Tweet Share Share Share Share Share

September 17, 2017
hnaruakMinistry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) hmalakna PMKVY (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana) hnuaiah Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) chuan Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Regional Campus, Aizawl nen tangkawpin November ni 28 – December ni 20, 2017 chhungin short-term basic course a buatsaih dawn a. He course-ah hian Digital Cinematography, Acting, Screenplay Writing leh Fiction Writing (for TV) te a tel ang.
PMKVY hian a tum ber chu film siam leh lemchan lam a tui mi ten film industry an luhchilh tak tak theihna tura thiamna pawimawh tak tak a thuam a, eizawnna tha an neih theih nan a hmalak a ni a. He ni 20 chhung awh tur course buatsaih turah hian participant 24 chin an tel thei ang.
Ngaihven duhte tan heng a hnuai a mite hi biak theih an ni:
1. Pu LR Sailo, Regional Director, IIMC North East Campus, Aizawl Phone: 9436142605 E-mail: Sailolr@gmail.com
2. Pu Sudarshan Borpatra Gohain, Assistant Professor, IIMC North East Campus, Aizawl Phone: 9436366436 E-mail: sudarshan.borpatragohain@gmail.com
3. Dr. C. Lalmuansangkimi, Assistant Professor, IIMC North East Campus, Aizawl Phone: 9436365651 E-mail: clalmuansangkimi@gmail.com
Source: dipr
Read more »
Tweet Share Share Share Share Share

September 17, 2017
Written by - Maveni Khiangte

Mizo Tlangval chhuanawm Major Tv. Jonathan Hmar hi 8th Assam Regiment a permanent posting a ni a, tunah Belgaum, Karnataka hmunah Commando training na hmunpui berah Senior instructor in a awm mek.
Training a pe lai International channel lian ber ah September 23 leh 30, chuan, 7 leh 14 October, 2017 zan dar 9 hian Discovery Channel ah Major Tv. Jonathan Hmar hian Elite Commando te training a pekna Breaking Point chu an ti chhuak dawn a ni.
Major Tv. Jonathan hi Merciless and Most hardened instructor tia hriat lar ani a. He training hi ni 35 chhung chiah neih thin ani a, trainee te hi 24hrs chhungin mutna hun an neih tam berah darkar 2 chiah an pe thin a ni.An rim hle tihna nih chu.
Breaking Point video in a tarlan tum ber chu Officer pakhatin royalty a hmuh hnu a harsatna leh tawrhna kal tlanga an hote tha thara cho na (challenge) pek dan tur a, fuihtu ni thei tura inzirtirna ani deuh ber.
Major Tv. Jonathan Hmar hi Rev. Lienhnun Hmar, Rengkai, Churachandpur fapa a ni a. October 11, 2017 hian Rengkai ICI biakin ah, Nl. Esther Songate d/o Rev. Dr. JL Songate nen kohhran dan thianghlimin an innei dawn nghe nghe a ni.
Read more »
Tweet Share Share Share Share Share

September 17, 2017
Image result for lalduhawma
Lalduhoma
Han sawi ve ka duh chu - Zoram Peoples’ Movement kan din chhan hi a ni a. Chumi tifiahtu atan chuan, inthlan laia mipuite rilru sukthlek dan (Voting Behaviour) han sawi phawt ila.

