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Tripura tribal laws to be codified
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- The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) has moved resolutions to codify the customary laws of three tribal clans
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- The council introduced separate bills to adopt the law of the Mizo, the Kaipeng and the Malsom communities to redress their long-standing demands.
- Several clans have been approaching the TTAADC to codify their respective customary law.
- About TTAADC:
(1) It is an Autonomous district council of the Tipraland administering the Tripuri-dominated areas of Tripura.
(2) Its council and assembly are situated in Khumulwng, a town 26 km away from Agartala, the state capital.
(3) The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Act 1979 was passed by the Indian parliament after a series of democratic movements launched by the Indigenous people of Tripura, under the provision of 6th schedule of the constitution.
Sources
The Hindu