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 …
This ordinance that amends the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 faces criticism but Arun Jaitley, the finance minister has justified the amendments and says that they "balance the developmental needs of India, particularly rural India". See the ordinance, related regulations and …
Some farmers have dragged the Union government to the court challenging the validity of the century-old acquisition of land by the erstwhile British Raj in New Delhi for the Presidential Estate, Parliament House, and government offices. These buildings were constructed on the land acquired from 150 villages, including Malcha, during …
Keeping in view the larger interest of the farmers, the Haryana Government has decided not to acquire 3,664 acres and four canals across 16 villages for setting up the Manesar-Bawal Industrial Area in Rewari district. This decision was taken by the State Cabinet at its meeting held under the chairmanship …
An Ordinance to provide for allocation of coal mines and vesting of the right, title and interest in and over the land and mine infrastructure together with mining leases to successful bidders and allottees with a view to ensure continuity in coal mining operations and production of coal, and for …
Forced to drop land acquisition proceedings in Rewari keeping public sentiment in mind, Haryana is now actively considering creation of a pool to meet its land requirements for various projects while exploring the models for land acquisition being followed in other states. Sources said that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal …
In a significant judgment benefitting landowners, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the period of stay granted by the courts has to be counted while computing five-year period prescribed under the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act of 2013 for release of land. The ruling is important as the …
PUNE: Effective implementation of the Development Plans (DPs) in big cities like Pune can now be realized faster by executing Town-Planning (TP) schemes after President Pranab Mukherjee approved the Maharashtra government's proposal to make changes in the Land Acquisition Act. Deccan Gymkhana and Prabhat Road are examples of town planning …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter Prafulla C. Dave & Others Vs Municipal Commissioner & Others dated 03/12/2014 regarding the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act). In the present case the land belonging to the appellants measure about 83 Ares and is situated …
The Centre is "examining" certain provisions of the Land Acquisition Act after some state governments and other stakeholders flagged their concerns over the issues, Rural Development Minister Birender Singh said today. Some state governments and other stakeholders have raised "concerns" about some provisions in the Right to Fair Compensation and …
Feeding the world’s growing population and finding the land and water to grow enough food continues to be a basic and sizeable challenge. It is an enormous task because the increase in food production required to meet future needs may have to be achieved with fewer land and water resources. …
Protest against move to acquire land for road widening Hundreds of people, majority of them women, under the banner of a Vadakara-based people’s action committee, took out a march to the Collectorate on Thursday seeking withdrawal of the government’s move to widen National Highway stretches to 45 metres. The women …
This Report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India contains the results of performance audit of ‘Performance of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) during April 2013 to January 2014. The instances mentioned in this Report are those, which came to notice in the course of test audit for the period 2006-07 …
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Civil unrest in India is expected to worsen after a 30 percent rise in two years in the number of disputes between local communities and authorities taking over land for industrial projects, charities said on Wednesday. Most of the conflicts over land takeovers by …
2nd meeting of the organizing committee on access to land calls for civil society organizations and governmental institutions to mobilize and launch global debate on land tenure and investment agreements The International Organizing Committee of the World Forum on Access to Land and Natural Resources (WFAL) held its second meeting …
The Centre and Odisha government are committed to the Posco project, Union Steel Secretary Rakesh Singh said and promised adequate raw material linkage to local industries. "We have discussed the issue. Both government of India and government of Odisha are committed to the Posco project in the state. We are …
The Union coal ministry is pushing the West Bengal government to bring changes in its land policy in view of the hurdles Coal India (CIL) subsidiary Eastern Coalfields (ECL) is facing in getting land for developing and expanding mines. Union coal secretary Anil Swarup met West Bengal chief secretary Sanjay …
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A meeting of the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Wednesday endorsed a new land acquisition policy under which land of private owners would be acquired for projects of public interest only with the consent of the owners. According to the policy, on …
