States get freedom to decide whether land under multi-crop is to be acquired
Author: Richard Mahapatra
The Lok Sabha on Thursday night passed the new land acquisition and rehabilitation and resettlement Bill which replaces a nearly 120 years old law that governs land acquisition for “public purpose”. Many of the contentious issues relating to land acquisition like whether land should be acquired or leased out to private players and whether multi–crop lands should be acquired or not have now been left to the discretion of state governments. Land is a state subject but land acquisition is in the concurrent list of the Constitution.
Proposed law will replace the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 and unlike the British-era Act it provides for rehabilitation and resettlement as well
Author: Jyotika Sood
The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill, 2011 is a proposed law that lays down various provisions and directions to be followed while acquiring land anywhere in the country. The term 'land acquisition' means forcible acquisition of land from an unwilling seller and is distinct from a land purchase from a willing seller.
Enforcement and strengthening of laws that protect land rights of tribals and forest dwellers recommended
Author: Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
Disputes over land rights, which have turned violent in recent years with communities taking on authorities, are set to rise India. Land requirement for industrial projects in India are set to be triple in the next 15 years, and with this conflicts over land acquisition are going to increase, according to a new study.
