Land Act 1894

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …

The Land Bill is tainted by a colonial hangover

Hectic parleys with political parties have been ongoing in the past few months to reach a consensus on the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, so that it gets passed in the current Parliament session. In principle, it is the Manmohan Singh government’s effort at addressing the problems in …

Govt Clinches Consensus Post Land Bill Rejig

The government on Thursday claimed it had reached a broad consensus over the Land Acquisition Bill after it agreed to two major demands of the opposition parties, clearing the way for its passage in Parliament. The changes include a clause which would allow states to ‘lease’ rather than acquire land …

HC clarifies on land acquisition

Govt Intention Must Be Notified, Can’t Deny Building Permit Citing Future Plan Kochi: Building permit cannot be denied citing plans to acquire the land for a public project in future unless such acquisition is already notified by the government, as specified in Land Acquisition Act, the Kerala high court has …

The Gujarat Irrigation and Drainage Bill, 2013

GUJARAT BILL NO. OF 2013. A B I L L to provide for irrigation and drainage in the State of Gujarat. WHEREAS it is necessary to make provisions for the construction relating to irrigation in the State of Gujarat and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. It is …

RHB to launch housing scheme on Agra road

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) is all set to expedite land acquisition process to launch another big housing scheme for the residents of the city. According to officials, directions have been issued to acquire 990 bighas of land near Bassi, Agra road to launch a housing scheme in a …

A law and its losers

The Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill is an attempt to circumvent the hurdles before acquisition, such as rehabilitation of land losers, without much increasing the cost of land. THE preamble to the draft Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (LARR) Bill is very noble; it talks about a “humane, informed, …

New land Bill allows original owner 40% share in value

The contentious Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill, which got the Union Cabinet’s approval last week, may not be completely in line with the recommendations of the Sumitra Mahajan-led standing committee on rural development or the original draft of 2011, but seeks to give greater rights to original land …

Land Acquisition Bill might open a Pandora's Box of litigation

A provision in the law is going to impact a large number of people who have been protesting against acquisition of land for decades The land Bill to be tabled in Parliament this week would renew hope for ‘victims’ of many a pending land acquisition case, forcing project owners to …

Land Acquisition Bill may be re-introduced

The Land Acquisition Bill, which strengthens landowners’ rights during acquisition for development, has finally received the nod of the Union Cabinet, and is likely to be introduced in Parliament during the final week of the winter session. The final version of The Right to Fair Compensation, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Transparency …

Land Bill gets Cabinet nod

The Cabinet today cleared the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, making it mandatory to seek the consent of 80 per cent of affected landowners in case their land is acquired by private players. The Bill also provides for assent by 70 per cent of affected landowners in case their land is …

Land losers, tillers get compensation

Clause debarring judges from making verbal comments against any constitutional authority in open courts retained, with some change The Cabinet today cleared the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, which also addresses disputed takeovers of the past and seeks to resolve these. The renamed Bill — The Right to Fair Compensation, Resettlement, …

Land bill in cabinet today, changes propose retrospective application

Amendments to the contentious land acquisition Bill not only seek to hasten the acquisition process through tight time-schedules but also contain a provision that virtually allows the law to be applied retrospectively to cases that witnessed protests in the past. The union cabinet is due to discuss the amendments to …

Audit report on "de-notification of land by Government and allotment of sites by Bangalore Development Authority" in Karnataka for the Year 2011-12

This report contains the results of examination by Audit of ‘Denotification of lands by Government and Allotment of sites by Bangalore Development Authority’. The Performance Audit was conducted during February to July 2012 covering the period 2007-12 during which the Government had denotified 610-16½ acres of land at various stages …

GoM approves Land Acquisition Bill

Bill during winter session of Parliament; only two-thirds of landowners will have to agree before land can be acquired After three rounds of vigorous debate, a Group of Ministers has approved the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, with few changes from the version presented to the Union Cabinet last month. This …

No consensus among Union Ministers on Land Bill

The Central Group of Ministers (GoM) discussing the controversial Land Acquisition Bill failed to reach a consensus at its second meeting here on Monday, remaining divided on what percentage of landowners need to consent as well as if the Bill’s provisions should be applied retrospectively to ongoing acquisitions. “Two or …

Govt proposes national centre to regulate chemical industry

The ministry of chemicals and fertilisers had proposed to set up a national chemical centre to formulate environment and human-friendly policies and contain risks posed by chemicals. This is aimed at streamlining legislation governing the industry and making entities concerned responsible for their acts. The industry, at present, is governed …

The proposed Land Acquisition Bill: putting livelihoods first

A coherent policy response to the tough social questions raised by compulsory land acquisition is long overdue. Conflicts have escalated, while successive governments failed to enact a law protecting the livelihoods of affected people. The proposed Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 …

Land acquisition in India: will the proposed bill protect displaced people?

A coherent policy response to the tough social questions raised by compulsory land acquisition in India is long overdue. Conflicts have escalated, while successive governments failed to enact a law protecting the livelihoods of affected people. The proposed Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement …

Land Bill deferred as ministers’ views differ

New Delhi An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on Thursday deferred a decision on the land acquisition Bill, confirming sharp divisions within the government over some of its key provisions. Sources said the EGoM meeting remained inconclusive as several ministers failed to give their opinion on the Bill and wanted …

Singur Act one of the most progressive laws: Governor

The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, that has been struck down by the Calcutta High Court as “unconstitutional and void” was described by Governor M. K. Narayanan here on Monday as one of the “most progressive items of legislations” passed by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Mr Narayanan …

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