Syllabus LO 0608 Land Acquisition Law

 

Module 01	Historical Perspectives of Land Acquisition in India : 1.     Land Acquisition in colonial era 2.     Salient features of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 3.     Limitations / Demerits of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 4.     Land Acquisition and Welfare State
Module 02	Provisions under the Constitution of India : 1.     Right to property under the Constitution of India 2.     Agrarian reforms and the First, Fourth and Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution 3.     Eminent Domain and Police Power 4.     Concept of Public Purpose 5.     Issues Regarding Compensation
Module 03	Introduction of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 : 1.     Object application and Reasons of the Act 2.     Extent and Application of the Act 3.     Interpretation clause under the Act
Module 04	Determination of Social Impact and Public Purpose and Safeguard Food

Security :

1. Determination of Social Impact and Public Purpose :

a)     Preliminary Investigation for Determination of Social Impact and Public

Purpose

b)    Appraisal of Social Impact Assessment Report by an Expert Group

	c) Examination of Proposal by a Committee Constituted by the Appropriate Government 2. Special provisions to safeguard Food Security
Module 05	Notification, Acquisition, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Procedure : 1.     Notification and Acquisition 2.     Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award 3.     Procedure and Manner of Rehabilitation and Resettlement
Module 06	Authorities, Apportionment Payment of Compensation : 1.     National Monitoring Committee for Rehabilitation and Resettlement 2.     Establishment of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority 3.     Apportionment of Compensation 4.     Payment of Compensation
Module 07	Temporary Occupation, Offences and Miscellaneous Provisions : 1.     Temporary Occupation of Land 2.     Offences and Penalties 3.     Miscellaneous Provisions under the Act (Sections 91 to 114)

 

Recommended Readings:

1.      Manoj Kumar Srivastava, Agricultural Labour and the Law: Socio-Economic Problems and Legal Protection: (Deep & Deep Publications, 1993).

2.      Om Prakash Aggarwala, (2008), Commentary on Land Acquisition Act, Universal Law Publishing Co. P. Ltd, New Delhi.

3.      L. M. Singhvi, Land Reforms - Law and Poverty, Pages 103-114, 116-121, 127-136.

4.      Choudary, D R and Choudary, A N; Land Laws in Maharashtra, CTJ Publications.  

5.      Ramchandran, V G; The law of Land Acquisition and Compensation, Eastern Book Company.

6.      Choudhari, The Land Acquisition Act, Orient Law Agency, Allahabad.

7.      V.N. Shukla, Constitution of India, Eastern Book Agency, 2014.

8.      N.K Acharya, Commentary on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,2013, Asia Law House, 2014.

M.L. Upadhyaya, Law, Poverty and Development, Taxmann Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd, 2000.