these transaction had been carried out in accordance with the provisions of Section 187(1) of the Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960. The answer must be in the negative inasmuch as the society as registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 by any stretch of interpretation cannot be treated firstly as individual or collectively as tribal. The entities which are exempted under Section 187 of the TLR & LR Act are clearly stipulated. Barring those entities, none else can be permitted to engage themselves in transfer of land from a tribal person by the soute. Even coming in the possession after 01.01.1969 over the land belonging to a tribal person by a nontribal person or entities shall be grossly illegal. By way of 6th Amendment Act in the TLR & LR Act, 1960 has been made a punishable offence, subject to the notification. In view of this observation, the contention as raised by Mr. K.N. Bhattacharjee, learned senior counsel are reflected in the question No.2 above, shall fall through inasmuch as the “society” in terms of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 holds their movable or immovable property if not in the name of trustees but in the name of the board of governments the governing body, in terms of their own memorandum of association and by laws. No individual is permitted to hold any property by the name of the society. Therefore the said contention is rejected. As regards the final question that whether those orders dated 07.06.2011 passed by the District Collector, West Tripura, Agartala in Revenue Case
