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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER
Union Of India – Appellant
Versus
H. Chingtick Konyak S/o Late. Hamje Konyak – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER, J.
1. This is an appeal against the Impugned Judgment order and decree dated 20.11.2018 passed by the learned District Judge Mon in Civil suit No 01/2013. The appellants in the present case are the Director General of Assam Rifle (North), Inspector General of Assam Rifles (North)represented by the Commandant 35 Assam Rifle, Mon Nagaland.
2. The facts leading to the filing of this appeal according to the appellant is that, in the year 1960 the then 13 Assam Rifles were stationed at Mon, and since, there was no adequate land and infrastructure to accommodate the 13 Assam Rifles, the Assam Rifles had approached the State Government to allocate adequate land for setting up their headquarters at Mon District. On the basis of this request the State Government had approached the Kongan Village for allotment of land to the Assam Rifles.
3. The Kongan Village agreed to give 50 acres of land to the Assam Rifles and accordingly, an agreement dated 19.11.1960 was duly entered into between the Kongan Village, the State government and the Assam Rifles for acquisition of 50 acres of land. An agreement was executed between the Kongan Village and the Assam Rifles on 27
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