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Land acquisition order gifted govt. laxity: CJI
Why is it in news?
- Chief Justice of India (CJI) questioned the infallibility of a land acquisition judgment delivered by a Constitution Bench saying the verdict had left things “unsaid”.
Land Acquisition Verdict by Constitutional Bench:
- It dealt with payment of compensation for land acquired by the government.
- It said acquisition would not lapse as long as the government earmarked the compensation money by paying it into the treasury.
- It means, the money need not actually reach the farmer or the landowner.
- Acquisition would also not lapse just because the farmer refused the compensation and claimed higher.