The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Minister for Rural Development, on May 11, 2015.

Farmers under the banner of Kissan Movement marched to DC office and held a massive protest demonstration by blocking college road for half an hour in front of DC office here and submitted memorand

A group of farmers from Gurgaon, Mewat Pataudi and Manesar joined Anna Hazare at Jantar Mantar today.

On December 31, 2014, the Government promulgated the ordinance to amend some provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (Amendment) Act, 2013. What was the need to amend the 2013 law and what is the effect of these amendments?

Owners of 363 acres prime land in Pataudi are unhappy as the Manohar Lal Khattar government has gone ahead with the Bhupinder Singh Hooda regime's move to acquire their land under Land Acquisition

For PPP projects, clause on consent requirement could be abolished or brought down to 50% of land owners, against the current 70%

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter Prafulla C. Dave & Others Vs Municipal Commissioner & Others dated 03/12/2014 regarding the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act). In the present case the land belonging to the appellants measure about 83 Ares and is situated at village Aundh, District Pune, Maharashtra. The said land was included in a development plan of the city of Pune notified on 8th July,
1966 and shown to be kept under reservation for a public purpose i.e. garden.

Need for consent of affected families and social-impact assessment could go

Special session called to clear state Bill with sweeping powers for govt; National Judicial Appointments Commission Act also on agenda

In probably the first application of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, Re-settlement Act, 2013, enacted by the Congress-led UPA-II Government, the

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