Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

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Section - 2 - Repealed partly by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914

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Section - 3 - Definitions

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Section - 4 - Publication of preliminary notification and powers of officers of thereupon

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Section - 5 - Payment for damage

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Section - 5A - Hearing of objections

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Section - 6 - Declaration that land is required for a public purpose

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Section - 7 - After declaration Collector to take order for acquisition

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Section - 8 - Land to be marked out, measured and planned

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Section - 9 - Notice to persons interested

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Section - 10 - Power to require and enforce the making of statements as to names and interests

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Section - 11 - Enquiry and award by Collector

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Section - 11A - Period within which an award shall be made

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Section - 12 - Award of Collector when to be final

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Section - 13 - Adjournment of enquiry

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Section - 13A - Correction of clerical errors, etc

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Section - 14 - Power to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents

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Section - 15 - Matters to be considered and neglected

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Section - 15A - Power to call for records, etc

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Section - 16 - Power to take possession

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Section - 17 - Special powers in cases of urgency

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Section - 18 - Reference to Court

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Section - 19 - Collector’s statement to the Court

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Section - 20 - Service of notice

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Section - 21 - Restriction on scope of proceedings

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Section - 22 - Proceedings to be in open Court

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Section - 23 - Matters to be considered in determining compensation

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Section - 24 - Matters to be neglected in determining compensation

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Section - 25 - Amount of compensation awarded by Court not to be lower than the amount awarded by the Collector

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Section - 26 - Form of awards

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Section - 27 - Costs

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Section - 28 - Collector may be directed to pay interest on excess compensation

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Section - 28A - Re-determination of the amount of compensation on the basis of the award of the Court

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Section - 29 - Particulars of apportionment to be specified

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Section - 30 - Disputes as to apportionment

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Section - 31 - Payment of compensation or deposit of same in Court

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Section - 32 - Investment of money deposited in respect of lands belonging to persons incompetent to alienate

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Section - 33 - Investment of money deposited in other cases

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Section - 34 - Payment of interest

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Section - 35 - Temporary occupation of waste or arable land. Procedure when difference as to compensation exists

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Section - 36 - Power to enter and take possession, and compensation on restoration

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Section - 37 - Difference as to condition on land

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Section - 38 - Company may be authorised to enter and survey

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Section - 38A - Industrial concern to be deemed Company for certain purposes

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Section - 39 - Previous consent of appropriate Government and execution of agreement necessary

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Section - 40 - Previous enquiry

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Section - 41 - Agreement with appropriate Government

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Section - 42 - Publication of agreement

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Section - 43 - Sections 39 to 42 not to apply where Government bound by agreement to provide land for Companies

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Section - 44 - How agreement with Railway Company may be proved

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Section - 44A - Restriction on transfer, etc

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Section - 44B - Land not to be acquired under this Part except for certain purpose for private companies other than Government companies

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Section - 45 - Service of notices

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Section - 46 - Penalty for obstructing acquisition of land

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Section - 47 - Magistrate to enforce surrender

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Section - 48 - Completion of acquisition not compulsory, but compensation to be awarded when not completed

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Section - 49 - Acquisition of part of house of building

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Section - 50 - Acquisition of land at cost of a local authority or Company

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Section - 51 - Exemption from stamp-duty and fees

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Section - 51A - Acceptance of certified copy as evidence

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Section - 52 - Notice in case of suits for anything done in pursuance of Act

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Section - 53 - Code of Civil Procedure to apply to proceedings before Court

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Section - 54 - Appeals in proceedings before Court

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Section - 55 - Power to make rules

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Section - ANNEXURE - Extracts of Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984

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