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Saurabh Sharma
Not Against Ram But Why Our Land, Ask Ayodhya Villagers
28 Feb 2020
The villagers of Majha Barhata gram sabha in Ayodhya district, where the tallest statue of Ram is to be built, allege that their lands are being acquired without proper compensation or social impact…
Damayantee Dhar
Supreme Court Issues Notice to All Stakeholders of Bullet Train Project
18 Jan 2020
After farmers from Gujarat challenged the HC decision, the apex court served notices to the state government of Gujarat, Ministry of Railways and National High Speed Rail Corporation.
Damyantee Dhar
Gujarat: 2,500 Farmers File SLPs Against HC Order on Bullet Train Land Acquisition
17 Dec 2019
The high court had earlier dismissed the petitions of farmers opposing the state government’s land acquisition process and seeking better compensation for the same.
Sumedha Pal
Chhattisgarh Anti-mining Protests: Consent of Gram Sabhas Faked Under Pressure From Adani Group
24 Oct 2019
Tribal from Hasdeo Aranya are protesting since the past one week against the violation of the land acquisition process in three villages of the region.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Meerut Farmers Protest, Demand ‘Fair’ Compensation for Land
22 Oct 2019
The farmers have not allowed possession of a piece of land, accusing the MDA of paying low price for the land.
Newsclick Team
Supreme Court Holds Key to Land Acquisition Norms
15 Oct 2019
The manner in which the apex court interprets Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR) will have far…
Shankar Gopalakrishnan
Large Projects, "Development" and Riding Roughshod Over People's Rights
10 Jul 2019
Most often, it is mass protest, stigmatised as "anti-development", that actually ensures something that at least resembles real development.
Vivan Eyben
State Governments Taken to Court for Land Acquisition Amendments
12 Dec 2018
The Union government unsuccessfully tried to implement amendments to the Land Acquisition Act, state governments seem to have had better luck making similar changes.