Lawgist16Competent authority and appellate authority
1[16. Competent authority and appellate authority.--(1) For every metro railway, the Central Government shall, for the purposes of this Act, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint--
(i) a competent authority; and
(ii) an appellate authority,
for such area as may be specified in the notification.
(2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a competent authority unless he is holding, or has held, a judicial office, not lower in rank than that of a subordinate judge.
(3) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as an appellate authority unless he is holding, or has held, a judicial office, not lower in rank than that of a district judge.
Explanation.--For the purpose of this section,--
(a) "district judge" includes an additional district judge;
(b) "subordinate judge" means subordinate judge in the judicial service of West Bengal, and includes any judicial officer (by whatever name called) of an equivalent rank in the judicial service of any other State.]
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1. Subs. by s. 9, ibid., for section 16 (w.e.f. 15-5-1983).
- 6 Power to acquire land, etc
- 7 Publication of notification for acquisition
- 8 Power to enter for survey, etc
- 9 Hearing of objection
- 10 Declaration of acquisition
- 11 Power to take possession of acquired land, etc
- 12 Right to enter into the land where right of user, etc., is vested in the Central Government
- 13 Determination of amount payable for acquisition
- 14 Deposit and payment of amount
- 15 Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court
- 15A Power to inspect property under acquisition
- 16 Competent authority and appellate authority
- 16A Powers of the appellate authority
- 16B Competent authority, etc., to have certain inherent powers
- 16C Enforcement of the orders of the competent authority and appellate authority
- 17 Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to apply