1998 inthlanah khan, Sorkarna Term 2 hmang mek Congress Party chu hneh taka paihthlak a ni a, “Enga” hmang zing atang phei chuan Saitual Bial atangin Pu Lalzirliana chauh a tling a nih kha.
MNF chuan Term 2 an han hman hnu chuan kan kham thawkhat hle a ni ang, 2008 inthlanah chuan MLA 3 chauh neiin kan paihthla ve leh ta a. “Uiin a luak hnu a ei leh” tih ang maiin, MNF thlak nan chuan kan paih tawh hnu Congress bawk chu kan chhar leh ta a, tunah a term 2-na an hmang mek a ni.
Mipuiten sorkar thlak an duh hun a lo thlen tawh hi chuan, sorkar dinglai, sum leh mipui ngah ber pawh an inveng zo ngai lo, an tla tho tho thin. Sorkar paih chu kan thiam khawp mai.
Amaherawh chu, inthlan boruakin min han chim hian, sorkar atana kan duh ni lovin, sorkar tura kan rin lam hi kan pawng bawh huk zel a, enge kan vote chhuah dawn tih lam hi mipui tam ber ngaihtuahna hian a thleng pha lo thin a. Chuvangin, a ngai leh ngai kan lehburh ta reng mai a ni. Hruaitu ngaiten an kal dan ngaia kum 30 chuang min hruai tak avangin, kan ramah hian danglamna (Change) hi a thleng thei lo a ni.
Nakum 2018 inthlan lo awm turah hian, Congress hi chu mipui mimir hian thlak a hun kan ti tawh niin a lang a, a thlaktu tur lamah kan la buai rih mai a ni. Mipuite hi kal ngaihna hre lovin kawng peng thuamah kan ding hmur mai niin a lang. Ui ang maiin kan luak hnu kan ei leh dawn nge dawn lo tih hi tuna Zoram Agenda chu a ni.
Sorkar dinglai paih a, kan hnawl tawh hnu bawk kan sorkartir tawh loh nan, sorkar thlakna tlak ni turin Zoram Peoples’ Movement hi kan din ta a ni. Party mal sorkar ni tawh lovin, mipui sorkar, kalphung thara rorel tur din turin, thingtang tawn khawm angin kan intel khawm ta a ni.
Mizote hi Val Upate kaihhruaina hnuaia awm thin kan ni a. Val Upate thu chu thutawp a ni a, appeal-na a awm tawh lo. Lal leh upate pawhin an thu chu an zah thin. Chutiang bawk chuan ZPM sorkar chu Val Upa Council uapna hnuaiah awmin, kan hnam nun tuai thar leh kan tum a ni. Inthlannaa kan rilru sukthlek dan (Voting behaviour) leh kan thil ngaihhlut zawng (Value system) siam that kan tum a ni.
Sorkar paihthla theitu leh sorkar thar siam theitu chu mipuite kan ni a. Buh chi thehtu chuan thahnemngai takin theh mahse, pialtlep lei pan emaw, hnim hlingnei zingah emaw a tlak chuan a puitling thei lo. Tuna kan ram dinhmunah hi chuan, buh chi thehtu (hruaitute) aiin a tlakna leilung (mipuite) kutah kan ram hi a awm a ni. Mipuite tawiawmna pawh tih tak zetin kan ngen nghal a ni.
A tawp berah chuan, ZNP a kan thawhpui, kan Sub.Headquarters te, kan District te, kan Block leh Unit a hruaitute leh kan Member zawng zawngte hnenah lawmthu ka sawi a. “I chakna ni lovin, i thiltihtheihna ni hek lovin, Ka thlarau zawkin le” tiha innghat zui zelin, tun hun zela kan kawng zawh mek hi Pathian min hruaina leh kan tawngtai chhannaah pawm ngamin, he thawhhona hi a lo hlawhtlin a, kan ramah khua a lo var theih nan, phur taka hma lo la theuh turin ka ngen a che u.
*Ka lawm e.*
Read more »
Tweet Share Share Share Share Share

September 17, 2017
MZI Logo
MZI General Headquarters chuan tunhnaiah kan zaithiam ţhenkhatte hming hmanga dawt thu phuahchawp bawlhhlawh tak tak thehdarh a ni hi pawi a tiin a la thutak hle a. A bik takin, _'Sex hman dawna hriat tur'_ tih thu, kan gospel singer pakhat ziah ni awm taka a hming chiang taka ziak langa thehdarh a ni hi pawi kan tiin kan duhlo hle a. He thu ziaktu anga an sawi _Rosy K.Remsangpuii_ hi *a ziaktu a nilo* tih hi mipuite kan hriattir bawk a ni.

Dawt thu phuahchawp hmanga mi hming ti-hliau thei leh mi thinlung hliam thei thil hi kan zaithiamte chungah thleng nawn tawhlo se kan duh a. Post lo hmu(dawng) te pawhin lo thehdarh lo tur leh lo delete vek turin kan ngen che u a ni.
Kan zaithiamte hian thianghlim taka inkah-fiamna ang hi chu nâ deuh thleng pawhin an dawngsawng thiam em em a. Amaherawhchu, chutiang fiamthu nilo, mipuiin kan zaithiamte an hmuh khawloh phah theihna tur dawt ngialngan lutuk leh thu bawlhhlawh ang chi hi chu kan zaithiamte hming tih-hliau nana siam tawhlo turin kan inngen nghal a ni.
Kan zaithiamte thlavang hauhna kan siam rualin kan zaithiamte leh rimawi kaihhnawiha inhmangte hmasawnna tur kawngah min thawhpui zel turin Mizo mipuite kan sawm nghal bawk a ni e.
______________________________
MZI GENERAL HEADQUARTERS.
Read more »
Tweet Share Share Share Share Share

