Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013
2nd Mar, 2017
Acquisition may either be for a “public purpose” or for a company. When land has been acquired for public purpose, land vests in State after the Collector has made an award and the possession is […]
23rd Aug, 2015
State barred from setting aside acquisition upon its subsequent failure in carrying out compliance with Section 11A 1894 LA Act
7th Mar, 2015
The Division Bench of Delhi High Court recently dealt with a writ petition wherein the Petitioners, who were the subsequent owners of the land which was acquired under Land Acquisition Act, 1894, filed a petition […]
22nd Feb, 2015
The Court held that the applicability of the second Proviso to Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act could not be relied upon as it is prospective in nature and does not take away vested rights
11th Feb, 2015
When a repeal of an enactment is followed by a fresh legislation, such legislation does not affect the substantive rights of the parties on the date of suit or adjudication of suit unless such a […]
11th Feb, 2015
The amendment in Land Acquistion Act 2013 brought by the Ordinance of 2014 would not be applicable to those case the appeals were pending much prior to the ordinance. Ordinance in so far as insertion […]
3rd Nov, 2014
While computing the period from the making of the award till the commencement of the 2013 Act, Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act does not exclude any period during which the land acquisition proceeding might […]
3rd Nov, 2014
It is always open to the appropriate government under Section 24(2), if it so chooses, to initiate proceedings for acquisition afresh in accordance with the provisions of 2013 Act. But, till that happens, the land, […]
3rd Nov, 2014
Unless and until the compensation is tendered to the persons interested, mere depositing of the compensation in the court would not be sufficient. Compensation cannot be regarded as having been paid merely on the deposit […]
3rd Nov, 2014
An entry in the cadastral survey over 100 years old with regard to nature of land is not an entry for all times in future but an entry with regard to existing state of affairs […]
3rd Nov, 2014
Whether a subsequent vendee has any locus standi to assail the acquisition process was the issue before Court.
3rd Nov, 2014
Section 105(3) of the 2013 Act in the event of Central Government issuing a notification, the same will have a binding effect on the authorities under the National Highways Act, 1956.