department, Wildlife Sanctuary and National Parks Department, Government of Manipur.
The memorandum pointed out that the tribals of Manipur have always been the rightful land-holders since colonial times and as such, it would not be amiss to label the community as no less than being sons of the soil while adding that our customs and traditions are passed down orally and therefore, our conventional system has no written script. However, there are certain government notifications and orders which have recognized the existence of many tribal villages of which proper records are maintained, it added.
It also stated that the Manipur State Hill Peoples’ (Administration) Regulation, 1947 is the law that recognized the legality of Tribal Land and its People. The administration of the Hills in the year 1946-1947 was divided into Scheduled Sadar Circle No.1, List of Villages in Sadar Central Circle 1946-1947 included 176 villages; Sadar Circle no. 2, List of Village in Mao Circle included 78 Villages; Sadar Circle No.3, List of Villages in New Churachandpur Circle Included 174 Villages; Ukhrul Circle No.1, East Sub-Division, Ukhrul included 108 villages; Circle No.2 of Ukhrul East Sub-Division, included 70 Villages; Circle No. 2 of Ukhrul East Sub-Division, included 59 Villages (Tangkhuls-31 Villages, 28 Kuki Villages); Sadar Area Phaisat Circle No.2, included 18 villages; Ukhrul Circle No.3, included 166 Villages; Tamenglong Circle No.1 included 115 villages; Tamenglong Circle No. 2, list of Kuki Villages in Northern Circle, west Sub-Division, in 1946-1947 included 38 villages.
The Manipur Gazette Notifications and orders by the Chief Commissioner, Manipur, and other competent Authority, Government of Manipur which recognized and declared the entire Tribal Villages in the hill tract of Manipur as Hill Areas, such as (i). Manipur Gazette No. 10-E-3, Imphal, Friday, May 25, 1951, (ii). Manipur Gazette No. No. 31-E-14, Imphal, Thursday, August, 16, 1956, (iii). Manipur Gazette No. 64-E-47. Imphal, Friday, July 28, 1961, (iv). Manipur Gazette No.252 E-208, Imphal, Monday, February 5, 1962, (v). Manipur Gazette No. 111(A) Imphal, Monday, September 8, 1975, (vi). Manipur Gazette No. 155, Imphal, Wednesday, November 12, 1975, (vii). Manipur Gazette No. 209, Imphal, Tuesday, September 22, 2009 and many others recognized and orders by Concern Deputy Commissioner, Sub-Divisional Officer, Sub-Divisional Collector etc.
The memorandum stated that the aggrieved and affected village Chiefs and their Villagers in the scheduled Hill areas of Manipur, have been dwelling/settling since pre-independence of India and much before the enactment of Indian Forest act, 1927, The Wildlife Protection act, 1972, The Manipur Ancient and Historical Monuments and archaeological Sites and Remains Bill, 1976, Bill No.32 of 1976, passed on the Legislative Assembly, Manipur on 6/12/1976, The Manipur Land Revenue and Land reforms Act, 1960. And also much before the Proposed/imposition/Constitution of Reserved Forest, Protected Forest, Protected Sites, Wildlife Sanctuary, and extension of Land Revenue in the Hills Areas of Manipur. They have been settling in this Scheduled Land of Hill Areas before the merging of Manipur in the Indian Union.
“The allegation that continuous expansion or establishment of new villages over Reserved Forest, Protected Forest, and Wildlife Sanctuaries is also vehemently denied. It may be submitted here that those new villages (Hamlets) are established within the scheduled Hill areas of parent Villages of Manipur, either by following customs and tradition or legitimately. It is wrong to say that new villages were established over or within reserved Forest, Protected Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary. Hence, any attempt to evict villages must be done with the law of the Land prevailing and for the time being in force” said the memorandum.