September 17, 2017
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE RULES
AIJAL, the 7th 1953
Mizoram Law Department

No. DLAC. 14/53 - In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 4 of the six schedule to the Constitution of India the Lushai Hills District council with the previous approval of the Governor of Assam, is pleased to mark the following Rules, namely - The Lushai Hills Autonomous District (Administration of Justice) Rules 1953.
 
Chapter – I
PRELIMINARY
1. (1) These Rules may be called the Lushai Hills Autonomous District (Administration of Justice) Rules 1953.
(2) These Rules shall apply to the whole of the Lushai Hills Autonomous District excluding the Pawi-Lakher Autonomous Region constituted under Government Notification NO. TAD/R/10/50, dated 31st July, 1951, or any other region that may hereafter be constituted an Autonomous region under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1 of the sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
(3) They shall come into force on such date as may be notified by District Council in the Gazette, but the Courts Constituted under these rules shall commence functioning from such date as the Executive Committee by notification in the Gazette, appoint in this behalf, here-in-after referred on “the appointed day”
2. (1) In these Rules, unless there is anything repugnant or the context otherwise requires :
(a) “Autonomous district”means a tribal area deemed as such under paragraph 1 (1) of the sixth Schedule to the constitution of India, and the term “district” shall be constructed accordingly.
(b) “Constitution”means the Constitution of India.
(c) “District Council” means the District Council of the Lushai Hills Autonomous, district constituted under the provisions of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution and in accordance with the Assam Autonomous Districts (Constitution of District Councils) Rules, 1951.
(d) “Gazette” means the Assam Gazette;
(e) “Executive Committee”means the Executive Committee of the Lushai Hills District Council constituted under the Assam Autonomous Districts (Constitution of District Councils) Rules, 1951, and terms ‘Chief Executive Member’ and ‘Member of the Executive Committee’ shall be constructed accordingly;
(f) “Governor” means the Governor of Assam.
(g) “High Court” means the High Court of Assam;
(h) “Scheduled tribe or tribes” means such tribe or tribes as are specified by the President of India under article 342 (1) of the constitution as modified by law made by Parliament from time to time in so far as the specification pertains to the autonomous district of Assam;
(i) “Village”means an area declared as such by the District Court.
(j) “Village Council” means a Village Council constituted for a village under rule 4.
Note-Any expressions not defined in these rules by occuring therein, shall be deemed to have the same meanings in which they are used in the Constitution, or in the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, or the Code Civil Procedure, 1908, as the case may be, in so far as they are consistent with the circumstances of the particular case or cases.
3. Except where the context otherwise requires, the General Clauses Act, 1897 and the Assam General Clauses Act 1915, shall apply for the interpretating of these rules, as they apply for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament of the Legislature of the State of Assam, as the case may be.
Chapter – II
CONSTITUTION OF VILLAGE COUNCILS
4. (1) There shall be a Village Council for each village within the jurisdiction of the District Council to be composed in the manner here-in-after provided in sub-rule (2) of this rule.
(2) Each Village council shall be composed of five to eleven members of whom one third or nearest shall be nominated by the Executive committee and the rest elected by the adult members of the village.
Provided that in case the election of members to constitute a Village Council or Councils under this sub-rule cannot be held due to any reason considered unavoidable by the Executive Committee but the circumstances demand the immediate constitution of such Village Council or Councils, the Executive committee may also nominate the remaining number of members of such Council or Councils and the numbers so nominated shall hold office for a period not exceeding one year from the date of the first meeting of the Council or Councils.
(3) The District Council shall decide as to how many members shall constitute the Village Council in respect of each Village subject to the provisions of sub-rule (2).
(4) There shall be a President and a Vice-President of each Village Council. The President and the Vice-President shall be elected by the members of the village council from amongst themselves by a majority of votes.
(5) If the office of a President of a Village Council has fallen vacant owing to death or resignation, the District Council shall take adequate steps to fill up the said vacancy as soon as possible.
