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CHANDIGARH:ASupremeCourtbenchclearedupakey
ambiguityintheamendedLandAcquisitionActlastweek
bysayingthatdelayscausedbylitigationwouldcount
underthelegislation,amovethat'sseenaspositivefor
landownersbutcouldmeanthingsbecomingdifficultfor
governmentsatthestateandCentreastheylooktoget
projectsofftheground.

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Govtcannotchangepurposeofacquiredland:
SupremeCourt
October5,2011

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Theclausesaysifphysicalpossessionoflandhasnotbeentakenorcompensationhasnotbeenpaidto
SupremeCourt
thelandownerfiveyearsaftertheinitiationofacquisitionproceedings,thelandownerisentitledtoreclaim
LandAcquisitionAct possessionoftheland.

JusticesFMIKalifullaandSKSinghruleda"plainreading"oftherelevantclausemadeclearthatit"does
notexcludeanyperiodduringwhichthelandacquisitionproceedingmighthaveremainedstayedonaccount
ofstayorinjunctiongrantedbyanycourt".

InSreeBalajiNagarResidentialAssociationversusstateofTamilNadu,SCheld"itcanbesafely
concludedthatthelegislaturehasconsciouslyomittedtoextendtheperiodoffiveyearsindicatedinSection
24(2)eveniftheproceedingshadbeendelayedonaccountofanorderofstayorinjunctiongrantedbya
courtoflaworforanyreason".

Thejudgmentwentontosaythat"theplainwordingsusedbythelegislatureareclearanddonotcreateany
ambiguityorconflict".

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ParthaTripathi(kolkata)
02Oct,201408:28AM
improvelandacquisitionlegislationifwewanttogenerateemployement

Ranjit(Kota)
26Sep,201401:55PM
SlaponfaceforBJPwhowanttomakeiteasyforGOvttograblandfromthepeople.

SatyemavJayatae(Delhi)
26Sep,201408:17AM
ifphysicalpossessionoflandhasnotbeentakenorcompensationhasnotbeenpaidtothelandownerfiveyears
aftertheinitiationofacquisitionproceedings,thelandownerisentitledtoreclaimpossessionoftheland

mukundshsh(nashikmaharastra)repliestoSatyemavJayatae
22Nov,201410:07AM
ifthelandissubmergeunderdamwaterandpaymentisnotreleaasereasonNOFUNDSWITH
STATGOVT.whattodo

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