What is the ordinary period for the Collector to make an award under section 25 of the Right to Fair…
Under Section 25 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Act 30 of 2013, which repealed and…
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What is the ordinary period for the Collector to make an award under section 25 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, measured from publication of the declaration under section 19?
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Under Section 25 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Act 30 of 2013, which repealed and replaced the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 w.e.f. 1 January 2014), the Collector shall make an award within a period of twelve months (1 year) from the date of publication of the declaration under Section 19, and if no award is made within that period, the entire proceedings for the acquisition of the land shall lapse (provided that the appropriate Government may extend the twelve-month period if circumstances justify the same, by a decision recorded in writing, notified, and uploaded on the authority's website). Under Section 11A of the repealed Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the corresponding period for making an award under Section 11 was 2 years.
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Option A
Incorrect. Section 25 of the LARR Act, 2013 prescribes a statutory period of twelve months (1 year), not 6 months, from the date of publication of the Section 19 declaration for making the award.
Option B
Correct. Under Section 25 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, the Collector shall make an award within a period of twelve months (1 year) from the date of publication of the declaration under Section 19, failing which the entire proceedings for the acquisition of the land shall lapse (unless extended by the appropriate Government under the proviso).
Option C
Incorrect. Two years was the statutory period under Section 11A of the repealed Land Acquisition Act, 1894; Section 25 of the 2013 Act reduced this standard period to twelve months (1 year).
Option D
Incorrect. Neither Section 25 of the LARR Act, 2013 (twelve months / 1 year) nor Section 11A of the repealed Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (2 years) prescribed a 3-year period for making the Collector's award.
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