Kohima: The Kuda Village Council is cracking down on land deals. Owners must now secure council consent before selling, gifting, exchanging, or leasing any property. This applies to all immovable assets within the village jurisdiction. Property owners seeking loans must also register mortgages with the council. Failure to do so puts both parties at risk.
The council relies on Section 15(g) of the Nagaland Village and Tribal Councils Act, 1978. This law dictates that no land transfer moves forward without official approval and a written record. Furthermore, Notification No. LR/2-118/76 from November 21, 1979, and Section 2(2) of the Nagaland Land and Revenue Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1978, mandate that land transfers involve only indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland.
The council alerted the Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur about rising fraud. Scammers currently mortgage properties to multiple parties or sell the same plot to different buyers. The council aims to stop this cheating. "The registration of charges over properties would help prevent fraudulent transactions and protect innocent individuals from being cheated," the council stated. There is no fee for these administrative services. Kuda Village, which was once known as Nagarjan, dates back to 1941.
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