Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council recorded a massive victory in the court of law when contempt of court case moved by several aggrieved parties claiming to be the victim of the recently carried out eviction drive at Balijan locality of Bokajan subdivision, Karbi Anglong Autonomous district, was summarily rejected by the court of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak on Wednesday.

The contempt case came up prior to the hearing of the previously listed case no WP7211/2021 at Gauhati High Court; in essence, various petitioners of Balijan Khan Basti alleged that during the eviction operation carried out by the authority of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council on January 30, 2022, Gauhati High Court’s interim order was violated.

The single bench of the Gauhati High Court while taking into account the case as of no- consequence, rejected it instantaneously and listed case no WP 7211/2021 for further hearing on February 9, 2022.

It is pertinent to mention here that, earlier Gauhati High Court passed two interim orders on December 23, 2021, and on January 18, 2022, providing relief to around thirty five petitioners until today and the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council authority also passed several orders with intimation to the court that any construction permanent or temporary located within specifically marked places will not be evicted by the demolition crew.

On January 30, 2022, while carrying out the eviction; the council strictly adhered to the court’s directive in the face of massive provocation of the illegal settlers.    

Accordingly, eviction drive was carried out by the authority of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council in Balijan locality of Bokajan subdivision on last Sunday at variance with the local settlers, that they are covered by the Guwahati High Court’s order against eviction, the situation turned unpleasant in the whole border locality where beside doubtful settlers some Naga community people also resides.

Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council’s Land & Revenue Department earlier announced officially that the whole region is government revenue land and no private holdings are permissible, the occupiers have occupied government land unlawfully and whatever documents they are producing have no legal basis.

The council authority however holds fast to the court’s observation given in response to the appeal of more than thirty four petitioners who have occupied large buildup areas specified by the High Court’s order during the eviction.

The whole eviction operation landed in a vicious state, hundreds of settlers put up a massive confrontation with the council authority, soon the protesters turned aggressive, police personnel, journalists and members of resistance groups received injuries from stone pelting, a police baton and from exploded tear gas shells.            

In order to overcome the situation in a social way representative from Naga Students’ Federation, and Dimapur Students’ Union meet with the Chief Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Tuliram Ronghang yesterday at his official residence at Diphu to discuss the issue where representatives of Karbi student organizations were also present.

The organization leaders appealed for urgent relocation of the affected Naga families, and to seek out an amicable solution, the meeting took place in a congenial atmosphere but the council authority did not go on board with any conclusion regarding the demands of the Naga organizations.  

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