Land-for-Land in Road Laying: Is It Possible Under Land Acquisition Laws?

The laying down of street lines is therefore not a legal step in the acquisition and is in law unconnected with acquisition, though acquisition may in fact frequently follow the laying down. ... The laying down of street lines is not to deprive a person of the use of his land, but is the first step in acquisition. The land is then required to be acquired. The postponement of the acquisition will not give the ....

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Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition further submitted that they would be cautious and after putting notice to the petitioner, the respondent authorities will go ahead with laying of road. ... Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject lands are not included in the Land Acquisition Notification and that the respondents’ authorities are trying to lay road on the petitioner’s property without giving any notice or intimation. ... It....

2023 0 Supreme(Mad) 2384

should be made, since the purpose of acquisition is for laying a road and in all these cases, only smaller extents have been acquired from all the land owners. ... Special Land Acquisition Officer, South Goa and others [2007 (9) SCC 447], the Hon''ble Supreme Court held that no developmental charges need be deducted in a project where laying of railways and roads are undertaken. ... When the land is acquired for laying a r....

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Road over the private land of the appellant without initiating acquisition proceedings or paying compensation as required under the Land Acquisition Act. ... As per the report, the Advocate Commissioner was directed to visit the disputed land, take measurements of the road allegedly laid by the GHMC, and identify the total area occupied for the purpose of laying the road. 12. ... He further submitted that the works undertaken by the GHMC were only in the nature of rep....

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For the purpose laying the road, From NFC Bridge to FCI Godown without following the due process of law being illegal, Arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents either compensate the Petitioners as per the law in Right to Fair compensation ... It is therefore prayed that pending disposal of the writ petition this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.3 to consider the representation dated:22-07-2021 and 31-01-2022 seeking compensation as per Acquisition ....

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used for laying of road @ Rs.30,000/- per sq. ... the respondents-authorities are to be directed to pay compensation for laying road in the petitioners’ remaining extent of land without acquiring the same. ... cannot claim of their remaining land of Acres 2.02 guntas not being demarcated to claim that the respondents-authorities are laying road in the land of the petitioners to an extent of Acres 2.02 guntas. ... Petitioners further....

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He further submits that if the land of the petitioner is required for laying of CC road, the respondents have to acquire the same before taking further steps. ... In the present case, the respondents have not acquired the land of petitioner before proceeding with laying of CC road, which is contrary to settled law. Hence, prayed this Court to allow the writ petition. 5. ... with laying of CC road on instructions of local corporators, who have politic....

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He further submits that if the land of the petitioner is required for laying of CC road, the respondents have to acquire the same before taking further steps. ... In the present case, the respondents have not acquired the land of petitioner before proceeding with laying of CC road, which is contrary to settled law. Hence, prayed this Court to allow the writ petition. 5. ... with laying of CC road on instructions of local corporators, who have politic....

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It is submitted that the respondents for the purpose of transport, loading and unloading purpose of Open Cast mine of Singareni Colleries laid down a road through the petitioner’s land, which was abutting to Government land without invoking land acquisition proceedings and also without issuing notice ... invoking land acquisition proceedings or issuing notice and not paying the compensation, the present Writ Petition is filed. ... and that the respondents had already ....

2023 0 Supreme(Cal) 1331

Land Acquisition Collector, Darjeeling, to provide the land for construction of road and disburse the compensation to the affected land owners. ... The land acquisition for the improvement of road between km. 20.00 to km. 49.00 had been jointly carried out with the Land Acquisition Department, Darjeeling (West Bengal) during the year 2009. ... Acquisition proceeding on the basis of a defective lis....

2022 0 Supreme(Chh) 351

(viii) reconstruction of plots for the purpose of buildings, roads, drains, sewage lines and other similar amenities; (vi) acquisition of land and its development for the purpose of laying out or remodeling of road and street patterns; (v) undertaking of such building or construction work as may be necessary to provide housing, shopping, commercial or other facilities; (vii) acquisition and development of land for playgrounds, parks, recreation centres and stadia;

2021 0 Supreme(Mad) 3317

If the land which has been located in a private layout is sought to be converted as public road, the said piece of land has to be acquired for the purpose of laying road for the public. Therefore, the learned senior counsel would submit that the appeals have to be allowed. No procedure has been followed as contemplated under the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act towards acquisition of private land to be converted into public road. The demolition of compound wall on the two sides of the appellants' properties without following the procedure needs to be compensated.

2016 0 Supreme(Mad) 1962

Besides this, if that land is utilised, then her portion of the land would remain unaffected and he can carry out her agricultural activities. As such, since the said land was already gifted to the Town Panchayat by the adjacent land owner for laying road. 6. Further, the Petitioner had taken a stand in the writ petition that an alternative route available and there is no necessity for acquisition. Indeed, a feasibility report was not prepared before issuing and sanctioning of the impugned tender notification.

2011 0 Supreme(Mad) 802

The argument of the learned counsel for the respondent seems to be that the proposal of the scheme has, in fact, not been abandoned, for once a land is designated for laying a road i.e., for public purpose, there is no question of acquisition of land as in such cases the land would be treated as a gift by the land owner to the authority for a public cause.

2009 0 Supreme(All) 3770

The purported public purpose for which the land is to be acquired is for laying down a road. We are not unmindful of the fact that the road connection is one of the purposes mentioned in sub-section (2) of Section 17 of the Act in respect whereof sub-section (4) thereof would apply. But the same would not mean that for the purpose of road connection irrespective of the nature of cases and/or irrespective of the nature of the road to be constructed; sub-section (4) of Section 17 of the Act could be invoked.