The claims of the State Government therein should be put a valid proof thereof. It may be mentioned that the Tribals of Manipur, especially the Kukis, have settled in their forefathers/ancestral land since time immemorial or pre-independence. In AIR 1961, Manipur (Judicial Commissioner), it is ruled that the Government recognized the rights of the Hill Villages to enjoy the Land within the Boundaries of their village, taking from them in return only the Hill House Tax. Also, in (1995) 3 GLT 617, The Guwahati High Court observed that in Kuki custom, the chief is the owner of the village and the villagers are permissible possessors. That being the case, the Apex Court of India as High Courts had Honoured and recognized the Land Rights of the Hill People of Manipur. The blatant act by the government is seen as prejudiced and discriminatory towards the rightful Land-holding tribal Communities.
The bifurcation of Hill areas of Manipur into Reserved Forest, Protected Forest, Protected Sites, Wildlife sanctuaries, extension of Land revenue etc is within the Scheduled Hill areas of Manipur, which was already recognized and notified as scheduled Hill Areas of Manipur by the Chief Commissioner of Manipur and District administrators. It was done stealthily without proper notification calling for any objection, and without the knowledge and consent of the Hill Tribal Villages Chief or Land Owners, concerned member of District Council Constituency, and approval of Hill District administration is illegal. It was fraudulently and dishonestly prepared documents by the Forest Department, Art & Culture Department, Revenue Department, Agriculture and Wildlife Protection Department, to transfer the land rights of Village Chief or Land Owners in the scheduled Areas of Manipur for themselves. It was constituted in violation and abused of Section 4, 5, 6 of Chapter II, of Reserved Forest, and Section 29(3) of Chapter IV of Protected Forest, of Indian Forest Act, 1927, Section 4-6 of the Manipur Ancient and Historical Monuments and archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1976, Section 18-26 of The wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, of Chapter IV (Protected Areas) Sanctuaries, read with Section 3-8 of the Manipur Hill Areas (House Tax) Act, 1966, Forest Rights Act, 2006, Section 25 of Limitation Act, 1963, Section 3(f)(g) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 141 & 420 & 423 of IPC, Section 72 & Section 94 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 60 – 64 of the Manipur State Hill Peoples (Administration) Regulation Act, 1947, Article 13(1)(2)(3), Article 19, Article 31/300 A, Article 371C, 366(22), 342 of Indian Constitution, Section 41 of RFCTLARR Act, 2013, CHAPTER V-Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award. Therefore, any such action of the Government depriving the chance of being heard is against the principle of Natural Justice-audi alterem partem. Such action of the Government must be quashed in the interest of Justice, said the memorandum.
The allegation put forward by the state Government accusing the aggrieved affected tribal village parties of feigning ignorance of being served is baseless and unfounded. Any knowledge, whatsoever, regarding the preliminary notification, was neither intimidated to the aggrieved parties involved nor was they made aware of any such provision. Thus, the aggrieved parties are certain that any such provision has been done by the state Government in a clandestine and stealthy manner by not consulting the stakeholders and without following the due process of Law. It is very unfortunate to state that, the State Government is classifying the indigenous people and putting a side line amongst the various communities and discrimination of the rights of Hill Tribal People. Therefore, it is the State Government of Manipur who is trying to mislead and defend their illegal acts of discrimination and breach of the Fundamental Rights of the Hill Tribal communities of the state.
The tribal villages of Manipur were clearly specified and recognized in the Manipur Gazette Notifications and orders by the Chief Commissioner, and other competent Authority, Government of Manipur which had already recognized and declared the entire Tribal villages in the hill tract of Manipur as Scheduled Hill Areas. Besides, the administration pertaining to the Hill areas of Manipur is the subject matter of Hill Areas Committee (HAC) constituted by law under the provision of Article 371C of the constitution of India, and as per rule made thereof, the matter should be deliberated by HAC, comprising of the elected tribal MLAs, before any decision is taken by the state Government. However, in blatant contravention of the aforesaid in the Constitution, the Government of Manipur directly issued the said Show Cause Notice, to interrupt and interfere in the matters related to the affairs of the Hill areas of Manipur, said the memorandum.
