Govt can declare courts of district judges, additional district judges as authority

Establishment of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority in J&K

By: Ibni Maqbool

Srinagar, June 26: The Government of Jammu & Kashmir may declare the courts of district judges/ additional district judges to act as the “Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority” till its establishment.

According to the draft “The Jammu & Kashmir Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement(Social Impact Assessment and Consent) Rules, 2022, the government shall establish by notification one or more authority known as “ Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority” to exercise powers and authority conferred on it under the law.

“Provided that till such an Authority is established, the government with the concurrence of the Hon’ble High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh my declare courts of district judges/ additional district judges to act as the land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement authority,” reads the draft rules, a copy of which is in possession of The Precious Kashmir.

Under the land acquisition law,  the government shall establish, by notification, one or more Authorities to be known as “the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority” for the purpose of providing speedy disposal of disputes relating to land acquisition, compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement.

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, became applicable to Jammu and Kashmir from October 31, 2019- the day when the erstwhile state of J&K was reorganized into two UTs. Before August 5, 2019, J&K had its own land acquisition law.

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