(6) Every Village Council or court shall have a life of 3(three) years from the date of its first meeting unless dissolved earlier by the District Council.
(7) For the purpose of this rule, the District Council shall publish in the Gazette a list of Villages within its jurisdiction.
Chapter – III
CONSTITUTION OF COURTS
5. There shall be three classes of Courts, as specified below in the areas within the Lushai Hills autonomous district, to be constituted by the District Council for the trail of suits and cases between the parties all of whom belong to scheduled Tribe or Tribes within such areas, other than suits and cases to which the provisions of sub-para (1) of para 5 of the sixth Schedule to the Constitution apply
(i) Village Courts
(ii) Sub-ordinate District Council Courts.
(iii) District Council Court.
I. VILLAGE COURTS
6. (1) The Village Council for each Village or a smaller body consisting of not less than three members of the Council as elected by the Council in this behalf shall sit as the Village Court; provided that where the Village Council sits itself as a Court, the quorum to constitute a Court shall be three members or half of the total number of members of such Council, whichever is greater.
Provided further that until such time a Village Court or Courts is or are constituted under this Rule, the Headman of a Village either recognised or appointed as such by the District Council, shall exercise the powers of a Village Court under these Rules.
(2) The jurisdiction of a Village Court shall extend to the hearing and trial of suits and cases
arising within the territorial limits of the village.
II. SUB-ORDINATE DISTRICT COUNCIL COURTS
7. (1) There shall be one Sub-ordinate District Council Court at Aijal and another at Lunglei. Each Court shall be presided over by a Judicial Officer to be designated as Magistrate to be appointed by the Executive Committee with the approval of the Governor, and such Judicial Officer shall also act as a recorder of the Court.
Provided that the Chief Executive Member or a Member of the Executive Committee or any Member of the District Council shall not be entitled to hold office as Judicial Officer.
(2) The jurisdiction of the Courts at Aijal and Lunglei shall extend to the hearing and trial of suits and cases arising respectively within the Aijal and Lunglei Sub-divisions excluding the Pawi Lakher Region.
(3) The Executive Committee of the District Council shall provide each Subordinate District Council Court with such clerical staff as may be required to enable the Court to keep all necessary records and registers and to issue summons in the name of the Court.
8. Not withstanding anything contained in rule 7, the District Council may Constitute by order notified in the Gazette one or more Additional Sub-Ordinate District Council Court or Courts presided over by a Judicial Officer to be designated as Additional Magistrate and to be appointed by the
Executive Committee with the approval of the Governor, within the Jurisdiction of a Sub-Ordinate District Council Court. The Additional Magistrate shall also act as Recorder of the Court he presides over :
Provided that the Chief Executive Member or a Member of the Executive Committee or any members of the District Council shall not be entitled to hold office as such judicial Officer.
9. The conditions of service of Judicial Officer of a sub-ordinate District Council or an Additional Sub-Ordinate District Council Court, and the staff appointed therefore shall be regulated by the rules or orders made or issued as the case may be under rule 15 of the Assam Autonomous District
(Constitution of District Councils) Rules, 1951.
III. DISTRICT COUNCIL COURT
10. (1) There shall be one District Council Court for the Lushai Hills Autonomous District which shall be called the Lushai Hills District Council Court. The Court shall consist of 3(three) Judicial Officers. One of the Judicial Officer, shall be nominated by the District Council as the President and the Recorder of the Court.
(2) Any two or more Judicial Officer shall sit together as a Bench and the District Council may, by order invest such Bench with any of the powers conferred or Conferable by or under these Rules on a Judicial Officer, and direct it to exercise such powers in such class or classes
of cases as the District Council thinks fit :
Provided that in the case of difference of opinion between the two Judicial Officers sitting together as a Bench the case shall be referred to the third Judicial Officer and the opinion of the majority shall prevail.
11. The District Council shall appoint Judicial Officers of the District Council Court subject to the approval of the Governor.
Provided that the Chief Executive Member or a Member of the Executive Committee or any Member of the District Council shall not be entitled to hold office as Judicial.
12. The District Council Court shall ordinarily sit at Aijal. The Court may sit at such other place or places as may be directed by general or special order by the District Council for the disposal of a particular case or cases or class or classes of cases specified in the order.

