Land Acquisition India

8/19/2019 Land Acquisition India

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owards a

Pragmatic Land

Acquisition Polic

Submitted By: Group 3

Arun Menon M(19/193) | Priyanshu Verma (19/1!)

"i#hard $o%ey (19/1) | Shruti Pandey (19/9) | &eresa P "a''i (19/3)


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• Land Acquisition : &he pro#ess by hi#h *o+ernment a#,uires pri+ate property-

• Public purpose

• Strate*i# purpose

• .ndustry .n'rastru#ture

• 0and a#,uired 'or "" purpose

• P%anned de+e%opment residentia% purpose 'or poor2 edu#ationa% and hea%th s#h

• 0ands 'or pri+ate #ompanies 'or pub%i# purpose

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eeds that arise 'rom natura% #a%amity• Scheduled Areas: &he term 4S#hedu%ed Areas has been de'ined in the .ndian 5

6su#h areas as the President may by order de#%are to be S#hedu%ed Areas7

• Urgency clause: Se#tion 18 in &he 0and A#,uisition A#t2 19(Spe#ia% poerur*en#y)

• Eminent Domain: &he ri*ht o' *o+ernment to a#,uire pri+ate property 'or pub%i# u

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Social Impact Assessment : So#ia% .mpa#t Assessment(S.A) is a methodo%o*y to e''e#ts o' in'rastru#ture pro;e#ts and other de+e%opmenta% inter+entions- .ts *oa%

Glossary


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Synopsis


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• A%%os the *o+ernment to 'or#ib%y a#,uire %and 'rom pri+ate %andho%ders purpose- &he pri#e 'or the %and is determined by the *o+ernment-

• Adopts the 0and A#,uisition A#t2 19 (pd') a'ter rep%a#in* the ords

.ndia ith 7a%% the pro+in#es o' .ndia- &he Britishera a#t is used in the de#ades-

• &he 5on*ress party%ed Dnited Pro*ressi+e A%%ian#e (DPA) *o+ernment de#ida#,uisition a#t and introdu#es a bi%% in the par%iament- &he bi%% #a%%s 'impa#t assessment- .t a%so proposes that the *o+ernment2 hi%e a#,uirin'or %oss or dama*es #aused to the %and and has to pro+ide #ompensation aspri#es- A 0and A#,uisition 5ompensation $isputes Sett%ement Authority istate and #entra% %e+e%s-

• &he 0o> Sabha passes the ==8 amendment bi%% as the 0and A#,uisition (Am@ebruary- &he *o+ernment introdu#es the bi%% in the "a;ya Sabha but ispassa*e- &he bi%% %apses ith the disso%ution o' the 1th 0o> Sabha-

• A'ter innin* the *enera% e%e#tions in ==9 on#e a*ain2 the DPA *o+ernmenA#,uisition "ehabi%itation and "esett%ement Bi%%2 =11

• &he bi%% is passed-

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Land Acquisition Act 189 &he 0and A#,uisition A#t o' 19 %ays don su#h a prin#ip%e #ompensation shou%d be

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&oncerns o' Farmers

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@armers too ou%d be ithintheir ri*hts to ne*otiate and *etthe best possib%e pri#e or#ompensation

Apparent uni%%in*ness o''armers to part ith their %and=F o' them in any #ase do notant to en*a*e in 'armin*


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Features o' LA!!A ()1*


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+i''erences ()1* LAA!A and A&$


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LA!! ()1*- Pros and &on


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Amendments Proposed .y /od


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&riticism

&he ori*ina% 0and A#,uisition A#t2 =13 had a #onsent #%ause 'or a#,uirin* %and - Bu*o+ernment #han*ed2 it eempted these 'i+e #ate*ories 'rom the ru%e o' a#,uirin* %and in

By mandatin* an S.A o' the pro;e#t and its re+ie by the a''e#ted peop%e2 0A"" =13 hadsa'e*uards a*ainst many ma%pra#ti#es- Any di%ution o' S.A i%% reopen the door 'or abredu#e rehabi%itation and resett%ement to a mere #harade

As per the eistin* %a2 %and i%% be *i+en ba#> to the 'armer i' it remains unused 'proposed amendment says the %and i%% be returned on%y i' the spe#i'ied pro;e#t o#omp%ete the dead%ine