It has to be reiterated that tribal village chiefs are the absolute owner-in-possession of the village Land. There is no portion of any land, Forest-Land or Waste Land, Wild Life Sanctuaries, Protected Sites, belonging to the state Government or the forest department within the above stated scheduled Hill areas of Manipur. The Villages Ningthou (Chief) are the absolute Land owner-in-possession of each village and he is the sole authority within its land.
That, it is relevant to state that even the British or the maharajah of Manipur Kingdom did not interfere with the ownership-in possession of the said Village Land. The Manipur Gazette pertaining to forest department, Art & Culture Department, Wild Life Sanctuaries Protection department, tantamount and illegally interference to the peaceful coexistence of the Tribal peoples and caused Physical and Mental Trauma by exploiting their land rights.
That after Manipur State became part of Indian state (on 15/10/1949) the only known declaration by the concern authority of the State which is yet to be finalized regarding ‘Protected Land’ is by virtue of a notification dated 02/02/1962 issued by the secretary (R & M) Manipur Administration subjecting to the condition that the declaration shall not abridge or affect any existing rights of individuals or communities in the said Land. Thereafter, there was no any follow-up action, like, enquiry, till date as required under the relevant provisions of the Indian forest act, 1927. The said Notification is also Gazette notified.
It is to state that by violating the tribal land rights it would be a gross violation and abused of Section 4, 5, 6 of Chapter II of Reserved Forest, and Section 29(3) Chapter IV of Protected Forest, of Indian Forest Act, 1927, Section 4-6, of The Manipur Ancient and Historical Monuments and archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1976, Section 18-26 of The wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, Chapter IV (Protected Areas) Sanctuaries, read with Section 3-8 of the Manipur Hill Areas (House Tax) Act, 1966, Forest Rights Act, 2006, Section 25 of Limitation Act,1963, Section 3(f)(g) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 141 & 420 & 423 of IPC, Section 72 & Section 94 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 60 – 64 of the Manipur State Hill Peoples (Administration) Regulation Act, 1947, Article 13(1)(2)(3), Article 19, Article 31/300 A, Article 371C, Article 366(22), Article 342 of Indian Constitution.
The sinister act of the State Government initiating a process for the tribal village chiefs to produce legal documents before the officials of the forest department to stake claim of their rights for settlement within the protected forest is clearly an act of delusion and in the guise of grabbing the tribal land. It may be known that the existence or the recognition of villages, whether new or old, are done with the cognition of the Government since the British era. Hence, terming legally established and recognized villages as encroaches is unacceptable, illegal, unconstitutional and should stop and nullify immediately in the interest of Justice, argued the memorandum.
Further, the matter pertaining to Reserved Forest, Protected Forest, Protected Sites, Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Extension of Manipur Land Revenue in Hill areas is lying pending in different Civil Courts, and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes whereas, there is no final judgment till date. The state Government should leave this matter to the judgment of civil courts and NCST verdict.
In view of the above cited paragraphs, as enshrined by the special Provision of Indian Constitution under article 371C, the Governor of Manipur, and the Hill Area Committee, Manipur, may intervene to take necessary action as deemed fit, including assurance of direction to the Government of Manipur for the cause of Justice and humanity.
To quash all the Manipur Gazette Notification & Orders of Forest Department, Art & Culture Department, Wild Life Protection Department, over the Manipur Gazette pertaining to the scheduled Areas ( Hill District of Manipur).
