The bill was moved by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who informed the house that the bill was being amended for the 12th time and was tabled for a specific purpose
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill which looks at making changes in regulations on compensation payable for acquisition of immovable property by the Centre for defence and security purposes.
The bill was moved by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who informed the house that the bill was being amended for the 12th time and was tabled for a specific purpose.
The bill seeks to amend Section 7 of The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 to allow the Central government to re-issue the notice to the owner or such other person interested in the property so that the property's owner gets an opportunity to be heard.
As per the statement of objects and reasons of the bill there have been instances of where people interested in the requisitioned property have challenged the notice of acquisition on the ground that it has been published without giving them a personal hearing.
"This may cause astronomical hike in the quantum of compensation because of the inevitable appreciation of the market value of the property between the original date of publication of notice of acquisition and the present date of publication of the same, pursuant to the orders of the courts,"it states. Speaking at the debate, Puri clarified that the government does not intend to open up cases where the compensation has already been provided.
"Sometimes the enemy does not trouble (the civilians), but these (defence) officials do. The Bill will help get justice to those whose land has been taken," BJP MP Gopal Shetty said.
CPI(M) leader Mohammad Salim accused the government of trying to bring in legislations for land acquisition at a time when the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was under consideration of the joint parliamentary committee.
The bill was first introduced in Lok Sabha in July this year.
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