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 …
Union minister for urban development and Parliamentary affairs, M Venkaiah Naidu, today said the Centre would reissue the ordinance pertaining to the land acquisition Bill if it lapses next month. “The Constitution has provided ways to the government in case a particular Bill was not passed by the Parliament. We …
Congress volunteers staged a demonstration opposite the Head Post Office on Anna Road here on Monday. They demanded withdrawal of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill brought by the National Democratic Alliance government in Parliament on the grounds that it did not contain any provision for obtaining prior consent of the …
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers took to the streets in Ghaziabad on Monday to protest the anti-farmer policies of the Samajwadi Party government in UP and the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre. The demonstrations in Ghaziabad were led by UP in-charge of AAP, Sanjay Singh, along with senior party …
Shimla, March 23: The Virbhadra-led Congress regime in the state today decided to enhance the compensation rates for land acquisition in the state as had been proposed by the previous UPA regime at the Centre under the Land Acquisition Bill, awaiting Parliament sanction. The decision was taken by the Cabinet …
STRICT WATCH Move to ensure provisions of R&R; are implemented before land is acquired With the opposition taking to the roads to oppose the amendments in the land bill, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government has decided that it will also reach out to the farmers to counter the charge that …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought on Sunday to stave off farmer protests against his efforts to make it easier for businesses to buy land, after opposition to the bill overshadowed a burst of progress on economic reform. Tussles over land acquisition have locked up hundreds of billions of dollars …
With the government under severe Opposition attack over the Land Acquisition Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday tried to reach out to farmers by explaining the finer points of the legislation and also the government’s stand. He urged farmers not to be misled by “rumours and lies” and attacked …
JAISALMER: Hundreds of villagers staged a demonstration here on Tuesday against proposed acquisition of their villages and subsequent relocation to develop an army firing range. The army has started the process of survey in dozens of villages for acquiring land for new manual field firing range in Fatehgarh sub division …
The Bihar government plans to make available 5000 MW of power by the end of this year required by the state. The information was given by Energy minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav gave while replying to a question of BJP member Rajnish Kumar in the state Legislative Council. At present, the …
The new system of land acquisition was granted approval at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav yesterday. Land for development of state-funded projects in Uttar Pradesh will now be acquired through mutual agreement with land owners and land holders. The new system of land …
LUCKNOW: Amid the brouhaha over the Centre's proposed land acquisition policy, the Samajwadi Party government has decided to adopt its own successful template to acquire land for all future projects in the state. The state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday cleared a proposal to replicate the …
Congress on Monday staged a protest against the NDA government’s move to amend the land acquisition Act, and termed it “anti-farmer”. Raising slogans such as “‘Kisan Virodhi Narendra Modi” against the Prime Minister, the party workers led by senior leaders Jairam Ramesh, Raj Babbar, Randeep Surjewala and Youth Congress leader …
Notice issued to textile firm to surrender land before March 18. The stage is set for the acquisition of land owned by a textile showroom at the north end of M.G. Road and of a jewellery at Edappally by force or under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, as …
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The Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging irregularities in the acquisition of land for the solar park project at Charanka village in Santalpur block of Patan district in north Gujarat. The division bench of acting chief justice VM Sahai and justice RP Dholaria rejected …
In a major shift in stance, the government will not bring the controversial Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill in the first half of the Budget Session of Parliament ending on March 20. It may either allow the ordinance to lapse or repromulgate it after Parliament is prorogued. This was indicated by …
Farmers of Yamunanagar district held a demonstration and blocked national highways at three places in Jagadhri, Yamunanagar and Chhachhrauli demanding implementation of the Swaminathan report in the state. Led by Harpal Singh Sudhal, BKU general secretary, they assembled at Joriyo Naka at about 10.30 am and marched to the Vishwakarma …
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will lead a hungerstrike on March 14 against the land acquisition bill that was tabled in Parliament by Narendra Modi-led NDA government. JD(U) state president Basisth Narayan Singh said that the protest will be carried out simultaneously through out the state and later if the …
The government is considering various options to ensure the smooth passage of the controversial land acquisition amendment Bill, listed for tabling in the Lok Sabha on Monday, in both Houses of Parliament. According to officials in the know, some of the alterations to the proposed amendment Bill might make it …
