land acquisition laws
Even though the amendments came to force recently in the land acquisition law which was passed by the erstwhile UPA government, the criticism of the new law that has practically stalled all land acquisitions continues. Congress-ruled states have petitioned the new Narendra Modi government to make changes in the law and Nitin Gadkari had spoken to [...] Continue Reading »
The irony in India is that we still follow the laws created during the British Raaj. Most of them have become irrelevant with the changing times. Six months back the UPA government had come up with a new central land acquisition law. Now the new BJP led government is has embarked on its overhaul and [...] Continue Reading »
Thiess India (Mining and Construction leader to the Indian Mining Industry) is struggling since the last few weeks as its chairman and managing director, Raman Srikanth, was arrested on charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust. The company denies these charges. On May 8, the Indian subsidiary of $24.4-billion Australian infrastructure, mining and real [...] Continue Reading »
The government will form two committees, to frame as well as scrutinize the rules relating to the new Land Acquisition Act, 2013 of the Centre. On Wednesday, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said, that a monitoring committee and expert committee will be constituted at state level to frame the relevant rules in connection with the new Act. [...] Continue Reading »
