Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencementSection - 2 - Repealed partly by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914
Section - 3 - Definitions
Section - 4 - Publication of preliminary notification and powers of officers of thereupon
Section - 5 - Payment for damage
Section - 5A - Hearing of objections
Section - 6 - Declaration that land is required for a public purpose
Section - 7 - After declaration Collector to take order for acquisition
Section - 8 - Land to be marked out, measured and planned
Section - 9 - Notice to persons interested
Section - 10 - Power to require and enforce the making of statements as to names and interests
Section - 11 - Enquiry and award by Collector
Section - 11A - Period within which an award shall be made
Section - 12 - Award of Collector when to be final
Section - 13 - Adjournment of enquiry
Section - 13A - Correction of clerical errors, etc
Section - 14 - Power to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents
Section - 15 - Matters to be considered and neglected
Section - 15A - Power to call for records, etc
Section - 16 - Power to take possession
Section - 17 - Special powers in cases of urgency
Section - 18 - Reference to Court
Section - 19 - Collector’s statement to the Court
Section - 20 - Service of notice
Section - 21 - Restriction on scope of proceedings
Section - 22 - Proceedings to be in open Court
Section - 23 - Matters to be considered in determining compensation
Section - 24 - Matters to be neglected in determining compensation
Section - 25 - Amount of compensation awarded by Court not to be lower than the amount awarded by the Collector
Section - 26 - Form of awards
Section - 27 - Costs
Section - 28 - Collector may be directed to pay interest on excess compensation
Section - 28A - Re-determination of the amount of compensation on the basis of the award of the Court
Section - 29 - Particulars of apportionment to be specified
Section - 30 - Disputes as to apportionment
Section - 31 - Payment of compensation or deposit of same in Court
Section - 32 - Investment of money deposited in respect of lands belonging to persons incompetent to alienate
Section - 33 - Investment of money deposited in other cases
Section - 34 - Payment of interest
Section - 35 - Temporary occupation of waste or arable land. Procedure when difference as to compensation exists
Section - 36 - Power to enter and take possession, and compensation on restoration
Section - 37 - Difference as to condition on land
Section - 38 - Company may be authorised to enter and survey
Section - 38A - Industrial concern to be deemed Company for certain purposes
Section - 39 - Previous consent of appropriate Government and execution of agreement necessary
Section - 40 - Previous enquiry
Section - 41 - Agreement with appropriate Government
Section - 42 - Publication of agreement
Section - 43 - Sections 39 to 42 not to apply where Government bound by agreement to provide land for Companies
Section - 44 - How agreement with Railway Company may be proved
Section - 44A - Restriction on transfer, etc
Section - 44B - Land not to be acquired under this Part except for certain purpose for private companies other than Government companies
Section - 45 - Service of notices
Section - 46 - Penalty for obstructing acquisition of land
Section - 47 - Magistrate to enforce surrender
Section - 48 - Completion of acquisition not compulsory, but compensation to be awarded when not completed
Section - 49 - Acquisition of part of house of building
Section - 50 - Acquisition of land at cost of a local authority or Company
Section - 51 - Exemption from stamp-duty and fees
Section - 51A - Acceptance of certified copy as evidence
Section - 52 - Notice in case of suits for anything done in pursuance of Act
Section - 53 - Code of Civil Procedure to apply to proceedings before Court
Section - 54 - Appeals in proceedings before Court
Section - 55 - Power to make rules
Section - ANNEXURE - Extracts of Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984
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