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Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 | |
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Parliament of India | |
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Citation | No. 30 of 2013 |
Territorial extent | Whole of India |
Enacted by | Parliament of India |
Enacted | 29 August 2013 and 5 September 2013(Lok Sabha) 4 September 2013 (Rajya Sabha) |
Assented to | 27 September 2013 |
Signed | 27 September 2013 |
Commenced | 1 January 2014 |
Bill citation | No. 77-C of 2011 |
Committee report | 17 May 2012 |
Repeals | |
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 | |
Status: In force |
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (also Land Acquisition Act, 2013 or LARR Act[1] or RFCTLARR Act[2]) is an Act of Indian Parliament that regulates land acquisition and lays down the procedure and rules for granting compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement to the affected persons in India. The Act has provisions to provide fair compensation to those whose land is taken away, brings transparency to the process of acquisition of land to set up factories or buildings, infrastructural projects and assures rehabilitation of those affected. The Act replaced the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 enacted during British rule.
The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 7 September 2011.[3][4] The bill was then passed by it on 29 August 2013 and by the Rajya Sabha on 4 September 2013. The bill then received the assent of the President of India on 27 September 2013.[5] The Act came into force from 1 January 2014.[6][7]
In December 2014 the Land Acquisition Ordinance 2014 was issued.[8] An amendment bill was then introduced in Parliament. Lok Sabha passed the amendment bill but not the Rajya Sabha.[9] On 30 May 2015, President of India promulgated the amendment as an ordinance for third time.[9] The Supreme Court refused to stay the ordinance following a public interest litigation.[9] The amendment bill was referred to a joint parliamentary committee. The committee was not able to attain a consensus.[2] The amendment bill lapsed.[10]