Right to Fair Compensation
In a recent letter addressed to the Urban Development Ministry, DDA vice-chairperson Balvinder Kumar has sought an exemption from the new land acquisition act — the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Kumar said in the letter that the new land acquisition act – which came into [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has written to the Ministry of Urban Development, requesting to be allowed to bypass governance under ‘The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013’, with regard to acquiring small land pockets. Plans are also in the offing to put forth a proposal during [...] Continue Reading »
The date January 1, 2014, has been fixed by the state government to evaluate the benchmark value of land. On the same day, the revised land acquisition law, the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (RFCTLAR&R), 2013, came into effect. Land acquisition cases initiated before 2014 will be [...] Continue Reading »
The draft Land Acquisition Bill which was recently cleared by a group of ministers will be placed before the cabinet at the time of winter session. The proposed new draft bill was rechristened as the Right to Fair Compensation, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Bill will not only make the land acquisition more difficult [...] Continue Reading »
