Land Acquisition Act

Land compensation must reflect equity, justice and fairness: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the compensation for land acquisition cannot be assessed in a mechanical manner but must be guided by considerations of equality, equity and justice. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan said a fundamental principle in land acquisition jurisprudence was that lands with similar locational and developmental potential must be compensated equitably unless clear, objective distinctions justify otherwise. The bench said it must caution against an "excessively positivist" approach in matters of land acquisition. "It is well understood that the very exercise of assessing compensation is antithetical to rigid formalism. Compensation cannot be assessed in a mechanical or formulaic manner but must be guided by considerations of equality, equity, and justice," it said. The apex court's verdict came on a batch of cross-appeals filed by the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation and several landowners challenging the ...

Talks with farmers to continue, next meeting on May 4: Shivraj Chouhan

The talks were held to discuss the various demands raised by the farmers, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops, among others

Nearly 6,800 acre land acquired for $12.2 bn in 2018-22 for projects: CBRE

Nearly 6,800 acres have been acquired by real estate developers and investors for more than USD 12.2 billion during 2018-22 period to construct greenfield realty projects, according to property consultant CBRE India. The consultant released a report 'Indian Real Estate - Betting on a Capital Future' on Tuesday. "The land acquisition space has been buzzing with higher interest primarily from developers in the recent past. On a cumulative basis, nearly 6,800 acres of land have been acquired by developers and investors during 2018-22," the report said. The activity has especially accelerated in the past two years, with nearly 60 per cent of the land being acquired from January 2021 onwards. "The fact that 2022 was a landmark year in terms of land activity is indicative of the long-term bets that investors are willing to take on the real estate sector in India," said Anshuman Magazine, Chairman and CEO - India, South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa, CBRE. The report mentioned that o

Land acquisition won't lapse if compensation is deposited, says SC

Section 24 of the Act deals with situations under which a land acquisition proceedings shall deemed to have been lapsed

SC order on recusal of Justice Mishra from land acquisition case on Oct 23

Senior advocate Shyam Divan and other counsels appearing for various farmer associations and individuals said that Justice Mishra should recuse himself from hearing the matter

Will recuse myself if I feel I am biased: SC judge on Land Acquisition case

This issue cropped up while the apex court was hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the validity of provisions related to compensation in the Land Acquisition Act

The land acquisition law has one of its legs stuck in the Supreme Court

The court has to decide whether private companies, under some circumstances, can continue to enjoy the advantage the colonial-era land acquisition law gave them over land owners

Rahul asks Congress CMs to undo BJP govts' changes in land acquisition law

Congress president's letters to chief ministers of Chhattisgarh, MP and Rajasthan asks them to 'review the implementation' of the Land Acquisition Act.

Land acquisition act has made urban land costly: NITI Aayog

Says there is no simple solution to this source of high price of land