West bengal land requisition and acquisition bare acts live. Whereas il is expedient 10 amend the law for the acquisition of land needed for public purposes and for companies and for dclcmimining the amount ofcompensation to be made. Act i of 1894 the land acquisition act, 1894 contents. West bengal will not implement land act amendments. Anirban chattopadhyay pointed the incompetence of the government in properly handling the crisis of agriculture. Government of west bengal law department legislative. The last session of the workshop was a panel discussion. In this act, unless lherc is anylhing repugnanl in ihe subject or definitions. This act may be called the land acquisition act, 1894. Pdf special economic zones, land acquisition and civil. The east bengal state acquisition and tenancy act of 1950 also known as the east pakistan estate acquisition act 1950 was a law passed by the newly formed democratic government of east bengal in the dominion of pakistan present day bangladesh. The supreme court may render a finding on this question, now that it has issued notice in a challenge to land acquisition proceedings initiated over 65 years ago under the erstwhile west bengal land requisition and acquisition act, 1948.
An act to validate certain orders made by the first land acquisition collector. The compensation paid by the district land acquisition department was rs 20,686 an acre for a landowner, while for a recorded bargadar, it was rs 11,211. The bill was drafted on 31 march 1948 during the early years of pakistan and passed on 16 may 1951. It is mandatory to apply for registration with factory plan for approval to the inspector. West bengal land reforms and tenancy tribunal act, 1997. Bombay land requisition act 1948 complete act citation.
For various public purposes land is acquired in the state. Conversion of any land to tea garden for the purpose of new plantation of tea without obtaining prior approval of the collector under section 4c of the west bengal land reforms act, 1955 is punishable with imprisonment or fine. Acquisition of land for public purposes directorate of. West bengal chief minister mamata banerjee on tuesday launched a stinging attack at centre for its decision to amend the land acquisition act through an ordinance terming the move as black and unjust and said her government will never implement it. The land acquisition act, 1894 hereinafter referred to as the principal act, shall, in its application to west bengal, be amended for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter provided. The resettlement of displaced persons land acquisition act 1948 11. Alok mukherjea blamed the west bengal government for carrying the land acquisition policy hastily without going through the process of trustbuilding. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition laws of india. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition re. An act to provide for the requisition and speedy acquisition of land for certain purposes. These three acts were enacted at the initiative of. West bengal labour welfare fund act, 1974 west bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of orders act,1965 west bengal land requisition and acquisition reenacting act, 1977 west bengal land development and planning act, 1948 west bengal land reforms act, 1955 pdf west bengal land reforms and tenancy tribunal act,1997. The west bengal fisheries requisition and acquisition.
The proceeding under the land acquisition collector is of an administrative nature and not of a judicial or quasi judicial character. Case concerning the ownership of a particular fishery. The land acquisition west bengal amendment act, 1999. West bengal act vii of 1973 c, the west bengal duty on interstate river valley authority electricity act, 1973. The land acquisition west bengal amendment act, 1997. The right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20 also land acquisition act, 20 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. West bengal land development and planning act, 1948. This act defined requisition as t he power to ta ke possession of bo.
The coal bearing areas acquisition and development act 1957 12. West bengal land requisition and acquisition reenacting act, 1977. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition act, 1948, as in force on the 31st day of march, 1977 hereinafter referred to as the said act, is hereby reenacted subject to the modification that for subsection 4 of section 1, the following subsection shall be substituted, namely. Right to fair compensation and transparency in land. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the requisition and speedy acquisition of land for the purposes of maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community, increasing employment opportunities for the people by establishing commercial estates and industrial. West bengal factories act, 1948 it applies where minimum workmen engaged 10 heads or more and running electric power of 20 heads without power.
The process of land acquisition for industrial development initiated since the mid1990s in west bengals paschim medinipur district threatens to undermine the propeasant policy of the left front government. West bengal land requisition and acquisition act 1948 complete. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition reenacting. Moreover, the government continues to rely on the land acquisition act enacted by an earlier colonial regime for such purposes. Land acquisition and industrialisation in west bengal. Sc notice in challenge to 65yearold land acquisition. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of orders act.
The west bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of. I of 1894, dated 2nd february, 18941 an act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and for the companies. L i this act may be called the west bengal land requisition and. Section 9 in the land acquisition act, 1894 9 notice to persons interested. West bengal act i of 19541 the west bengal estates acquisition act, 19532. Section 31 of the west bengal land requisition and acquisition act of 1948.
Il is hereby enacicd in the twentyeighth year of ihe republic of india, by the legislature of west bengal, as follows. In section 9, after subsection 3, insert the following subsections, namely. West bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of orders act,1965 west bengal land requisition and acquisition reenacting act, 1977 west bengal land development and planning act, 1948 west bengal land reforms act, 1955 pdf west bengal land reforms and tenancy tribunal act,1997 west bengal landrevenue and cess. An act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and for companies. However, there was another development related to the land acquisition act in 1948. A bargadar is a person who under the system generally known as adhi, barga or bhag cultivates the land of another person on condition of delivering a share of the produce of such land to.
The land acquisition act, 1894 welcome to west bengal. Chapter iv land acquisition and compensation 62 the act had sought to reserve some of the land from the common pool of the village to be vested it in the proprietary body the coowners of the village, who would include the owners whose lands were being taken for this purpose, but put it under the manage. Act 2 it extends to the whole of west bengal except the areas described in. Land acquisition west bengal amendment act, 1997 latest laws. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of orders act, 1965. Bengal estates acquisition act or the west bengal land reforms act as the case may be. Thc west bengal land requisition and actluisilion act, 1948, fc,mcnr. West bengal land requisition and acquisition act, 1948 act ii of 1948 hereinafter called the act. In any case of land under chapter vii the requisition under this subsection may be made by the land reforms commissioner at the request of the company on its undertaking to pay all the cost consequent upon such requisition. The land registration act, 1876 the bengal irrigation act, 1876. East bengal state acquisition and tenancy act of 1950.
West bengal act v of 1947 the west bengal premises rkqclsltioy and control temporary provisions act, 1947. An acr iu provide for rlre levy of dtrty on file cotlsmrpion, in wcsr bellgal, of energy generared, riisrribrrfed, xu. Special economic zones, land acquisition and civil society in west bengal. All acr ro reenacl iiie wpsi bc11ga1 laiiii rqiiisilio.
Peasant resistance in west bengal a decade before singur. West bengal act x of 1956 the west bengal land reforms act, 1955. History of land reform relations in west bengal i preindependence. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition act, 1948, as in force on the 31st day of march, 1977 hereinafter referred to as the said. West bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of orders act, 1965. West bengal act x of 1956 1 the west bengal land reforms act, 19552 as modified up to the 1st january, 1999 30th march, 1958 an act to reform the law relating to land tenure consequent on the vesting of all estates and of certain rights therein3. Prior to the passing of the aforesaid order on april 18, 1979 while granting special. West bengal land requisition and acquisition act 1948. The west bengal municipal act, 1993 west bengal act xxii of 1993 as amended by the west bengal municipal amendment act, 2006.
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