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Time of India
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- Time of India
After Punjab, Haryana policy to acquire farmers' land under HC scanner
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Haryana govt on a plea challenging the legality and validity of its newly notified 'Policy for Purchase of Land Voluntarily Offered for Development Projects, 2025'. The policy, issued on July 9, provides for the acquisition of around 35,500 acres of land across the state through voluntary offers made by landowners on the govt's e-Bhoomi portal. A division bench headed by Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal issued the notice after taking cognisance of a petition filed by Suresh Kumar, a 49-year-old agriculturist from Alewa village in Jind district. The petitioner contended that the policy is nothing but an attempt to circumvent the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR Act). According to the petition, while the central law prescribes mandatory procedures such as social impact assessments (SIA), gram sabha consultations, and restrictions on the acquisition of multi-cropped land, the impugned policy makes no provision for these safeguards. "By capping compensation at three times the collector rate, the state has deprived landowners of the fair compensation envisaged under sections 26 to 30 of the LARR Act, 2013, where farmers are entitled to up to four times the market value, solatium, and interest benefits," the petition states. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Top 25 Most Beautiful Women In The World Articles Vally Undo The petitioner also submitted that the policy creates a parallel mechanism outside the framework of the LARR Act. "There is no enabling provision under the 2013 Act for land pooling or voluntary schemes of this nature. The competent law in Haryana is the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975, which has been arbitrarily bypassed," it alleges. The petition has also highlighted the role of aggregators, who are entitled to a 1% facilitation fee under the policy. The petitioner contended that institutionalising middlemen opens the door to corruption, exploitation, and unequal treatment of farmers. "Two landowners with identical parcels may end up receiving vastly different compensation, depending on influence and vulnerability," the plea argues. The petition points out that large-scale acquisition of such land without any environmental or social assessment violates Section 10 of the LARR Act, 2013, which restricts the acquisition of multi-cropped irrigated land except under exceptional circumstances. Additionally, the petitioner highlighted the absence of any rehabilitation or resettlement package for landless labourers, artisans, and other rural workers dependent on agriculture for livelihood. It was argued that it contravenes the spirit of the 2013 Act, which recognises the socio-economic impacts of displacement. The matter has been fixed for Sep 23 for hearing. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
NDTV
2 hours ago
- NDTV
Nawaz Sharif's Aide Admits India Pounded Pakistani Air Bases During Op Sindoor
Islamabad: Pakistan political commentator Najam Sethi has ripped into Islamabad's claim of Indian missiles hitting targets during military confrontation under Operation Sindoor. The former caretaker chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab Province said that India was able to target Pakistani air bases and "offices of freedom fighters" in precision strikes during the conflict in May. Pakistan has suffered heavy losses during the military offensive from May 9-10, with Indian forces destroying key terrorist strongholds and several air bases. "India has demonstrated this time that with the missile technology and missile accuracy, they were able to target both your bases and offices of so-called freedom fighters. They have demonstrated that (precision strikes) weather via air or ground attack," Sethi said during an interview with Pakistan's Samaa TV. Hard TRUTHS of #OperationSindoor - Former Punjab CM & Journo Ruins Munir's Pakistan Party India had a field (Marshal) day! Najam Sethi rips apart Pakistan's flaws in terms of India's precision missile strikes & its capabilities of striking 🇵🇰 with little or no defence system to… — RT_India (@RT_India_news) August 18, 2025 "The biggest threat is that if they (India) launch a missile strike against your air bases, where your planes are parked, a lot of damage can happen," he added. Sethi, who is known to be a close aide of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, noted that an Iron Dome-like defence system could have helped the nation protect itself against an Indian attack "We saw what our drawbacks were. Currently, we don't have any defence system like S-400 or Iron Dome, through which we can protect ourselves against Indian Missile attacks," Sethi said. A Russian-made S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system is a high-altitude air defence (HIMAD) system, while Iron Dome is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defence system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. India has the S-400 Triumf air defence system. Sethi's statement came days after Islamabad's propaganda campaign claiming Pakistan suffered no losses in the war in May. During a recent event, Pakistan's interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, contradicted the publicly available proof and claimed none of the Indian missiles landed on targets at any major military base in Pakistan. Moreover, Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir, speaking at an event in Belgium, reportedly claimed that India was "forced to beg for a ceasefire" during the recent India-Pakistan conflict and that US President Donald Trump had to intervene to mediate. New Delhi has maintained that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was reached through Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) level talks, with no mediation by the United States.
United News of India
3 hours ago
- United News of India
Wang Yi to travel to Pakistan tomorrow after concluding India visit
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