New Delhi, March 14 -- The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea by the Mizo Chief Council claiming absolute ownership of land in the erstwhile Lushai Hills (modern-day Mizoram) and seeking enhanced compensation, settling a decade-old legal dispute over land acquired by the State under a 1954 law. Drawing curtains on the tussle over the land which effectively encompasses the entire state, the court held that the Mizo council are not the owners of the land as they failed to provide any conclusive proof in support of their claim. The council approached the top court with a writ petition in 2014, challenging the validity of the Assam Lushai Hills District (Acquisition of Chief's Rights) Act, 1954 and a subsequent notification of March 23, 19...