13. The Conditions or service of Judicial Officers of the District Council Court shall be regulated by the rules or order made or issued as the case may be under rule 15 of the Assam Autonomous Districts (Constitution of District Councils) Rules 1951.
Chapter - IV
POWERS OF COURTS
I. VILLAGE COURTS
14. A Village Court shall try suits and cases of the following nature in which both the parties belong to a Scheduled tribes resident within its jurisdiction :-
(a) Cases of civil and miscellaneous nature falling within the purview of village or tribal laws and customs.
(b) Criminal cases falling within the purview of tribal laws and customs and offences of petty nature, such as petty theft and pilfering, mischief and trespass of petty nature, simple assault and hurt, affront and affray of whatever kind, drunken or disorderly brawling public nuisance
and simple cases of wrongful restraint :
Provided that the Village Court shall not be competent to try offences in respect of which the punishment of imprisonment is obligatory under the Indian Penal Code.
15. (1) A Village Court shall not be competent to pass a sentence of imprisonment in any criminal case. It shall have power to impose a fine for any offence it is competent to try, which may extend to Rupees Five hundred according to the nature of offence. It may award payment in restitution or compensation to the aggrieved or injured party in accordance with the customary law.
(2) In a Civil case, a Village Court shall have power to award all costs, as also compensation to those against whom unfounded or vexatious suits and cases have been instituted before the Court.
(3) The fines and payments imposed and ordered under sub-rule (1) and (2) may be enforced by distraint of the property of the offender.
16. A Village Court shall have power to order attendance of the accused and the witnesses to be examined in the case and to impose a fine not exceeding Rupees one hundred on any person wilfully failing to attend when so ordered.
17. If any person on whom a fine or any payment has been imposed by a Village Court fails to deposit the amount at once or within such time as the Village Court may allow, the Court shall report the matter to the Chief Executive Member for necessary action to realise the fine or dues in such
manner as it may deem fit unless the accused person gives notice to appeal against such decision.
18. Where a Village Court is of opinion that the sentence it is competent to pass is insufficient in the circumstances of the case it shall without delay refer the case to the competent Court, and the Court shall dispose of the case in accordance with these rulers.
19. Subject to Rule 31. An appeal shall lie to the Sub-Ordinate District Council Court or Additional Sub-Ordinate District Council Court, as the case may be, from a Village Court within the jurisdiction of the Sub-Ordinate District Council Court or Additional Sub-Ordinate District Council Court concerned, against any order or sentence in a criminal case, or against any decision in any other case, provided the appeal is preferred within sixty days of the conviction or sentence or decision of the Village Court excluding the time for getting copies of the order or decision appealed against. The Sub-Ordinate District Council or Additional Sub-Ordinate District Council Court while hearing the appeal may either decide the appeal after perusal of the records of the case or any try the case de-novo.
Read more »
Tweet Share Share Share Share Share

