Land Acqusition Act, 1894 and Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 are talk of the political gallery for the last 30 days. Suddenly all parties are worried for farmer's interests. So, actually what are these laws and the controversy surrounding is given below.

According to Land Acqusition Act, 1894, the goverment can acquire private land for public purposes. As defined in the act, Section 3(f) "public purpose" means building educational institutions, town or rural planning, residential purposes to the poor or landless. Moreover, it also include that land can be acquired for any premises or building for locating a public office, but does not include acquisition of land for companies.

Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 which seeks to amend the 1894 Act and guarantee market price for acquired land. It also makes provision for social impact assesment studies of the development project and costs related to the resettlement of the displaced masses.

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