To withdraw all the Show Cause Notice, issued illegally and unconstitutionally by the Forest Department, within the scheduled Hill areas District of Manipur, since the scheduled Hill areas of Manipur are clearly specified in the (i) Manipur Gazette No. 10-E-3, Imphal, Friday,May 25, 1951, (ii) Manipur Gazette No. No. 31-E-14, Imphal, Thursday, August, 16, 1956, (iii) Manipur Gazette No. 64-E-47. Imphal, Friday, July 28, 1961, (iv) Manipur Gazette No. 252 E-208, Imphal, Monday, February 5, 1962 (v) Manipur Gazette No. 111(A) Imphal, Monday, September 8, 1975, (vi) Manipur Gazette No. 155, Imphal, Wednesday, November 12, 1975, (vii) and many others recognized and orders by Concern Deputy Commissioner, Sub-Divisional Officer, Sub-Divisional Collector, etc.
To provide compensation immediately for all the Houses destroyed by the Forest Department and Police Department, Government of Manipur and recover all the losses resulted by the destruction of Houses in the scheduled Hill Areas District of Manipur and carry out resettlement at their present place.
To empower the Hill area committee (HAC) in all the Administrative, Legislative, Executive, Finance, Judiciary affairs of the Hill Areas of Manipur. As such, there is a serious threat to our Land rights and livelihood of minority Tribal groups.
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of Forest Force, DFOs, RFOs, of all ranges, Government of Manipur, Should furnished with a valid documents to proof the process of initiating the constitution of all the Reserved Forest, under section 4-6 of Chapter II of Reserved Forest, section 29(3) of Chapter IV of Protected Forest, of Indian Forest Act, 1927 read with Section 3-8 of the Manipur Hill Areas (House Tax) Act, 1966, Section 25 of Limitation Act, 1963, Section 3(f)(g) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 141 & 420 & 423 of IPC, Section 72 & Section 94 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 60–64 of the Manipur State Hill Peoples (Administration) Regulation Act, 1947, Article 13(1)(2)(3), Article 19, Article 31/300A, Article 371C of Indian Constitution, Section 41 of RFCTLARR Act, 2013,CHAPTER V-Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award.
The Art & Culture Department, Government of Manipur, should furnished with a valid documents to proof the process of initiating the constitution of Protected Sites under Section 4-6 of the Manipur Ancient and Historical Monuments and archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1976, and Section 60 – 64 of the Manipur State Hill Peoples (Administration) Regulation Act, 1947, Section 3-8 of the Manipur Hill Areas (House Tax) Act, 1966, read with Forest Rights Act, 2006, Section 25 of Limitation Act,1963, Section 3(f)(g) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 141 & 420 & 423 of IPC, Section 72 & Section 94 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Article 13(1)(2)(3), 19(5), 31/300 A, 371C, 366(22), 342 of Indian Constitution, Section 41 of RFCTLARR Act, 2013,CHAPTER V-Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award.
The Wild Life Sanctuaries & National Parks department, Government of Manipur, should furnished with valid documents proof, the process of initiating the constitution of Wild Life Sanctuaries in Scheduled Hill areas of Manipur under Section 18-26 of the wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, Chapter IV (Protected Areas) Sanctuaries, and Section 60 – 64 of the Manipur State Hill Peoples (Administration) Regulation Act, 1947, Section 3-8 of the Manipur Hill Areas(House Tax) Act, 1966, read with Forest Rights Act, 2006, Section 25 of Limitation Act,1963, Section 3(f)(g) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 141 & 420 & 423 of IPC, Section 72 & Section 94 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Article 13(1)(2)(3), Article 19, Article 31/300 A, Article 371C, 366(22), Article 342 of Indian Constitution, Section 41 of RFCTLARR Act, 2013,CHAPTER V-Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award.
To stop Land survey undertaken and attempted by Forest Department, Revenue Department, Art & Culture Department, Wild Life Sanctuary and National Park, Government of Manipur in Tribal Villages of Schedule Hill Areas of Manipur, since the Hill Matter is the subject of Hill Area Committee under the provision of Indian Constitution 371 C. The Hill areas recognized villages are clearly specified in the Manipur Gazette Notification and orders in different years. Survey other than executed jointly with NCST (Delhi), HAC, Local Chief, Local Tribal CSOs would not be trustworthy and should not be permitted in the Scheduled Hill Area.
