State Act
Section 4. Power to take possession of requisitioned land.
The Nagaland Land(Requisition & Acquisation) Act, 1965
Power to take possession of requisitioned land.- 4. (1) Where any land has been requisitioned under section 3, the State Government or the person authorized in this behalf by the State Government may, by order in writing direct the owner, the tenant or any other person who may be in possession of land whether at the time of requisition or at any time thereafter before the land is released from requisition under section 8 to surrender or deliver possession thereof to the Collector or any other person duly authorized by him in this behalf within such days of the service of the orders as may be specified therein. (2) If any person refuses or fails to comply with an order made under sub-section (1), the State Government or the person authorized in this behalf, in addition to any other provisions in this Act, may take possession fo the land and may, for the purpose, use such force as may be necessary. (3) An order under sub-section (1) shall be served in the prescribed manner on the owner of the land and where the order relates to land in occupation of a tenant or any other person also on such tenant or occupant. (4) If after service of the notice on the owner, tenant or the occupant, any person other than the person on whom the notice is served enters into possession of land, nothing in this sub-section shall be construed as requiring fresh notice on such person and such person shall deliver possession to Collector or any other person duly authorized by him in this behalf, on the date previously notified, notwithstanding that no fresh notice has been served on him. (5) If it is found that the person entering into unauthorized possession of the land under sub-section (4) has raised any crop or erected any building or other construction on the land, the Collector or any other person duly authorized by him in this behalf shall have the power to confiscate or destroy the crop so raised or the building or other construction so erected by such person and such person shall not be entitled to any compensation for any loss or damage so done.