September 17, 2017 1
THE MIZORAM (FOREST) ACT, 1955

1. Short title, extent and commencement -
(1) This Act may be called, the Mizoram (Forest) Act, 1955. (Vide the Mizoram Forest (Amendment) ordinance 1989 and the Mizoram (Forest) Amendment Act, 1990.
(2) It extends to the whole of State of Mizoram except the areas under the jurisdiction of the Chakma, Lai and District Council.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as may be notified by the District Council in the Assam Gazzette herein after refered to as the appointed.
2. Definition –
In this Act, except where it is otherwise expressly provided or the context otherwise requires :-
(1) “Cattle” includes also buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, rams, ewes, sheep, lambs, goats and kids;
(2) “Government Forest Officer” means the forest in the State other than the “Reserved Forest”.
(3) “Government Forest Officer” means any person appointed as such or holding an office by or under the orders of the Government and shall include Forest Guards, Assisttant Foresters, Foresters, Assistant Rangers, Forest Rangers and any other person appointed to discharge the duties and function a Forest Officer under this Act or any rule there under.
(4) “Government Reserved Forest” means any forest constituted as such by or under the orders of the Government of Mizoram..
(5) “State Government” means an the State Government of Mizoram and the term “Chief Minister” and “Council of Ministers” shall be construed accordingly.
(6) “Land at the disposal of the Government” means any land at the disposal of the Mizo District Council as it existed immediately before its dissolution on the 29th day of April, 1972 in respect of which no person has acquired a permanent heritable and transferable right of use and accoupancy under any law for the time being in force or any right created by grant of lease made or continued by or on behalf of the State Government.
(7) “President” means the President of a Village Council appointed under the provisions of the Lushai Hills Autonomous District (Administration of Justice)? Rules, 1953.
(8) “River” includes also streams, canals, creeks and other channels natural or artificials.
(9) “Village Council”means a Village Council constituted under the provisions of the Lushai Hills Autonomous District (Administration of Justice) Rules, 1953.
3. Town Forest Reserve -
(1) The Government by notification in the Mizoram Gazette and by publication in any other manner it deems suitable, constitute any forest which is not a Government Reserved Forest into Town Reserve any may in like manner very or cancel any such notification.
(2) Every such notification shall specify the limits of such Town Forest Reserve or Reserves.
(3) The boundaries of the Town Forest Reserve for Aijal Town shall be as described in Appendix V to this Act.
(4) No trees within a Town Forest Reserve shall be cut, felled, tapped or injured in any manner, without permission in writing, which will be subject to such condition as may be imposed by the State Government or other officer empowered in this behalf.
(5) Any one contravening the provision of this Section shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
4. Power to constitute Village Forest Reserve -
(1) The State Government may by order constituted any forest which is not a reserved forest into Village forest reserve Protected Forest Reserve or Reserves for the benefit of any village community or group of village communities, and may, in like manner, vary or cancel, any such order.
(2) Every such order shall specify the limits of such village Forest Reserve Protected Forest Reserve or Reserves.
(3) The State Government shall send a copy of every such order to each Village Council concerned and may direct the Village Council to announce the contents of the order properly to the Villagers by putting a copy to the Village board and by announcement by the Village Tlangau (official Village order). Every such order made under sub-rule (1) shall be punished in Mizoram Gazette.
5. (1) Three classes of Village Forest Reserves-The Village forest reserves constituted under section 12 may be of three classes, namely –
(a) Village Safety Reserve, that is reserve for the protection against fire from without or reserve constituted in the interest of health and water supply. No one shall utilised for any purpose, any portion of land inside this reserve and no trees shall be cut in this reserve except with the permission of the State Government. The Village Council may dispose of any dead trees in the manner it considers most beneficial for the Village.
(b) Village Supply Reserve, that is reserve for the supply of the needs of the village. Any person resident in the Village may cut trees and bamboos from this reserve for his household needs.
(c) Protected Forest Reserve : That is reserved for Protection of valuable Forest from destruction for the interest of the village communities. No one shall utilise for any purpose any portion of Land inside this protected Forest Reserve and no tree, shall be cut in the Protected Forest Reserve except with the permission of the State Government.
(2) Any person doing anything in contravention of any of the provision of this sectionn shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding Rs. 50/-
(3) The Boundary of the village Forest Reserve being properly demarcated shall be marked by sign posts and stone pillars. The record of the boundaries, stating places where such posts or marks are made shall be kept by the President. A copy signed by the President shall be submitted to the State Government.
6. Power to constitute Government Reserve Forest -
The Government may constitute any land at the disposal of the Government is a Government Reserve Forest in the manner herein after provided.
7. Notification of proposal to constitute a Reserved Forest -
Whenever it is proposed to constitute any land as Govt. Reserve Forest, the State Government shall publish a notification in the Mizoram Gazette, (1) declaring that it is proposed to constitute such a land a reserved forest, and (2) specifying as nearly as possible the situation and limits at such land and (3) inviting claim of rights and objections.
8. Survey of the proposed Government Reserved Forests -
