SHILLONG, OCT 31: Members of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) suggested that the executive committee (EC) should seek the intervention of the high court on the “Land Bill” of the council which was rejected twice by the state government.
“The council should seek the intervention of the Court on the matter relating to the delay of the State government to give its nod to the land bill passed by Council,” Nongthymmai MDC Latiplang Kharkongor said during the winter session of the council Thursday.
Kharkongor was participating in the discussion on the motion on ‘Provision provided in para 3 of the sixth scheduled and why the District Council has no power of register the property (movable and immovable) except issuing of NOC” moved by KHNAM MDC from Jaiaw Adilbert Nongrum.
“We urgently need to implement the land bill which was already passed by this house more than one year now so as to ensure that the district council has an upper hand on the land as empowered by the sixth schedule of the Constitution,” he said.
On the failure of the KHADC to get the approval of the state government on the bill, he said, “It is time to let the Court intervene and interpret the bill of the council.”
According to him, most of the acts legislated by state government are nothing but to take away the powers of the district council.
Replying to the motion, executive member (EM) in-charge informed Land Bill passed by the KHADC was rejected by the Governor and was also later sent back by District Council Affairs department citing that there is a problem in the definition of the bill which needs to be modified.
“The executive committee will sit again to examine the bill to ensure that the state government will be convince when we submit it again,” he said adding “We hope to implement the bill as soon as it get the approval from the government.”
Stating that the sixth schedule has empower the district council the rights over the tribal lands in the area, the EM however pointed that due to the para 12 (a), it has been a great advantage to the state government.
Informing that the Centre has invited the council for its views on the proposed amendment of the sixth scheduled, he said the council has decided to submit their views and suggestions to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the need to cancel and do away with the para 12 (a) from the sixth schedule. – By Our Reporter
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