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B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) · Sem 10

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Q1

Unit I

(a)Discuss the provisions relating to notification and acquisition under right to fair compensation and transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.[10]

Answer

For full marks, cover: the stages of compulsory acquisition under the 2013 Act in order: social impact assessment (sections 4 to 9); preliminary notification and its effect (section 11); survey and objections (sections 12 to 15); the rehabilitation scheme (sections 16 to 18); the declaration and its time limit (section 19); marking out and notice (sections 20 to 22); enquiry and award within twelve months (sections 23 and 25); possession after payment (section 38); urgency (section 40); Karnataka's 2019 changes; a case; conclusion.

Notification and acquisition in outline

Under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, land is acquired in stages. Two notifications are central. The preliminary notification under section 11 announces that land is needed. The declaration under section 19 confirms that particular land is needed for a public purpose. The award and possession follow.

Step 1: social impact assessment (sections 4 to 9)

Before any notification, the appropriate Government studies the social impact with the Panchayat or Municipality. The study takes up to six months and includes a public hearing. An independent Expert Group appraises it. The Government then satisfies itself that there is a real public purpose and that only the minimum land is being taken. For private company and partnership projects, consent of 80 or 70 per cent of the affected families is taken during the study.

Step 2: preliminary notification (section 11)

When land appears to be needed for a public purpose, the preliminary notification is issued. It is published in the Gazette and in two newspapers. It also goes up in the local language in Panchayat and revenue offices, on the website and in the affected area. It must state the public purpose, the reasons for displacement, a summary of the study and the Administrator's name. The Gram Sabha is told of it at a special meeting.

From publication, no one may deal with the land or encumber it until the proceedings end. The Collector must update the land records within two months.

Step 3: survey and objections (sections 12 to 15)

Officers may enter the land to survey it, take levels and mark boundaries. The owner must be present or given sixty days' notice. Damage caused is paid for. Under section 15, any person interested may object within sixty days. He may object to the area, to the public purpose or to the findings of the study. The Collector hears him and reports to the Government, whose decision is final.

Step 4: rehabilitation scheme (sections 16 to 18)

The Administrator surveys the affected families and prepares a draft rehabilitation and resettlement scheme. It is discussed in the Gram Sabhas and at public hearings. The Collector reviews it and the Commissioner approves it.

Step 5: declaration (section 19)

When the Government is satisfied that the land is needed for a public purpose, it issues a declaration. It also declares a resettlement area. The summary of the rehabilitation scheme must be published with it. No declaration can issue until the Requiring Body deposits the cost of acquisition as prescribed. The declaration is conclusive evidence that the land is needed for a public purpose.

If no declaration is made within twelve months of the preliminary notification, that notification is deemed rescinded. Periods of court stay are excluded. The Government may extend the period by a recorded and published decision.

Step 6: marking, notice and enquiry (sections 20 to 23)

The Collector has the land marked, measured and planned. He gives public notice and notice to each person interested, inviting claims to compensation and rehabilitation. Under section 23, he holds an enquiry into objections, measurements, value and the interests claimed.

Step 7: award (sections 23, 25 and 30)

The Collector makes an award of the true area, the compensation with the rehabilitation award, and its apportionment. Under section 25, he must make it within twelve months of the declaration, or the whole acquisition lapses. The Government may extend the period by a published decision. Compensation includes market value, a multiplying factor, the value of assets and solatium of 100 per cent.

Step 8: possession (section 38)

The Collector takes possession only after compensation is paid or tendered within three months of the award. The money part of the rehabilitation entitlements must be paid within six months. Rehabilitation must be complete before families are displaced. The land then vests in the Government free from encumbrances.

Urgency and Karnataka changes

Under section 40, in cases of urgency such as defence or natural calamities, the Government may take possession thirty days after notice, before the award. The social impact study may then be dispensed with under section 9. In Karnataka, Act 16 of 2019 lets the State exempt notified projects from the study. Its section 23-A lets the Deputy Commissioner make an award without enquiry where all interested persons agree in writing.

A case

Radhy Shyam v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2011) 5 SCC 553. Land at Greater Noida was notified for industrial development. The State invoked urgency to dispense with the hearing of objections under section 5-A of the 1894 Act. The Supreme Court quashed the acquisition. It held that hearing objections is not delay that defeats the purpose. That hearing is the statutory form of the right to be heard. Sections 15 and 40 of the 2013 Act keep that rule and narrow the urgency power.

Conclusion. Acquisition under the 2013 Act moves from a social impact study to a preliminary notification, objections, a rehabilitation scheme and a declaration within twelve months. The award must follow within twelve months of the declaration, and possession only after payment. Each stage is published and open to challenge. The preliminary notification lapses without a timely declaration, and the acquisition lapses without a timely award.

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