Centre says tribal leaders are not ‘necessary’ parties to Great Nicobar forest rights dispute
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https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/centre-says-tribal-leaders-are-not-necessary-parties-to-great-nicobar-forest-rights-dispute/
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The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry has said that Nicobarese leaders seeking to join a petition challenging the settlement of forest rights on Great Nicobar Island are “neither necessary nor proper parties,” in the case, court documents show. The Nicobarese are one of two major tribes affected by the development of the Island, and primary claimants […]
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