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Harmonizing Land Acquisition Compensation across Special Acts: The 2015 Order and Tarsem Singh
For a landowner, the identity of the statute under which the land is taken ought to be a matter of indifference. The Constitution does not grade citizens by the acquiring departmen
Is Land Acquisition Compensation Taxable? Section 96, Interest & TDS Explained
A landowner who has fought for a fair award often assumes that the enhanced amount finally received is his to keep, in full. But is land acquisition compensation taxable? That assu
The Limits of Challenging a National Highways Arbitral Award under Section 34
When land is acquired for a National Highway, the landowner does not receive a court-determined compensation in the first instance. The Competent Authority fixes compensation under
The Compensation Architecture of the LARR Act, 2013
Compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (“the 2013 Act” or “LARR Act”) is not a si
Three Forums for Land Acquisition Compensation Enhancement in India – s.64 Reference, NH Arbitration and the Railways Act
After the Removal of Difficulties Order of 2015 and the harmonisation that followed, a landowner acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956 or the Railways Act, 1989 is, in pri
