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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Part V - Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Land Acquisition Authority and Appeal

 


PROCEDURE FOR REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT – S. 43 TO S. 47 

 

These provisions lay down: -

• The manner of appointment of Administrator.

• The manner of appointment of Commissioner.

• The manner of constitution of the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Committee.

• Contents of the Application to be filed by Interested Persons who want to purchase land in the affected area.

 

NATIONAL MONITORING COMMITTEE FOR REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT – S. 48 TO S. 50 

 

These provisions deal with: -

• Constitution of the National Monitoring Committee.

• Its purpose is to review and monitor the implementation of Rehabilitation and Resettlement Schemes.

• Establishment of State Monitoring Committee for Rehabilitation and Resettlement.

 

ESTABLISHMENT OF LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT AUTHORITY – S. 51 TO S. 74 

 

These provisions deal with: -

• Establishment of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority.

• Its purpose, that is to provide speedy disposal of disputes relating to land acquisition.

• Composition of Authority, Term, Salary, Allowances and Qualification of its Members.

 

POWER OF THE LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY – S. 59 TO 63 

 

• The Orders passed by the Authority shall be construed as Final.

• The Authority shall have the powers vested in a Civil Court in respect of Summoning of persons, discovery and production of documents, evidence, requisitioning of public record, issuing commissions and other related things.

• CPC will not be strictly applicable, and the Authority shall have power to regulate its own procedure.

• All proceedings before the Authority shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings.

• No civil court (other than High Court under article 226 or article 227 of the Constitution or the Supreme Court) shall have jurisdiction to entertain any dispute relating to land acquisition in respect of which the Collector or the Authority is empowered by or under this Act, and no injunction shall be granted by any court in respect of any such matter. (S. 63)

 

REFERENCE TO AUTHORITY – S. 64 

 

Any person interested who has not accepted the award may prefer a Reference to the Authority relating to: -

• Objection to Measurement of Land.

• Amount of Compensation.

• Person to whom it is payable.

• Other rights of Rehabilitation and Resettlements.

• Apportionment of Compensation.

 

The Application of Reference shall be made to the Collector who shall forward it to the Reference Authority within a period of thirty days. Such Application shall contain the grounds on which objections to the Award are taken. Such Application has to be filed within six weeks of the receipt of S. 21 Notice or within six months from the date of the Collector’s Award, which period expires first. Such Application may be entertained after expiry of this period till one year, if there was sufficient cause for not filing it.

 

REFERENCE TO AUTHORITY – S. 66 TO S. 68 

 

• Notice to all the concerned persons and authorities will have to be made by the Authority for just and proper hearing of the matter.

• Such proceedings will be conduct in public and Advocates will be entitled to appear.

• The scope of enquiry in such proceedings shall be restricted to considering the objection of the affected persons.

 

PARAMETERS DETERMINATION OF AWARD BY AUTHORITY - S. 69 

 

• Market Value of the Land.

• Interest that may be awarded.

• All other parameters as set out in S. 26 to S. 30 such as loss of livelihood, fishing rights, solatium, damage sustained due to severing of land, damage sustained due to loss of standing crop, change of residence etc.

 

FORM OF AWARD, COSTS AND INTEREST ON EXCESS COMPENSATION – S. 70 TO S. 72 

  

• Every Award by the Authority shall be deemed to be a Decree and the statement of grounds shall be deemed to be a Judgment within the meaning of CPC.

• Costs may be awarded and when Award of the Collector is not upheld, the Collector shall pay the costs.

• If in the opinion of the Authority, the Collector has paid excess compensation, then the Collector may be directed to pay interest on such compensation.

 

RE-DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION – S. 73

 

Where an Application of any Applicant is allowed by the Authority and excess compensation is awarded, then the other interested persons who are covered by the same Preliminary Notification under S.11 can approach the Collector within 3 months to get their amount of compensation re-determined on the basis of amount of compensation awarded by the Authority.

 

APPEAL TO HIGH COURT – S. 74

 

• The Requiring Body as well any person aggrieved by the Award passed by the Authority under S. 69 may file an appeal to the High Court within 60 days from the date of such Award.

• The Limitation may be extended by the High Court for 60 days but not more.

• Every such appeal shall be preferable decided within a period of six months from the date of filing of appeal.


Part - I - Basic Provisions of of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

Part II - Social Impact Assessment under the Land Rehabilitation Act of 2013 and Other Provisions

Part III - Basic Procedure under the Land Rehabilitation Act of 2013 and Other Provisions

Part IV - Determination of Market Value and Other Provisions under the Land Rehabilitation Act of 2013 and Other Provisions

Part V - Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Land Acquisition Authority and Appeal under the Land Rehabilitation Act of 2013 

Part VI - Compensation, Offences, Penalties and Miscellaneous Provisions under the Land Rehabilitation Act of 2013 

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