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 …
As the Narendra Modi-led government goes ahead with its decision to bring the controversial land ordinance through re-promulgation, the Opposition is not ruling out the possibility of holding a joint rally to corner the BJP. The Congress and constituents of the soon “to be formed” Janata Parivar have indicated that …
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 was promulgated on April 3, 2015. The Ordinance amends the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The Act regulates the acquisition of land for public purposes, …
Farmers and farm workers, under the banner of Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan), today protested at the Mini-Secretariat in response to a call given by the state-level coordination committee of farmers’ and workers’ organisations. After the protest, the activists submitted a memorandum to the district authorities against the alleged anti-farmer …
Even as the opposition to the Land Acquisition Bill continues in different quarters, the NDA government is determined to bring to Parliament its amended Bill through a fresh Ordinance. The amended NDA Bill to replace the new Ordinance will come to the Lok Sabha first, a Minister said on Wednesday. …
Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) will hold a fast-unto-death against the Land Acquisition Bill, from 10 am on Thursday near the Gandhi statue at Mourya Circle in the City. Speaking to Deccan Herald, the KRRS president Kodihalli Chandrashekhar said the bill will ruin farmers and make them …
India's cabinet cleared a new ordinance on land purchases on Tuesday, government officials said, extending measures to make transactions easier that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been unable to get onto the statute book. The decree, which needs the president's signature to take effect, represents a temporary workaround after opposition …
Farmers of Harsuru and Garouli villages in Gurgaon district would effectively get 10 per cent more compensation for their land acquired in 2006 for setting up a special economic zone (SEZ). A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice MB Lokur today directed the Haryana Government to deduct only 30 per …
Thousands of farmers, under the banner of Bhartiya Kissan Union Ekta (Sidhupur), staged a dharna in support of their demands in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here. The protesters blocked traffic and demanded the withdrawal of the land acquisition Bill. Association’s national president Pishora Singh Sidhupur and state president …
Original one, promulgated on Dec 31, 2014, will lapse on April 5 The Cabinet on Tuesday cleared the re-promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Right To Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 - commonly known as the Land Acquisition Bill - incorporating all …
The farmers from villages around the proposed nuclear power plant in Mithivirdi in Bhavnagar on Monday opposed the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance given to the 6000 MW project and sought further clarity on it. "The expert appraisal committee (EAC) has given vague grounds for granting CRZ clearance to the …
TRICHY: Residents of Nathamadipatti village have upped their ante against the acquisition of their land for Trichy airport expansion project. They submitted a petition to district collector K Palanisamy here on Monday urging him to stop the land acquisition process as it will affect their livelihood. Nathamadipatti village is situated …
In order to generate awareness about the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) Central Government’s Land Acquisition Bill, the Delhi Congress flagged off a ‘Kisan Rath’ which will tour villages situated across the 11 Assembly segments of the Capital. Bearing slogans such as “Bhoomi Bachao, Kisan Bachao; Jameen hamari, faisla tumara nahi …
The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has given the environment clearance on Wednesday for Vadghar project, which is being developed for rehabilitation of the airport project affected persons (PAPs). Meanwhile, Cidco is also expected to get approvals for the Pushpak Nagar project in the next two weeks. The clearance …
As part of its effort to improve the ease of doing business and ensure predictable and expeditious forest clearances, the environment ministry will discuss changes to the Forest Rights Act with state environment and forest ministers in early April. While the environment ministry wants to simplify the process, the tribal …
The Supreme Court today ruled that all 949 persons whose land was acquired in 2009 for two projects in Ludhiana were entitled to allotment of plots under the oustees policy. Further, all 164 structure holders, 128 in case of Missing Link-II project and 36 in the residential urban estate project, …
For this purpose, government in its Budget has earmarked a sum of Rs 50 crore as initial contribution against payment to those whose claims have been settled. “The persons whose lands have been acquired for construction of the new airport at Mopa are pioneering contributors in the developmental process,” he …
Farmers under the banner of Kissan Movement marched to DC office and held a massive protest demonstration by blocking college road for half an hour in front of DC office here and submitted memorandum declaring their opposition to the Modi Government’s proposed Land Acquisition Bill. The protest was led by …
(Reuters) - Indonesia's president said on Tuesday the long-delayed construction of a $4 billion coal-fired power plant would finally start next month, but an activist group said land disputes had not been settled despite his personal intervention. The mega-project, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, is seen by …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Hussianiwala to pay tribute to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, reiterated that there is an effort to mislead the farmers of the country. In his speech at Ferozepur, the Prime Minister talked about the land bill and said that there is …
Union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday dropped broad hints that the Centre could re-issue the ordinance on the land acquisition bill. Mr Naidu said there were provisions in the Constitution and precedents set by previous governments on re-issuing an ordinance. It was done by the previous Congress governments, he …
