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 displaced and their advocates have been campaigning for a law that will limit the coercive power of the State in taking over land. The Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 adopts some of the language and concerns from the sites of conflict. But by beginning with the premise …
The 2011 Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill on land acquisition recently tabled in Parliament is well-intentioned but seriously flawed. Its principal defect is that it attaches an arbitrary mark-up to the historical market price to determine compensation amounts. This will guarantee neither social justice nor the efficient use …
The hearing on the petition filed by Tata Motors Ltd challenging the Constitutional validity of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011 in the Calcutta High Court was concluded here on Friday. Written arguments may be submitted before the judge, Mr Justice I.P. Mukerji, by both sides – Tata …
The West Bengal Government on Thursday told the Calcutta High Court that it was ready to compensate Tata Motors for taking over the land of the now relocated Tata Motors small car factory at Singur according to the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act if the company applies to the …
Kolkata The West Bengal government on Thursday said it agrees to the high court’s proposal of laying down the guidelines for compensation to be given to Tata Motors. However, Tata Motors has stated that the high court cannot set such guidelines. Appearing before the court of Justice IP Mukherjee, advocate …
The State Advocate General, Mr Anindya Mitra, on Thursday said that the West Bengal Government was agreeable to provide compensation to Tata Motors Ltd as fixed by the district judge of Hooghly under provisions of Sections 23 and 24 of the Central Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The State Government would …
Kolkata In a significant development in the Tata Motors vs State of West Bengal case, the high court has said that it can lay down the basic principles of compensation based on section 23 and 24 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. It has also asked advocate general Anindya Mitra …
The Karnataka government, which is in the thick of controversy over acquisition of land for several big-ticket investors, is in no mood to accept certain changes proposed in the new Land Acquisition and Resettlement & Rehabilitation Bill tabled in Parliament last week. Instead, the government is in the process of …
Farmers whose land has to be acquired for the Navi Mumbai International Airport have demanded a hefty compensation of Rs 20 crore an acre at Panvel near here. According to real estate experts, that is nearly five times the prevailing price of an acre on the old Mumbai-Pune highway, just …
Read text of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 introduced in the Lok Sabha today by rural development minister Jairam Ramesh. It will replace Land Acquisition Act 1894. A Bill to ensure a humane, participatory, informed consultative and transparent process for land acquisition for industrialisation, development of essential …
While approving the rather diluted National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill and its introduction in Parliament during the current monsoon session, the Union Cabinet on Monday decided to discuss the crucial issue at the National Development Council (NDC) meeting in October. The highlight of the 90-minute-long Cabinet meeting …
New Delhi The Union Cabinet on Monday cleared the Land Acquisition Bill, with provisions that would make it easier for companies to buy land. The Bill allows land owners to claim compensation of only four times the market value of the plot they sell, as against six times proposed in …
The growth of militant left radicalism, known as the Naxalite movement in official documents and civil society discussions, has acquired considerable prominence in the public policy discourse, media coverage and interaction with social scientists. The subject has also been deliberated upon in seminars across the country. The Government policy to …
The West Bengal Government on Wednesday argued before the Calcutta High Court that payment of compensation and taking possession of land was not interlinked. Possession of land may be taken even if payment or deposition of compensation has not been made. The reference to possession of land and payment of …
Industry has opposed the government idea of implementing the change in land acquisition norms on a retrospective basis. Also, it feels the absence of details in the (draft) Bill may trigger further litigation. Industry associations, including the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) and Confederation of Indian …
New Delhi The government has redefined public purpose in the new Land Acquisition Bill to allow companies developing townships and urban projects to be also included in the definition. However, it has added a rider that such urban projects should be meant for the purpose of production of goods for …
The West Bengal Government on Thursday told the Calcutta High Court that land acquired at Singur from Tata Motors would be utilised for socio-economic development. However, it was not possible at this stage to specify the industry that will come up over 600 acres at the site. The State Advocate-General, …
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked if it was possible to reach a compromise between the State Government and Tata Motors as the Singur Act was pertaining to a single company. Mr Justice Mr I.P. Mukerji said the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011 dealt with a single …
The West Bengal government will commence its arguments on the petition filed by Tata Motors challenging the Constitutional validity of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011 before the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday. West Bengal's Advocate General Anindya Mitra will begin his submissions before Justice I. P. Mukerji …
