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land acquisition act news

Expansion of Gaggal Airport: Compensation to be provided as per Land Acquisition Act, says Himachal CM

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (File)
Published on Apr 03, 2026 03:24 am IST

Bengaluru AI city land acquisition: 30K–50K per acre annuity for farmers

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar
Published on Sept 09, 2025 12:12 pm IST

Manesar Land scam: Stay orders cease to operate after January 27: HC

The HC bench of justice Manjari Nehru Kaul while fixing January 27 as the next date for hearing of petitions filed in 2020 made it clear that “interim order shall cease to be in operation after the adjourned date ” (File)
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 07:48 am IST

Gautam Budh Nagar farmers secure key assurances from Uttar Pradesh CM

Representatives from the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad, All India Kisan Sabha, and Kisan Ekta Sangh met Adityanath in Lucknow on Monday to discuss their long-standing issues. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 07:02 am IST

Dadupur Nalvi irrigation scheme: Haryana move to return 1K acres suffers setback after HC order

A portion of the canal on which work had started. (HT File)
Updated on Jan 04, 2025 12:56 pm IST

HC enhances compensation to A H Wadia Trust for land acquisition for airport

HC enhances compensation to A H Wadia Trust for land acquisition for airport
Updated on Dec 15, 2024 05:08 am IST

Gautam Budh Nagar: Farmers seek admin permission to meet jailed leaders

Urging the administration and the government to halt arrests, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha stressed that farmers’ protests in Gautam Budh Nagar should not be linked to other national movements but as region specific issues. (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 06:28 am IST

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab

Members of the trade union and Saunkat Kisan Morcha during a protest in Bathinda on Friday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 07:54 am IST

HC raps Himachal govt for ‘wrongfully’ acquiring land

The court observed that the case is an example of forcible dispossession of a person from his private property without following the process of law (iStock)
Updated on Oct 11, 2023 05:08 am IST

Land acquisition for varsity illegal, says SC

The high court had detailed out every single illegality that went into the case right from the initiation of acquisition at the instance of Vedanta foundation in April 2006. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:13 am IST

Rehabilitation scheme for Jewar airport’s phase 2 finalised

At the Noida International Airport construction site in March. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 11:53 pm IST

Manesar land scam:ED questions Haryana government silence on 268 acres

The ED also sought directions for HSIIDC to confirm the exact area of land released after the Section 6 notification since the corporation mentions 70.49 acres of released land in its affidavit.
Updated on Nov 22, 2020 01:01 am IST

Supreme Court verdict in land acquisition case today

The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will look at the controversy around its previous judgements.
Updated on Mar 06, 2020 09:11 am IST

Odisha rehabilitation policy revision to increase one-time assistance next week

Odisha government is planning to revise the rehabilitation policy to increase the monetary relief given to the affected.
Updated on Jan 15, 2020 07:04 am IST

The worrying trend of the government souring the social contract | Opinion

The National Register of Citizens is a state activity that provided no visible benefits at great personal cost to citizens. The haphazard manner in which the documentation was processed, with vast differences between the first two drafts and the final list, was criticised by all, regardless of political affiliation
Updated on Oct 20, 2019 08:29 pm IST

Justice Mishra refuses to recuse from land acquisition case

Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra on Tuesday took exception to a social media campaign and articles seeking his recusal from a Constitution bench hearing a batch of pleas challenging the validity of provisions related to compensation in the Land Acquisition Act.
Updated on Oct 16, 2019 04:10 am IST

Haryana farmers seek return of 162 acres of land

The high court rejected the farmers’ plea.
Updated on Jun 22, 2019 04:05 am IST

Two killed in protests at Vedanta’s Odisha refinery

The villager who died in the OISF lathicharge has been identified as 45-year old Dani Patra, a contractual worker with Vedanta, while the OISF guard killed was Havildar Major Sujit Kumar Minz.
Published on Mar 18, 2019 11:31 pm IST

Chhattisgarh to return tribal land acquired for Tata Steel in Bastar

The Chhattisgarh government issued a press release on Monday stating that chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has issued directions to the concerned department and the process of returning the land of the tribals will start soon.
Updated on Dec 25, 2018 12:33 pm IST

Supreme Court issues notice to 5 states over land acquisition law changes

Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar with tribals during protests against raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam without proper rehabilitation.
Published on Dec 11, 2018 01:12 am IST

Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2018: Rahul Gandhi promises ‘people’s government’ in state

Rahul Gandhi claimed that lands of locals were taken away to set up industries, but when the units were not set up, the lands were not returned to the people.
Updated on Nov 17, 2018 03:13 pm IST

Industrial plots in Mumbai Metropolitan Region opened for development

The notification said that out of the total Floor Space Index utilised for development, a minimum of 25% is to be reserved for commercial development.
Updated on Aug 22, 2018 08:31 am IST

Empathy cannot be a substitute for prudence in agricultural policy

Villagers stage a chakka jam on the Mhow- Neemuch highway with the body of Abhishek Patidar who was killed in police firing during a farmers’ protest, Mandsaur, June 7, 2017
Updated on Jul 18, 2018 11:41 am IST

Experts blame unplanned urbanisation in Gurugram for realty slowdown

Data shows that licences were issued for building residences on 18,000 acres between 2006 and 2014. However, licences for construction on only 1,800 acres were issued between 2014 and 2018.
Published on Jul 07, 2018 12:25 pm IST

Oppn-sponsored Jharkhand bandh passes off peacefully, hits normal life

The day-long bandh hit the normal life in most parts of the state with schools and markets remaining shut and public transport, especially long distance buses, coming to standstill.
Published on Jul 06, 2018 03:04 pm IST

Maharashtra farmers challenge Article 31B of Constitution to overcome agrarian crisis

APMC Vegetable Market during a farmers strike across Maharashtra in June, 2018
Updated on Jun 19, 2018 12:20 pm IST