Leading institutes say cos will now have to deal with the reality of fragmented negotiations

Two leading financial institutions have countered industry’s claim that the new land acquisition law will raise costs and acquisition time, in assessments that seem to back the government’s view that such concerns may be overstated.

The new land acquisition law, replacing a 119-year-old legislation, will be notified in the next two months, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday.

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013, passed by Parliament during the Monsoon Session, received the President's assent on Friday.

This new Land Acquisition Act, enacted by Parliament this year will come into force from 1 January 2014. It will replace a 120-year-old legislation. Read text and the notification.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kehar Singh Vs State of Haryana dated 12/09/2013 regarding establishing a sewage treatment plant.

‘Implementation of new Land acquisition law will end displacement of tribals’

Criticising public sector undertakings (PSUs) for the displacement of many tribals, Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Sunday blamed their actions for the growth of Naxalism in various States and reiterated that the era of “forcible land acquisition” was over.

Amended measure, passed in the Rajya Sabha, will go back to the Lok Sabha

Braving a record number of adjournments on the issue of coal scam and the demand for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation, the government succeeded in getting the crucial Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013, passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

The historic Land Acquisition Bill on Wednesday moved another step closer to becoming a law with Rajya Sabha approving the legislation which seeks to provide fair and just compensation to farmers a

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012 will impact the real estate business.

When Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh pushed the historic Land Acquisition Bill in Lok Sabha, which cleared it on August 29, he did a balancing act to ensure that the new law was as f

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012

The Bill will replace the existing Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

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