Bureau#rats i%% be punished i' 'ound *ui%ty o' +io%atin* any #%ause o' the eistin* 0andne #%ause ma>es *o+ernment san#tion ne#essary to prose#ute #i+i% ser+ants

o e+en 'erti%e %ands #an a%so be a#,uired easi%y- Pre+ious%y the a#,uisition o' 'erti%e enou*h to ma>e *o+ernment thin> o' some more 'easib%e a%ternati+e


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an2es /ade

.n a ma;or #%imbdon 'o%%oin* sustained opposition pressure2 the *o+eMonday a*reed to drop most o' its #ontentious amendments to the 0and A#t o' =132 brin*in* ba#> the #ru#ia% #%auses re%ated to #onsent o'ami%ies and so#ia% impa#t assessment (S.A)

.t dropped a #ontro+ersia% amendment that ou%d ha+e enab%ed the a#%and 'or pri+ate hospita%s and edu#ationa% institutions

.t *a+e State *o+ernments the '%eibi%ity to ha+e their on a#,uisition %a

&he pro+ision i%% a%so %et states de#ide hether they ant the #onsent S.A in their %as be'ore a#,uirin* %and 'rom 'armers-


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&onclusion Kminent domain is one o' the most #ontro+ersia% and po%iti#a%%y sensiti+e instruments o

anyhere in the or%d- $ependin* on ho it is used2 it #an #%ear the ay 'or rapid e#onomte#hno%o*i#a% pro*ress and in#%usi+e *roth2 or it #an tramp%e on property ri*hts2 the e#ono' poor and +u%nerab%e *roups2 and 'undamenta% prin#ip%es o' ;usti#e-

&he 0and A#,uisition2 "ehabi%itation and "esett%ement A#t2 =132 is #%ear%y a %on* o+erdaddress the inade,ua#ies o' the #o%onia% 0and A#,uisition A#t o' 192 hi#h has been meby #ommer#ia% interests2 #orrupt po%iti#ians and an indi''erent state to promote idespreathe epense o' the poor-

$espite its *ood intentions2 the A#t2 misses out on an opportunity to promote *roth and prprote#tin* the +u%nerab%e-

Lhen a %a is ena#ted a'ter #onsiderab%e debate and #onsu%tation2 it i%% be ise to study to' its imp%ementation 'or some time be'ore it is amended2 in order to address per#ei+ed disu#h amendment ithin the 'irst year o' its entry into 'or#e2 espe#ia%%y one pushed tordinan#e2 i%% be ine+itab%y per#ei+ed as hasty2 e+en i' on the positi+e side it is meande%ays in %and a#,uisition-

.n substan#e2 the ordinan#e ma>es a si*ni'i#ant #han*e by omittin* in respe#t o' a ide ranthe re,uirements o' a so#ia% impa#t assessment study2 the in'ormed #onsent o' a %ar*e s'ami%ies a''e#ted by the a#,uisition o' %and- &han>'u%%y2 the ordinan#e does not di%ute thebut additiona%%y etends them to a %ist o' A#ts that ere pre+ious%y eempted-


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!e'erences Po%iti#a% K#onomy o' 0and and $e+e%opment in .ndia$hanman;iri SatheN

! 0and A#,uisition A#t2 19N

! .ne''i#ien#y and Abuse o' 5ompu%sory 0and A#,uisition An Kn,uiry into the Lay @or

Po%iti#a% K#onomy o' 0and and $e+e%opment in .ndia$hanman;iri SatheN

8 $hanman;iri Sathe 2 Vi#issitudes in the A#,uisition o' 0and: A 5ase StudyN

8 Oenneth Bo ie%sen2 0and2 0a and "esistan#eN

Santosh Verma2 Sub+ertin* the 0and A#,uisition A#t2 =13N

91= A 0and A#,uisition Bi%% Lith Many @au%t%inesKPL2 Vo% 0V... o- 82 Qune 92BoseN

11 Bi%% 'or %and *i+es true +a%ueMihir Shah2 &he HinduN

1 &he 0and A#,uisition Bi%%: A 5riti,ue and a Proposa% Maitreesh Ghata>2 Pari>shit Gh

13 Sub+ertin* a Pro*ressi+e 0a: "am Sin*h and $eepa A- Panar N


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