August 29, 2015 9:02 PM

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Govt orders inclusion of 13 central laws within purview of Land Acquisition Act 2013

The government has issued an order to include 13 Central Acts like National Highway Act, Railways Act and Land Acquisition Mines Act among others to extend benefits to those whose land is acquired under land law. The order issued last night is for removal of difficulties clause (Section 113) in the Land Acquisition Act 2013. With removal of the clause it now extends the provisions relating to the determination of compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement to all cases of land acquisition under the 13 central acts which were left out in the Land Acquisition Act 2013. <br/><br/>By issuing the order the government has done away with the need to issue the controversial land ordinance for a record fourth time which will lapse on Monday. Since a Joint Committee of Parliament is examining the amended land bill brought in by the NDA government, the order did not touch upon the controversial clauses which were part of the ordinance. The Land Acquisition Act 2013 had exempted 13 Central Acts from its purview with the condition that they would be included under the purview of the Act within one year. The NDA's ordinance had brought these 13 acts under the new land law.

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