After the partition of India in 1947, the issue of delimiting the borders between India and Pakistan went to the Indian Supreme Court to resolve this issue. The Court ruled that an amendment to the Constitution was necessary to transfer the country. (Manish, Land Boundary Agreements and the Constitution – I: The Bangladesh Land Swap, INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND PHILOSOPHY (15 May 2015, 16:37 p.m.) The Ninth Amendment to the Indian Constitution on the Delimitation of the Boundaries of the Territory of Pakistan was based on the 1959 opinion of the Indian Supreme Court. (The Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960 (11 January 1960), INDIA CODE.) Popular belief suggests that chhits/enclaves – or, in other words, fragments of land – were created when the Maharaja of Cooch Behar and the Foujdar of Rangpur delineated the villages of the other by playing chess. The prevailing perception that the center has responded to their needs by making LBA a reality – and that is why it is now the sole responsibility of the state to address all matters of the enclave and the campers – remains a delicate subject. . . .
