📘 Commentary on The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 | 9th Edition (2017)
✒️ Authored by: Om Prakash Aggarwala | Language: English | Publisher: Lexis Nexis

This comprehensive commentary provides an in-depth study of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR Act), a landmark legislation that reshaped the legal framework of land acquisition in India. Written by Om Prakash Aggarwala, a respected authority in the field, the book blends doctrinal analysis, statutory interpretation, judicial precedents, and practical insights into one definitive resource.

🔍 Key Features:

• 📜 Full Coverage of the LARR Act, 2013 – with detailed commentary on each provision, supported by legislative intent and contextual background.

• ⚖️ Judicial Interpretations – exhaustive references to Supreme Court and High Court rulings on compensation, consent, rehabilitation, and procedural safeguards.

• 💰 Compensation Principles – analysis of fair compensation, solatium, rehabilitation and resettlement entitlements, and special provisions for Scheduled Castes and Tribes.

• 🏞️ Procedural Framework – step-by-step guidance on acquisition processes, notifications, hearings, objections, award declarations, and dispute resolution.

• 📚 Comparative Perspective – discussion of the 1894 Land Acquisition Act vs. the 2013 Act, highlighting reforms and challenges.

• 📝 Practical Appendices – sample forms, government notifications, and rules for ready reference.

• 🆕 Updated Content – reflects amendments, rules, and notifications up to 2017, ensuring present-day relevance.

🎯 Recommended For:

• Advocates & legal practitioners handling land acquisition, compensation, and rehabilitation cases

• Judges, revenue officials, and government administrators

• Policy-makers & legislators dealing with land reforms and infrastructure development

• Academicians, researchers & law students specializing in property and constitutional law

• NGOs, activists & social workers engaged in rehabilitation and resettlement issues

This ninth edition stands as a definitive and practice-oriented commentary—blending statutory clarity, judicial depth, and practical application—making it indispensable for all stakeholders in land acquisition and rehabilitation law.