The State Government, as soon as a notification is issued under section 15 shall cause the areas to be surveyed and demarcated by one or more of the Government Forest Officers not below the rank of Forester, shall also acquire into any rights of any person in the area and shall also submit reports to the State Govt. which report shall deal with all points including compensation involved or alternation of the area recommended.
9. Disposal of claims and objections -
All claims of rights on the land all objections against the proposed Government Reserved Forest shall be submitted in writting to the State Government within 120 days from the date of publication of the Notification under section 15.
10. Government Forest Tribunal -
The State Government shall appoint a Government Forest Tribunal who shall decide all claims of right on land all objections against the proposed Reserved Forest. The orders of the Government Forest Tribunal shall be published forhtwith in the Mizoram Gazzette.
11. Appeal -
All appeals against the decision of the Govt. Forest Tribunal shall be submitted to the State Govt. within 30 days of the order issued by the Government Forest Tribunal. The State Government shall review the case as it deems necessary and pass order which shall be final.
12. Nothing contained in section 18 and 19 of this Act shall bar the jurisdiction of a competent Civil Court.
13. Final Notification constituting Govt. Reserved Forest -
The State Govt. shall after disposal of all appeals, publish in the Mizoram Gazzette, the final notification specifying the limit of the Govt. Reserved Forest incorporating therein any changes and modifications made from the preliminary notification under section 15 of this Act and declaring the same to be a Govt. Reserved Forest from the date of fixed by such notification.
14. Right in or over the Govt. Reserved Forests -
No person shall have rights of any nature in or over the land within the area of the Govt. Reserved Forest except those that may have been conceded in the final notification referred to on section.
15. The State Govt. or any other officers empowered in this behalf may permit or grant rights of any nature to an individual or a community for the benifit of a community or communities.
16. Penalties for trespass or damage -
Any person who in a Govt. Reserve Forest :-
(1) trespass or pastures cattles, or permits cattle totrespass or
(2) causes any damage by negligence in felling any tree or cutting or dragging timber: shall be punished with fine which may extent to fifty rupees, or when the damage resulting from his offence amounts to more than twenty five rupees to double the amount of such damage.
17. Acts prohibited -
Any person who in the Govt. Reserve Forest:-
(1) Sets fire or in contravention of any rules made by the State Govt. kindles any fire or leaves any fire burning in such a manner as to a endanger such a forest, or
(2) Kindles, keeps or carries any fire except in such seasons and in such manner as the State Govt. may from time to time notify, or
(3) fells, cuts, girdles, marks, lops, taps or injuries by fire or otherwise any trees or
(4) quarries stones burns lime or charcoal or collects, subject to any manufacturing process or any forest produce, or
(5) clears or breaks up any land for cultivation many other purpose, or
(6) poisons water or in contravention if any rule madde by the State Government, fishes or sets traps or shares shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
18. Penalty for offences committed by persons having rights in the forest -
Whenever fire is caused withfully or by gross negligence in Government Reserved Forest, by any person having rights in such forest or permission to jhum despite the infliction of any punishment under this Act, direct that in such forest, or any specified portion thereof, the exercise of all or any of the right of pasture or to forest produce shall be terminated, or for such period as it think fit be suspended.
19. Dereservation of forest -
Any area constituted as Government Reserved Forest will be preserved only by or under the orders of State Government.
20. Jhuming in Govt. Forest -
The right to jhuming or any shifting cultivation in the unclosed Government Forests is considered subjects to any regulation, rules or orders that may be made or prescribed by a Village Council or any other body granted powers similar to a Village Council by the Government of Mizoram.
21. Distribution of Jhum -
(1) The extent of the area to be allocated for distribution for jhums, under section 13(1) (b) shall be notified by the Village Council in the manner it deem fit and submitted to the Government and the Government may issue any direction in this regard.
(2) Except for any special privilages granted under this Act to any person distribution of jhums to a Village shall rest the Village Council.
(3) No Jhumming shall be permitted within one hundred feet either side of all Government roads, except with the written permission of the Deputy Commissioner in consultation with Chief Minister or the State Government.
22. Opening wet cultivation-
No new cultivation (Leilet) shall be opened in the district except under a pass granted by the State Government on such conditions as it may deem fit to impose. In granting such pass, the State Government shall take into consideration the recommendation of the Village Council.
23. Penalties -
If any person infringed any of the provisions of section 39 and 40 he shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding Rs. 50/-
24. Powers to make rules-
Subject to the approval of the Governor of Mizoram Government may frame rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
25. Repeal -
(1) The Lushai Hills District (Forest) Act, 1953 (Lushai Hills Act No. VI of 1953) is hereby
repealed with effect from the appointed day.
(2) Not withstanding such repeal all action taken, order made or directions given under the provisions of the Lushai Hill District (Forest) Act, 1953 shall be deemed to be taken, made or given under the respective provisions of this Act and subsequent actions. If any, with regard to any action, order or direction shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
Read more »
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

Contact Form

Name

Email *

Message *

TOM © 2026. All Rights Reserved.
Published by Songate G
Powered by Blogger.