Land Acquisition

50 People Charged For Assaulting Officials At Noida's Jewar Airport Site

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Over 50 people were charged on Monday for rioting and assaulting policemen and a sub-divisional magistrate during a land acquisition drive for the upcoming Jewar airport in Greater Noida, the police said.

Top Court To Hear Pleas Against Land Acquisition For Bullet Train Project

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.

Delhi Lt Governor Stops Land Acquisition Process In Illegal Colonies

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday December 14, 2019

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has directed the withdrawal of the land acquisition proceedings within the delineated boundaries of 1,731 unauthorized colonies, Raj Niwas said on Saturday.

Environment, Development Have To Go Side By Side: Nitin Gadkari

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 5, 2019

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed regret in the Lok Sabha today over hurdles like land acquisition and environment clearance faced by various road projects, saying the country must have a positive approach towards development.

Delhi Must Pay Rs 3,500 Crore For Expressways: Centre To Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 22, 2019

The Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday that the Delhi government must pay "without fail" its dues of over Rs 3,500 crore as land acquisition cost for the eastern and western peripheral expressways aimed at de-congesting traffic in the national capital.

566 Highway Projects Delayed For Various Reasons: Nitin Gadkari

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 22, 2019

As many as 566 national highway projects are running behind schedule owing to issues ranging from land acquisition, forest and wildlife clearances to poor performance of contractors, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told Parliament on Thursday.

"Sinking Ship": Hemant Soren's Jibe At BJP Over Ally Trouble In Jharkhand

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 17, 2019

With the BJP facing alliance trouble in Jharkhand ahead of assembly polls, the JMM-led opposition coalition's chief ministerial candidate Hemant Soren said on Sunday the allies of the BJP are deserting the "sinking ship" as they know which way the wind is blowing.

"I'm Not Recusing": Supreme Court's Justice Arun Mishra Won't Quit Case

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 23, 2019

Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra will not withdraw from hearing a case related to the Land Acquisition Act after questions were raised because he is heading a bench examining his own past ruling. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Mishra today decided he won't recuse himself.

"Release 1000 Crores For Peripheral Expressways," Top Court Tells Delhi Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 18, 2019

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi government to release Rs 1,000 crore, out of its pending share of Rs 3,577.52 crore, as cost of land acquisition for eastern and western peripheral expressways aimed at de-congesting traffic in the national capital.

Top Court Order On Plea Over Recusal Of Judge From Land Acquisition Cases Next Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 16, 2019

The Supreme Court has said it will pronounce order on October 23 on a plea seeking recusal of Justice Arun Mishra from the 5-judge Constitution bench which is hearing challenge to the validity of provisions related to compensation in the Land Acquisition Act.

"My Integrity Clear Before God...": Judge Upset By Online Criticism

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Can a judge who delivered a verdict head a larger bench examining the same ruling? The question was key as Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra took strong exception on Tuesday to social media posts and news reports suggesting he should exit the Constitution bench examining issues related to the Land Acquisition Act, on which he had delivered a judgemen...

Locals Oppose Land Acquisition For Mumbai Metro Project

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

The Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro Line 5 project might hit a roadblock as over 100 families have opposed the proposal to construct a car shed on their land at Govegaon near Kalyan-Bhiwandi road in Maharashtra.

Farmers' Pleas Against Land Acquisition For Bullet Train Rejected

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 19, 2019

Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed over 120 petitions filed by farmers challenging the process of their land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project.

Jairam Ramesh's Dig At States "Diluting" Centre's Motor Vehicles Act

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a swipe at the Modi government over states "diluting" the 2019 Motor Vehicles Act, saying they are quoting the same article of the Constitution that BJP leader Arun Jaitley had invoked in 2013 to dilute the Land Acquisition Act.

Congress Criticism Aside, Kamal Nath Takes Page From PM's Temple Project

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday August 27, 2019

The ongoing Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridor project in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, considered a dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, often comes under severe criticism from opposition parties - particularly the Congress. It's ironic, then, that the project is now expected to double as a model for the development and expansion of Ujjain's w...