TY - BOOK AU - Poddar, Nisha AU - Ray, Chandranath N. (Guide) TI - Land acquisition in private development projects (Also available on CD) U1 - P TH-1063 PY - 2009/// N1 - CONTENTS 1.Introduction to the Topic: Land Acquisition - Need 1-12 1.1. General Brief - Land & Acquisition 1 1.2. Legislature & Acquisition 3 1.3. Judiciary & Acquisition 4 1.4. Comparative Study of various facts and figures, SEZ in INDIA6 1.5. Research Question 9 1.6. Aim & Objectives of the Study 9 1.7. Research Design 10 1.7.1 Study Methodology 10 1.7.2 Research Framework 11 2. Land Acquisition - Process 13-26 2.1Power of Eminent Domain13 2.2. Direct Public Intervention in the Acquisition of Land 15 2.2.1.Nationalization of Land 15 2.2.2.Compulsory Acquisition / Eminent Domain 16 2.2.3 Land Readjustment / Pooling 17 2.3.Brief History of the Land Acquisition Act19 2.4.Land Acquisition Act - 1894 21 2.5. Process of Land Acquisition Act of 1894 22 2.6. Amendments in the Land Acquisition Act 23 2.6.1. Amendment Act 31 of 1962 23 2.6.2. The Amending Act 13 of 1967 23 2.6.3. The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 (68 of 1984) 24 2.7. Reforms in Land Acquisition 25 2.4.1. Land Acquisition Bill, 1998 .25 2.4.2. The 1999, Land Administration Law26 3. Land Acquisition - Initiatives 27-34 3.1. Legal Framework for Rehabilitation and Resettlement 27 3.1.1. International policies on Rehabilitation & Resettlement27 3.1.2. National Policies on Rehabilitation & Resettlement 28 3.1.3. State Policy on Rehabilitation & Resettlement 29 3.2. In Case of Direct Purchase of Land 29 3.3. The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 30 3.4. Comparison of SEZ Standing Committee Recommendations and the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 31 4. Land Acquisition - Case of Gujarat 35-43 4.1. SEZ in India 35 4.2. Land for SEZ in Gujarat 36 4.3. Gujarat State Initiative for SEZ 37 4.4. Case of Reliance SEZ, Jamnagar, Gujarat 38 4.5. Profile of Villages under Reliance SEZ in Jamnagar 39 5. Land Acquisition - Complexities 44-64 5.1. Complexities in Land Acquisition44 5.1.1. On the role of District Collector 45 5.1.2. On the Enquiry being Conducted 47 5.1.3. On the Compensation Value49 5.1.4. On Public Purpose 52 5.1.5. Enquiry for Company 54 5.1.6. On SEZ Act 56 5.1.7. On Type & Amount of Land acquired 59 5.1.8. On Resettlement & Rehabilitation 62 5.2. Summarizing the Comments64 6. Land Acquisition - Social Perspective65-71 6.1. Locales satisfaction in terms of Compensation provided65 6.2. Locales Satisfaction in terms of facilities being provided 66 6.3. Social Perspective on Land Acquisition Act 68 6.3.1. Land Acquisition in Today's World Context: Needs a Change68 6.3.2. Most Relevant Purpose for Acquisition: Should it be for Private Industries 68 6.3.3. Most frequent Oppositions in Acquisition: Compensation Value 69 6.3.4. Alternative Options for securing land for Development: Direct Negotiation70 6.3.5. Most feasible R & R Package: if there exist one71 7. Land Acquisition -Conclusion & Recommendation72-75 8. References 76-77 ER -