Under clauses (i) and (ii) of the first proviso to Section 2(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and…

Under the first proviso to Section 2(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (which replaced the Land Acquisition Act, 1894), acquisition of land for a stated public purpose requires the prior consent of at least eighty per cent (80%) of the affected families in the case of acquisition for private companies as referred to in Section 2(2)(b) [clause (i) of the first proviso to Section 2(2)], and the prior consent of at least seventy per cent (70%) of the affected families in the case of acquisition for public-private partnership (PPP) projects (where ownership of the land continues to vest with the appropriate Government) as referred to in Section 2(2)(a) [clause (ii) of the first proviso to Section 2(2)].