Jagmohan Singh Negi, chairman of Uttarakhand law and Delimitation Commission, held a meeting with the department officers at the Vidhan Sabha auditorium where the need to amend the old and irrelevant laws was stressed.
Negi said that there are several laws running in the State which have been reduced to irreverence. They have turned burden on the common people and it is time to amend them to make them relevant, he said.
He said that apart from advocates, people’s opinion would be taken on the matter with stress to be laid on those related to lands.
A draft has been prepared to amend the Zamindiri Abolition and land Reforms Act 1950 which will be sent to the Chief Minister for his approval, Negi said.
It was decided that a meeting of state law and delimitation commission would be held in each district, seeking suggestion on the matter.
A proposal will be sent to the State Government to repel old and irreverent laws, he added. He sounded worried over increasing unemployment and migration of people from hills to plains for their livelihood. The member secretary was directed to submit a plan for checking migrations and on its submission, it would be presented before the State Government.
Others present on the occasion were commission’s vice- presidents Ramesh Kapri and Dinesh Tiwari aside from the commission members Ram Singh Basera, Sudheer Tyagi, VP Kotnala, Surendra Pundir and Dinesh Tyagi. The member secretary Bharat Bhushan Pandey was also present.