20EDeclaration of acquisition
1[20E. Declaration of acquisition.-- (1) Where no objection under sub-section (1) of section 20D has been made to the competent authority within the period specified therein or where the competent authority has disallowed the objections under sub-section (2) of that section, the competent authority shall, as soon as may be, submit a report accordingly to the Central Government and on receipt of such report, the Central Government shall declare, by notification, that the land should be acquired for the purpose mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 20A.
(2) On the publication of the declaration under sub-section (1), the land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances.
(3) Where in respect of any land, a notification has been published under sub-section (1) of section 20A for its acquisition, but no declaration under sub-section (1) of this section has been published within a period of one year from the date of publication of that notification, the said notification shall cease to have any effect:
Provided that in computing the said period of one year, the period during which any action or proceedings to be taken in pursuance of the notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 20A is stayed by an order of a court shall be excluded.
(4) A declaration made by the Central Government under sub-section (1) shall not be called in question in any court or by any other authority.]
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1. Ins. by Act 11 of 2008, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31-1-2008)
- 20A Power to acquire land, etc
- 20B Power to enter for survey, etc
- 20C Evaluation of damages during survey, measurement, etc
- 20D Hearing of objections, etc
- 20E Declaration of acquisition
- 20F Determination of amount payable as compensation
- 20G Criterion for determination of market-value of land
- 20H Deposit and payment of amount
- 20-I Power to take possession
- 20J Right to enter into land where land has vested in Central Government
- 20K Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court
- 20L Utilisation of land for the purpose it is acquired
- 20M Sharing with landowners the difference in price of a land when transferred for a higher consideration
- 20N Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to apply
- 20-O Application of the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 to persons affected due to land acquisition
- 20P Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter