LAND ACQUITSITION AND NEED OF NEW ACT

Author Name: Ashok Kumar Godara

Volume/Issue: 03/09

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-26128876/UIJIR

Affiliation:

Research Scholar, faculty of Law, Jai Narayan Viyas University Jodhpur, India

ABSTRACT

Throughout the history of mankind, societies have tried to balance between individual rights and the power, often a coercive power, of the State. While my own political ideology was struggling between "is" and "ought" of the situations, one fine day, my family received a notice that the road adjoining our house needs to be widened and we are required to give away a portion of our yard to the Government. For Indian policymakers, the most challenging issue now is land acquisition. A number of places with names like Singur, Nandigram, Kalinga Nagar, Jaitapur, and Bhatta Parsaul have become painful metaphors for social struggle in our language.

Key words: mankind, societies, individual, rights, power, protection