Affidavit filed by Chhattisgarh East West Railway Limited in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2025. The appeal was disposed of by the NGT, April 29, 2019. However, the order was challenged before the Supreme Court (SC). The SC, November 26, 2024 disposed of …
Judgement of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of Nathubha Bhikhubha Parmar & Others Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 29/07/2015 regarding land acquisition by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. in village Moti Khavdi, Jamnagar for their Crude Oil Terminal Station to be established in Jamnagar District, Gujarat.
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Rajendra Shankar Shukla & Others Vs State of Chhattisgarh & Others dated 29/07/2015 regarding the validity of the Town Development Scheme, namely, ‘Kamal Vihar Township Development Scheme No. 4' in Chhattisgarh.
Order of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd Vs Mansing Narottambhai & Others dated 29/07/2015 regarding land acquisition by Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited for mining purpose at village Maljipura, Taluka Jhagadiya, District Bharuch, Gujarat. Original Source
It would take nearly 91 years for the Chhattisgarh water resources department to achieve the ambitious target of irrigating 75 per cent of the gross sown area (GSA) given the pace with which it had been implementing the plan, pointed the report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. …
Residents of Khaniara village lost right to carry out mining in March 2014 Residents of Khaniara village in Dharamsala lost the right last year to carry out slate mining in Dhauladhar hills after the state government failed to deposit about Rs 1.6 crore as Net Present Value (NPV) for 25 …
A new report by Italian researchers shows that the controversial Senhuile project in Senegal is on the verge of collapse. The project, initiated by Italian and Senegalese investors four years ago to produce biofuels, has provoked fierce resistance from affected communities in which six people have died. Its investors claim …
Hyderabad: To acquire private land in Andhra Pradesh the Land Acquisition Act is not needed. “Memorandum of Agreement” with the collector by the owners will do. To this affect AP government issued orders amending the rules of the Land Acquisition Act recently. The government said “the affected persons can come …
The High Court has struck out a petition that sought an order against the eviction of 50 families in Narok County and challenged the conversion of the land they occupied to a wildlife sanctuary. The petitioner, Ditozon Koikai, has in the process suffered double blow after a judge ordered him …
This paper captures the policy processes leading to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Ordinance, 2014. It maps the role and the influence of the three primary stakeholders - Government, industry and landowners - at various stages of the evolution of the …
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Sunday said it would oppose the land acquisition Bill proposed by the Centre during the monsoon session of Parliament beginning from Tuesday. The party said it would also raise the issue of South Korean steel major Posco, which has been asked …
KATHMANDU, JUL 19 - The government is considering setting up a tribunal to fast-track land acquisition and compensation distribution for mega infrastructure projects. Most of the national pride projects and national priority projects, including the Kathmandu-Nijgadh Fast-Track raod, Mid-Hill Highway, 132KV Thankot-Chapagaun-Bhaktapur Tranmission line, Kabeli corridor, Shikta Irrigation Project, are …
The company waited about a decade to acquire land for the proposed 12-million-tonnes-a-year steel plant, owing to opposition from local tribal groups. South Korean steelmaker Posco could scrap plans for a $12-billion project it had agreed to set up in Odisha a decade ago, following a new law that makes …
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre’s response after farmers’ bodies challenged the government’s re-promulgation of the land acquisition ordinance as “a mockery of the Constitution and running the country through ordinances.” The government recently re-promulgated the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement …
PURI:In a major jolt to the State Government, work on its most ambitious tourism project - Shamuka - was stayed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday. The mega tourism project was coming up at Sipasarubali area on the eastern part of the town along Puri beach and Tourism …
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi. Ten big states, most of those ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its alliance partners, on Wednesday sought to unshackle themselves from the logjam over amendments to …
Farmers who had lost their fertile land because of now-shelved mega steel project of Tata Steel in Ganjam district of Odisha held a demonstration at district headquarter town Chatrapur on Wednesday demanding share in the proposed SEZ on the same land. They had got united under the banner of ‘Gopalpur …
It was a government in retreat on Wednesday, as the Centre agreed to consider a demand from the States that they be allowed the flexibility to frame their own laws for land acquisitions or continue to look for a consensus on The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land …
Deviating from her previous stand, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday urged the Centre not to press amendments in the Land Acquisition Bill, which will exempt certain projects from the provisions of food security. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the chief minister said the farmers …
The Union Cabinet is likely to approve the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) project on Thursday so that work can be awarded. This move has put the ongoing controversy between the Centre and Delhi government over the outstanding payment for increased land acquisition on the backburner. NHAI has already received dozens …
This FAO Committee discussion paper highlights the key role of water for food security, globally and for different groups. Climate change projections suggest many regions will become drier and hotter, and droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe. Population growth will most likely largely be in poor parts …
