The document discusses key aspects of the Land Acquisition Act, including: - The Act allows the government to acquire private land for public purposes and empowers authorized officers to enter lands for surveys. - When notifying land acquisition, the government must publish notifications and consider public objections. - The Collector determines compensation for damages during surveys, makes awards determining land areas/values/apportionment, and finalizes compensation amounts. - Key considerations for determining compensation include market value, crops, damages, and relocation costs.

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Course Learning Outcomes:
• At the end of this session, the student will be able to explain
clauses in Land Acquisition Act
Land Acquisition Act

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Types of Development Controls
 1) Town and Country Planning Act
 2) Zoning Regulations
 3) SLUM Clearance Act
 4) Building Bye-laws
 5) Periphery Control Act
 6) Land Acquisition Act
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4. Development control rules
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 Land Acquisition Act
 This Act contains 55 Sections.
 It came into force from 1-3-1894.(amended 1984)
 Objective: Empowers Government to acquire private land
only for public purpose or a company.
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5. DCR- Land Acquisition Act
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Important ingredients Section 4:
Need for public purpose.
Intention to acquire land.
Empowers authorised officer to enter upon the land to perform all
acts contemplated under the Act.
Publication of Notification in official Gazette and in two daily news
papers of which at least one shall be in regional language and
causing publication of substance of Notification in the locality.
Avoid to notify Government lands, assigned lands and ceiling
lands.
Date of publication of the Notification crucial for determination of
the market value of the land.

6. DCR- Land Acquisition Act
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 Payment of damages Section 5 :
 Section 5 of the Act postulates payment of compensation for damage
done to land during the course of surveying it and doing all other acts
under the Act.
 Decision of the Collector is final in the matter of sufficiency of
compensation for damages.
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 hearing objections Section 5A:
 Any person interested object to the acquisition of the land within 30
days from the date of publication of 4(1) Notification.
 It shall be made to the Collector in writing.
 The Collector shall give an opportunity to such person or any person
authorized by him or pleader.
 After making further, if any, necessary enquiry, make a report to
Government with recommendations together with Record of
Proceedings.
 Decision of the Government is final
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8. DCR- Land Acquisition Act
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Section – 6 : Declaration of Intended Acquisition
 Declaration that the land is required for a public purpose.
 After considering the report under Section 5(A) within one year from the date
of publication of the Notification .
 Draft shall be published in –
 The Official Gazette
 Two daily newspapers circulating in the locality, in which the land is situated
and at least one of them shall be in regional language.
 Shall cause Public Notice of the substance of the Declaration at convenient
places in the said locality.
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9. DCR- Land Acquisition Act
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Section – 9 : Notice to concerned
 Declaration that the land is required for a public purpose.
 After considering the report under Section 5(A) within one year from the date
of publication of the Notification .
 Draft shall be published in –
 The Official Gazette
 Two daily newspapers circulating in the locality, in which the land is situated
and at least one of them shall be in regional language.
 Shall cause Public Notice of the substance of the Declaration at convenient
places in the said locality.
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10. DCR- Land Acquisition Act
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Section – 11 : Award by Authority
 On the day fixed, Collector to enquire into the claims and objections of
persons interested with regard to measurements, value of the land
and respective claims and make an award of –
 - True area of the land
 - Compensation to be allowed
 - Apportionment
 Section 16 Taking possession
 Section 17 Possession in Emergency
 Section 18 Referring to court
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Section – 23: Considerations for compensation
 Market value
 Standing crops
 Land damage
 Damage to property, earnings
 Change of residence
Section – 24 Compensation
Finalized by court
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