The Revenue Department, Government of Manipur should furnished with valid documents proof, the process of initiating the extension of Manipur Land Revenue and Land reforms act, 1960, in the scheduled Hill areas by complying section 2 and Section 158 special provision for the protection of Tribal Hill Areas of Manipur, and Section 60 – 64 of the Manipur State Hill Peoples (Administration) Regulation Act, 1947, Section 3-8 of the Manipur Hill Areas(House Tax) Act, 1966, read with Section 25 of Limitation Act,1963, Section 3(f)(g) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 141 & 420 & 423 of IPC, Section 72 & Section 94 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Article 13(1)(2)(3), Article 19, Article 31/300 A, Article 371C, 366(22), Article 342 of Indian Constitution, Section 41 of RFCTLARR Act, 2013, CHAPTER V-Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award.
To Transfer all Hill Areas Land Records within valley district administration to the Scheduled Hill Areas of Manipur. An illegal possession of Hill land records is in violation of section 2 and section 158 of MLR & LR Act, 1960, Section 60 – 64 of the Manipur State Hill Peoples (Administration) Regulation Act, 1947, Section 3-8 of the Manipur Hill Areas (House Tax) Act, 1966, and against the concern Scheduled Hill area District Administration as declared by the chief Commissioner, Manipur.
To quashed or nullified all the allotment/Jamabandis/Pattas issued by the SDO/SDC Imphal East, Imphal, Thoubal, Kakching, Bishnupur and Jiribam Sub-Division, wherever MLR & LR Act, 1960 has been extended against the Scheduled Hill Areas District of Manipur, without the Knowledge and consent of local Village Chiefs, concern member of District Council Constituency and approval of Concern Deputy Commissioner (Hills). The encroachment of the scheduled Hill Tribal Villages Land of Manipur, since the inception or implementation of the Act should be quashed at once.
SDO/SDC Imphal East Sub-Division, Imphal West Sub-Division, Thoubal Sub-Division, Bishnupur Sub-Division, should furnished with valid Documents to proof the process of initiating for issuing allotment, pattas, jamabandis against the Scheduled Hill Area District of Manipur, complying section 2 and section 158 of MLR & LR Act, 1960, Section 60-64 of Manipur State Hill Peoples Administration Regulation, 1947, Section 3-8 of the Manipur Hill Areas (House Tax) Act, 1966, read with Section 25 of Limitation Act 1963, Section 3(f)(g) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 141 & 420 & 423, of IPC, Section 72 & Section 94 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Article 13(1)(2)(3), Article 19, Article 31/300A, Article 371C, Article 366(22), Article 342, of Indian Constitution, Section 41 of RFCTLARR Act, 2013,CHAPTER V-Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award.
To stop coercive and inconsistent rules-tactics to encroach the Tribal Hill Villages of Scheduled Hill areas in the Garb of Revenue Policy, Reserve Forest, Protected Forest, Manipur Ancient and historical Monuments and archaeological Sites and remains act, 1976, through Valley District administration by some individuals or officials of Valley District Administration.
To stop hiring Police/valley or local based CSOs and miscreants to forcefully enter in tribal Hill villages of Scheduled Hill Areas to threaten and intimidate the local tribal populace in the Garb of Revenue Policy, Reserve Forest, Land Acquisition act, etc. and disturbed the peaceful environment of Tribal Villages in the Scheduled Hill Areas of Manipur.
To stop enquiring or investigation of bonafied citizens of India, who are legally permitted to reside or settled in any-part of the Country, irrespective of their Domicile. The act itself is a gross violation of Freedom of Residence which is enshrined in Article 19(1)(e) of the Indian Constitution, said the memorandum.