Legislating for Justice: The Making of the 2013 Land Acquisition Law
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
0199458995, 9780199458998
Length
viii+254p., 23cm.
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Land ownership in India has always been a risky proposition. The hitherto unfettered power of acquisition and the refusal of the Parliament to recognize the right to own property as a fundamental one, had emboldened the state to stake claim on any land it saw fit. However, in the years 2012-2014, the Government of India embarked on an exercise to not just amend but to rewrite the law on acquisition. This process saw the radical polarization of public opinion into ...
